STC India Chapter Elections 2005

In the seven years of existence of the STC India chapter, its Admin Council has always been elected during the Annual Business Meeting (ABM). In the first few years, both nominations and elections took place at the ABM. In 2003 and 2004, nominations were made in advance of the ABM.

The ABM is held on the evening of the first day of our Annual Conference to ensure that members across India can attend. However, it was observed that many members, who could not attend the conference for some reason, were not present for the ABM. To enable a more effective participation of members in the election process this year, Admin Council has come up with the following method:

• Nominations were invited from members for self-nomination or to nominate others with consent for the various Admin Council positions. The final list of nominees has been announced by November 15, 2005.
• Hard copy ballots with the names of all the nominees were sent by post to all India Chapter members by November 20, 2005.
• Members could vote for the nominees they believe would make the best President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
• The fifth position in the Admin Council is the Immediate Past President - who automatically assumes the post.
• Members posted their ballots by December 1st, 2005.

The unopened envelopes will be brought to the conference venue and opened by the Admin Council just before the Annual Business Meeting begins.

STC India Annual Conference Theme Competition Winners

STC India chapter's Annual Business Meeting is scheduled at 5:30 PM on 16 December 2005 at the annual conference venue. This meeting is open to STC India Chapter members and volunteers only. The Meeting's Agenda is as follows:

1.      Annual Report presented by the outgoing President and Treasurer. Vice-president and Secretary will add inputs to the presentation.

2.      Election of new Admin Council (votes counting, verification by neutral
members, and declaration of results). The election is held for the posts of President, Vice-president, Treasurer, and Secretary (for the year 2006).

3.      Handing over the responsibilities to the newly elected Admin Council.

4.      Newly elected President's address 

5.      Appointing volunteers for the following positions:

a.      City Representatives (Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi (and NCR Region), Pune, and Trivandrum)

b.      Competition Manager, 2006 Conference Program Manager, Education Manager, Indus Newsletter Editor(s), Membership Manager, PR Manager, Scholarship Manager, Webmasters

6.      Discussion on issues related to the chapter brought up by the
members/volunteers.

7.      Vote of thanks