Though officers' terms in ASQ-SF are based on the fiscal year (July to June), the process for accepting nominations for officers begins in December.  If you're interested in serving in a leadership capacity in ASQ-SF in 2009, please contact the Nominations Committee Chair, Rob Power.

The minimum slate of positions required by ASQ are:

Chair
Secretary
Treasurer

Membership Chair
Internet Liaison
Audit Chair
Newsletter Editor
Nominating Chair
Programs Chair

Vice-Chair is an optional office that we currently have in ASQ-SF, but which is not required by ASQ.

The nominations timeline is as follows:

December Section Member Meeting - Nominating Committee Open Call for Candidates from membership, e-mail and postal mail to Members, announcement in Newsletter and on Website.

January Section Member Meeting - Nominating Committee Call for Candidates closes; Nominating Committee evaluates candidates with input from Section Leadership Committee.

February Section Member Meeting - Presentation of Candidates from Nominating Committee; announcement of process and deadline (by March Member Meeting) for filing Petitions for Candidates with Section Secretary.

March Section Member Meeting - Declaring of slate of new officers by acclamation if not contested, announcement of contested election.

April Section Member Meeting - Presentation of Candidates (contested election), Election of Officers (if required) by members at meeting.

May 1 - Officer Entry (by Section Chair) deadline

This timeline allows for the development and training for the new Committees (and the new Officers if needed) during April, May and June.

(Thanks to Tim Koester, Regional Director for ASQ Region 6, who suggested this orderly timeline.)