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CVu Journal Vol 32, #1 - March 2020
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Title: View from the Chair

Author: Bob Schmidt

Date: 01 March 2020 22:02:03 +00:00 or Sun, 01 March 2020 22:02:03 +00:00

Summary: Bob Schmidt, chair@accu.org

Body: 

Attentive readers will notice something new this month. After almost four years of writing this column, I finally got around to taking a picture to include at the top of the page. (Sorry it took so long, Steve.) Hopefully this won’t scare any of you away.

Other than the picture, there’s not much to cover this month. Due to publishing deadlines, I am writing this in early February for an early March publishing date. Most of you will receive your copy just a few days prior to the start of the spring conference.

ACCU 2020

Archer Yates Associates and ACCU are putting the finishing touches to the plans for our spring conference, scheduled for the 25th through 28th of March, 2020, with pre-conference workshops scheduled for March 24th. The conference once again will be held at the Bristol Marriott City Centre.

Barring some unforeseen circumstance, I will be attending the conference. I hope to see you there.

2020 AGM

ACCU’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, 28 March, 2020 at the Bristol Marriott City Centre, in conjunction with the conference. All members are encouraged to attend.

Nominations for committee positions were finalized on 28 January. Nominees are:

Name Position
Patrick Martin Treasurer
Matthew Jones Membership Secretary
Roger Orr Publications
Phil Nash Local Groups
Guy Davidson Standards
Ralph McArdell At-Large
Jim Hague Web Master
Ian Bruntlett Reviews Editor

Currently there are no nominees for Chair or Secretary.

Online voting should start on 7 March. Members should look for an email directing you to our election page.

It’s never too late to express interest in serving on the committee. Please contact our secretary, Patrick Martin (secretary@accu.org) or me (chair@accu.org) if you are interested.

Call for Volunteers

We are still trying to fill several chronically vacant committee positions. As a reminder, this summer the committee announced a new policy to try to encourage participation. Anyone who volunteers for one of the positions the committee deems chronically vacant will qualify for a temporary membership deferral. If already a member, a new volunteer will have their next membership payment deferred for one month for each month of service, up to a year. If not currently a member, a new volunteer will be instated as a member for up to a year, as long as they continue in the role.

The positions the committee has determined are chronically vacant are: publicity, study groups, social media, and web editor. Contact Patrick or me if you are interested in one of these roles.

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