CALLTO SERVE
2009–10 Nominations
The Forum’s Nominating Committee seeks
candidates for nominations for officers
and directors to serve on the 2009-2010
Board of Directors and Foundation Board
of Trustees. Please see Bylaws Article VI
and VII for specifics on these important
positions, terms of office and process. The
bylaws are published at www.associationforum.org. (linked to the “Our Mission”
page under the “About the Forum” tab.)
The following positions are open for
nomination:
• Chair-Elect: One-year term, with automatic succession to Chair of the Board
in 2010-2011.
• Secretary-Treasurer: One-year term.
• Regular Member Directors: Two, three-year terms for 2009-2012.
• Supplier Partner Member Director (
Hospitality Sector): One, two-year term for
2009-2011.
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Chicago, IL 60606. Editor: Greg Fine, CAE, 10 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606. 10. Owner: Association
Forum of Chicagoland, 10 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606. 11. Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other
Security Holders Owning or Holding One Percent or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages, or Other Securities: None. 12.
The purpose, function, and nonprofit status of this organization and the exempt status for federal income tax purposes has not
changed during the preceding 12 months. 13. Publication Name: FORUM. 14. Issue Date for Circulation Data Below: September
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CRITERIA USED FOR NOMINATIONS
Among the criteria that will be considered
are the following:
• leadership and management experience;
• written responses to questions posed in
the application; and
• other considerations that indicate that
a candidate is uniquely qualified to
serve on the board of directors.
The Forum’s mission is to advance the
professional practice of association management with three major long-term goals:
1) Improve the quality of practice of
association management.
2) Enhance the places where association management is practiced.
3) Ensure the freedom to practice association management.
Potential Forum board members are
asked to consider carefully these goals and
respond to them strategically, as well as
offer insight into issues affecting association
management as they complete the nomination form found at www.associationforum
.org/about/ nomination.asp.
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16. This Statement of Ownership will be printed in the November/December issue of this publication. 17. I certify that all information furnished on this form is true and complete. I understand that anyone who furnishes false or misleading information on
this form or who omits material or information requested on the form may be subject to criminal sanctions (including fines and
imprisonment) and/or civil sanctions (including multiple damages and civil penalties).
— Greg Fine, CAE, Executive Editor
willing to serve the Forum, please forward
the nomination form (located at www.
associationforum.org/about/nomination.asp)
and encourage that person to complete it
and return it to the Forum. Or, send the
name(s) of your potential candidate(s) to
Forum Interim President/CEO Pamela
Schroeder, CAE, via e-mail
( schroeder@associationforum.org). Self-nominations are welcomed!
All applications must be received in
the Forum office no later than 5 p.m.,
December 19, 2008.
bylaws for details.) If no additional candidates are nominated, the committee’s
recommendations shall be elected. If
additional candidates are nominated,
a ballot shall be issued for contested
positions. The elected candidates will
take office on April 1, 2009.
HOW TO NOMINATE A CANDIDATE(S)
If you know of an individual who would
meet the criteria above and who might be
NOMINATING PROCESS
The committee will recommend one candidate per position to the membership by
January 31, 2009. Additional candidates
may be nominated by petition (see
BOARD SERVICE COMMITMENTS AND
OTHER QUESTIONS
The application contains additional information regarding Forum board service,
including roles, responsibilities, expectations, etc. Please review this document carefully. If you have any other questions, please
contact Nominating Committee Chair
Fred J. Fortman, Jr., CAE, at (847) 768-3450
or Forum Interim President/CEO Pamela
Schroeder, CAE, at (312) 924-7020.
