Thank you everyone for the input.
I am not worried about what the title is, not putting my hand up to add
an extra line on my resume, just wanting to contribute. I am happy if
the title was "systemd" for all I care.
I have been on boards, and committees many times in the past, one thing
I have learned, is to always read the constitution and by-laws before
sending out anything. LUV is a subcommittee of Linux Australia,
therefore the need for a AGM to appoint a "President" or any role for
that matter is not required, Linux Australia Committee may appoint (and
remove) members of a subcommittee as they see fit.
People on committees, can get burned out, or have events in life that
takes their attention away form the organisation. It is not surprising
with Covid and everything else going on, that an a few subcommittees
have been left without active members. I am willing, have the time and
I am able to jump in, keep the organisation going, and hopefully inject
some life back into it. I will at least get the monthly meetings running
again, tidy up the site, and other tasks that need doing, and I am sure
we will see people coming back, and activity leads to more activity.
I am not wanting to step on anyone's toes, and if I have done so, I
apologies. Without Russell's email requesting volunteers, I would not
have known the LUV committee had not been active and needed some more
help. Ideally organisations have new active members that step up
regularly to allow those who have been doing the tasks for some time to
have a break and recharge. Committees are also good training grounds
for the younger (by age or heart) who want to learn what is actually
involved in running an organisation and getting events from paper to
reality
If any of the previous committee members situations change again, and
they have the time and desire to help out again, I will be the first to
welcome them. However in the absence of any such members, the Linux
Australia Constitution allows for new appointments to ensure the
subcommittee keeps going, and I for one do not see a negative. One of
my tasks would be to organise a AGM for Jan, in line with Linux
Australia, even perhaps to run on the same day, directly after the Linux
Australia AGM to hopefully encourage a higher attendance.
Happy to answer any questions, and to hear any ideas. I live in
Melbourne, I a member of LUV now, and therefore Russell's email has
worked even better, in my view, then he had intended.
Have a great afternoon,
Luke Attard
On 10/07/2022 13:18, Brian May via luv-main wrote:
Russell Coker via linux-aus <[email protected]> writes:
To get a new president we need to have an AGM, which we haven't had for some
years. Such a meeting needs to have advance notice of at least a month. So
we could plan an AGM for September, formally announce it within a week, and
then accept your nomination.
In that case do we even have a committee?
[...]. So while it's not impossible it will be an uphill battle if
someone else contends for the position. [...]
I get the impression the reason we are in this mess is because there is
little or no interest in contending the position of president.
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