Edition: Model Aviation - 2008/04
Page Numbers: 167

AMA news 2008/04

Nominations for Executive Vice President and Vice Presidents Due

Nominations for the office of Executive Vice President and Vice Presidents in Districts II, III, VII, and XI are due at the Headquarters of the Academy of Model Aeronautics on June 25, 2008. Any AMA Open member may submit a nomination.

A Special Election for the District II Vice President will run concurrently with the 2008 elections; the two names to be on the Special Election ballot for District II Vice President will be Gary Fitch and Jon Gerber.

To be eligible to discharge the duties of AMA Vice President, a nominee must be a Leader Member of the Academy and must reside in the district.

Nominees and nominators will be notified by AMA Headquarters confirming receipt of the nomination. If confirmation is not received within two (2) weeks after mailing your document, contact Mary Lou at (765) 287-1256, ext. 201.

A letter of acceptance and a résumé of professional qualifications and model aviation experience from the nominee must be on file at AMA Headquarters by July 11, 2008 (15 days prior to the published meeting date).

Nominating Procedure Document (Relating to Article IX) — Approved November 1, 2003

Candidate Guidelines

  • (a) No person may nominate himself or herself for office.
  • (b) No person shall simultaneously hold two positions on the Executive Council. In the event a person holding an office is elected to or selected for a second position on the Executive Council, that person must choose which of the two positions he or she will continue. Such decision must be made within 48 hours of the announcement of the selection, or else the person will be deemed to have selected to remain in the first office held.
  • (c) An incumbent is automatically placed on the ballot, provided that he or she has been properly nominated and accepted, except that a three‑quarter (3/4) vote against may withhold the incumbent’s name from the ballot (see Bylaws, Article IX, Section 2).
  • (d) All nomination letters must be received at AMA Headquarters thirty (30) days prior to the convening of the Nominating Committee Annual Meeting. If received by electronic mail or fax, they must be received by close of that business day at AMA Headquarters, Muncie, Indiana.
  • (e) A candidate must be a legal resident of the district in which the election is being held; this does not apply to the offices of President or Executive Vice President.
  • (f) A candidate must be a current AMA member with Leader Member status (other qualifications apply to the offices of President and Executive Vice President; see Article IX, Section 2).
  • (g) No person elected to and serving as an active member of the Executive Council shall be paid for any regular column or article in Model Aviation magazine. Exceptions may be made for articles covering special events provided prior arrangement was made. Articles and columns printed in the “AMA News” section are not paid contributions. No paid columns may be submitted after the individual has been placed on the ballot.

Candidate Acceptance

  • (a) A letter of acceptance by the candidate must be on file at AMA Headquarters 15 days prior to the meeting; if submitted by electronic mail or fax it must be received by close of that business day at AMA Headquarters, Muncie, Indiana.
  • (b) Along with a résumé of professional qualifications and model aviation experience, your résumé should include, but not be limited to, the following areas of consideration:
  1. Management experience.
  2. Financial background.
  3. Insurance employment and/or expertise.
  4. Legal background.
  5. Technical background, including areas of aeronautics, electronics (especially in radio frequency propagation and usage), acoustics (as related to noise studies and analysis), and other areas of engineering.
  6. Aeromodeling background. The individual will be required, if elected to national office, to deal with questions related to all areas of aeromodeling and should have a broad-based background.

Note: Campaign statements are to be delivered to AMA Headquarters ten days prior to the Nominating Committee meeting in a sealed envelope. Those not nominated will have their statements returned unopened. Campaign statements will remain sealed until after the Nominating Committee has deliberated and determined the candidates.

  • (c) It is strongly recommended that these documents be mailed certified, return receipt requested.

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