2010 TorIX Board of Directors Elections and Annual General Meeting
Meeting Location: TBD
Meeting Date/Time: February 12, 2010, - 13:00 EST - 17:00 EST
Conference Bridge details to be announced.
Qualifications
To qualify for election as a director, an individual must, at the close of nominations:
- be at least 18 years of age,
- not be disqualified by the Corporations Act (Ontario) from becoming or acting as a director and,
- have been nominated by a voting member to stand for election as a director.
No more than one employee of a voting member is eligible to be a director at a time.
Information Required from Candidates
To become a candidate, a qualified individual must submit, by the close of nominations
- a. a written consent to act as a director
- b. a written agreement to follow the rules and policies regarding elections and
- c. a completed nomination package, including:
i. name, phone number and email address
ii. affiliation, if any, with a voting member
iii. a biographical statement
iv. an election statement
The candidate's biographical statement and election statement shall not exceed 2000 words each. The election officer or the Board of Directors reserves the right to edit or remove statements that are defamatory in nature.
Voting Eligibility:
- Current Members of the Corporation at the time nominations close will be automatically eligible to vote in the current election unless they formally request to withdraw their membership from the Corporation.
- Only the member's designated member representative (DMR) is permitted to vote on behalf of the member. A notice will be sent to all current DMR contact information shortly after the close of nominations to verify that the information is correct. It is the responsibility of each member to ensure that the DMR is correct.
- Any update to DMR contact information MUST be made 24 hours before voting is set to begin.
Election Timeline
| January 11, 2010 17:00 EST |
Opening of Nominations |
| January 16, 2010 17:00 EST |
Close of Nominations |
| January 17, 2010 17:00 EST |
Deadline For Candidate To Submit Information |
| January 17, 2010 17:00 EST |
Cutoff to Apply/Revoke Membership |
| January 19, 2010 17:00 EST |
Board Finalizes Current Membership |
| January 19, 2010 17:00 EST |
Candidates List Finalized |
| January 26, 2010 09:00 EST |
Voting Begins |
| January 28, 2010 09:00 EST |
Voting Ends |
| February 12, 2010 15:00 EST |
Meeting of Membership |
More Information
Election Officer
For the 2010 Election the Election Officer is Matt Pounsett of Afilias Limited. He can be contacted at elections@torix.net.