[OKDXA] Green Country HamFest OKDXA meeting April 9

[Kim Elmore]

April 9 will mark our first Green Country Hamfest meeting in two years. 
This meeting marks our biennial officer elections. As you know, we've 
changed the election cycle so that not all officers are replaced 
wholesale at the same time: this one will elect the club President and 
Vice President; next year we'll elect the Secretary/Treasurer. Randy and 
I have served as VP and President, respectively, for our allotted two 
terms. Each term lasts for two years. We are not up for re-election so 
we can't stay another two years. I can't, regardless, as I have some 
health issues that must take precedence.

This is all preamble for: someone has to take the reigns. Volunteers are 
certainly accepted and encouraged. I was, for all practical purposes, a 
volunteer as was Randy. Clubs almost by definition depend on volunteer 
services. the job of Pres/VP isn't difficult. You'll need to insure that 
we have as full a slate Directors as possible. These serve at the 
pleasure of the President and help to vet funding applications and any 
changes, modifications, or interpretations of the OKDXA bylaws; they 
have no term limits, all have been very helpful and you should keep them 
on if they're willing. The OKDXA has five directors; the only one that 
isn't currently filled is the NW Director slot because we have no OKDXA 
members in the NW domain.

Your duties will primarily be vetting DXpedition funding requests. 
You'll likely have a large influence on where meetings occur and their 
venue. You might need to pay attention to the website and report if it's 
having issues, and maybe interpret what we can do within the limitations 
of the bylaws. I've mostly helped determine if DXpedition funding 
requests qualify for distributions from our treasury. I've noted issues 
with our website, but I've never had to adjudicate by-laws issues. I've 
usually sent notices to members who've forgotten to pay their dues. Of 
course, you preside over meetings, but you'll also get to meet some 
significant people within the DXing world that you might not otherwise 
get to meet. As an aside: if you know some significant DXers, ham radio 
gurus of any stripe, or have access to interesting programs please come 
forward, regardless of whether your an officer.

Randy, Jeff, and myself will help get you get oriented into the 
position. But the club belongs to the membership and officers can come 
only from within the membership. Officers aren't appointed: this isn't a 
monarchy. So, at the GC hamfest, please step forward and help lead the 
OKDXA into the future!

Kim Elmore, N5OP
OKDXA Pres.

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Kim Elmore, Ph

Kim Elmore, Ph.D. (Adj. Assoc. Prof., OU School of Meteorology, CCM, PP 
SEL/MEL/Glider, UAS, N5OP, 2nd Class Radiotelegraph, GROL)

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