American Filtration & Separations Society

Leadership Nominations - 2010

Positions to be Filled

Every year the AFS Society elects a 2nd Vice Chair and six members of the Board of Directors.  The elected 2nd Vice Chair will become the AFS 2nd Vice Chair for 2011, 1st Vice Chair for 2012 and the AFS Chair in 2013.  For elected members of the Board of Directors, the term of service will begin at the AFS Fall 2010 Board of Directors Meeting or November 30, 2010, which ever is later, for a term of two years.

Nomination Form (pdf)

Protocol and Schedule

This year nomination forms are to be returned to the AFS Headquarters using the nomination form.  The form may be copied as needed. The nominee, the nominator and seconder must sign the nominations. We are under a very tight deadline requiring quick turnaround.
Important dates:
January 29, 2010 , Nomination forms are due in the AFS Administrative Office
February 8, 2010, Balloting will begin
March 6, 2010 , Ballots must be received in the Administrative Office by midnight!
March 25 , 2010 , Results announced at the Board of Directors Meeting in San Antonio, TX..
Nominees will be notified of the election results immediately thereafter.

Eligibility

The only requirement for nomination is the nominee must be a current 2010 member of the American Filtration & Separations Society.  (A current member is defined as having paid dues for 2010.)  Previous experience in a local AFS chapter, service on the Board of Directors, activities related to AFS Conferences or serving on an AFS Committee is helpful.

Commitment is Necessary

All positions require assuming responsibilities.  Therefore, each candidate is expected to be professionally organized, so as to have availability to attend meetings of the Society and the Board of Directors, to serve on committees, attend local chapter meetings, respond to all communications without delay, enthusiastically endorse all of the activities of the society, and to recruit Corporate Sponsors and Individual members.

Questions?

Direct questions to the chair of the Nomination, Election and Tellers Committee:

Barry Verdegan
Cummins Filtration
1801 Hwy. 51/138
P.O. Box 428
Stoughton, WI 53589
608-873-4371
608-873-1550
email: barry.verdegan@fgdnel.com