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AIS Newsletter |
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IS SECTION / AMERICAN ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATION. |
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Changes to the AAA IS Section Bylaws |
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Changes to the AAA IS section Bylaws (as approved by the Executive Committee on August 7, 2007 with changes accepted January 9, 2008), to be approved by membership in August 2008 at the AAA Annual Meeting.
This section: VI. Election of Officers The election of section officers and other elected positions will occur by mail, facsimile, electronic vote, or a vote at the annual business meeting. The executive committee will decide for each election which of these methods to use. All officer terms will run from September 1 through August 31. Any member of the Section may make recommendations of nominees to a nominating committee. The slate of nominees for section officers will be selected by the nominating committee composed of the prior year's President, the current President, the current President-Elect and two at-large members. The most senior (prior year) President will chair the nominating committee. The at-large members serve in a nonvoting advisory role to the nominating committee. In addition, a person may be nominated by a petition signed by not less than ten (10) members of the IS Section. Persons nominated by petition must previously have agreed to serve if elected. The slate of nominees shall be published 30 days prior to the beginning of the election. Only members of the IS Section are eligible to vote.
Is to be replaced with: VI. Election of Officers The election of section officers and other elected positions will occur by mail, facsimile, electronic vote, or a vote at the annual business meeting. The executive committee will decide for each election which of these methods to use. All officer terms will run from September 1 through August 31. Vice-President Academic (President-Elect) must have served the IS Section in a significant capacity during at least two of the last five years. The two years of service may be obtained while performing the following roles within the IS Section: mid-year meeting chair, secretary, treasurer, journal editor, a committee chair, a regional liaison, or a member of the research and publications committee. Treasurer must have served the Section in a significant capacity during at least two of the last five years. The two years of service may be obtained while performing the various roles within the IS Section. Examples of a significant service include, but are not limited to, mid-year meeting chair, secretary, journal editor, a committee chair, a regional liaison, or a member of the research and publications committee. Secretary must have served the Section in a significant capacity during at least one of the last five years. The year of service may be obtained while performing the various roles within the IS Section. Examples of a significant service include, but are not limited to, mid-year meeting chair, journal editor, a committee chair, a regional liaison, or a member of the research and publications committee. Any member of the Section may make recommendations of nominees to a nominating committee. The slate of nominees for section officers will be selected by the nominating committee composed of the prior year's President, the current President, the current Vice President – Academic (President Elect) and two at-large members. The most senior (prior year) President will chair the nominating committee. The at-large members serve in a nonvoting advisory role to the nominating committee. In addition, a person may be nominated by a petition signed by not less than ten (10) members of the IS Section. Persons nominated by petition must previously have agreed to serve if elected. The slate of nominees shall be published 30 days prior to the beginning of the election. Only members of the IS Section are eligible to vote.
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