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Pittsburgh IGDA Elections- Call for Nominations!

Submitted by Sabrina Haskell on Wed, 2010/02/24 - 19:15

Ever wonder how Pittsburgh IGDA events are planned? There's a board of volunteers who meet once a month to organize events and run the chapter. In the past, this board has been completely volunteer- we acquired board members by word of mouth. Now, as part of the IGDA chapter formalization processs, we will be holding our first ever elections! Maybe you should consider running? To nominate yourself, please fill out this form.

(This local election is separate from the main IGDA Board of Directors election, which you should already have received email about from IGDA itself. If you didn't yet, IGDA members should vote in that election now. Pittsburgh IGDA member Chuck Hoover is one of the nominees for the IGDA Board of Directors. If you have trouble accessing the voting area contact jsapp@talley.com )

The quick facts:

  • Positions are for 2 year terms.
  • Board members meet once a month and help run monthly events. The commitment is typically 5-10 hours a month.
  • Anyone can nominate themselves to serve on the board. Only IGDA members may fill the director positions on the board.
  • There are 8 open positions- 4 'Director' positions (which must be filled by IGDA members) and 4 'Event Coordinator' positions (which can be filled by anyone.)
  • Only IGDA members may vote in the chapter election
  • The election will be held primarily through the interwebs.
  • The election will be to choose 8 board members. The elected individuals will then decide amongst themselves which of them will fill each specific role on the board in accordance with their interests and IGDA membership requirements.
  • Schedule:
    • Now: Nominations Open!
    • March 4th, March First Thursday: We'll talk a little more about how the board works, allow current nominees to speak if they wish, and field any election questions.
    • March 16th: Nominations close at 5pm Pittsburgh time
    • March 20th: Online Elections open!
    • March 25th, Lightning Talks: At the March Lightning Talk events, all nominees must give a 2 minute mini lightning talk (if you can't attend, you can give it via video).
    • April 1st, April First Thursday: Elections close at 5pm, votes are tallied, and the new board is announced at the First Thursday!

The positions & basic responsibilities are:

  • 4 Official Director Positions (must be filled by IGDA members)
    • Chair - runs meetings; communicates to the IGDA; ensures chapter tasks are delegated
    • Vice Chair - supports the chair
    • Secretary - takes meeting minutes; ensures communication is happening to the chapter through email/forums/calendar/chapter website
    • Treasurer - handles chapter funds; keeps financial records of events
  • 4 Event Coordinator Positions (specific to the Pittsburgh chapter- not required to be IGDA members)
    • Global Game Jam Coordinator - coordinates the Pittsburgh global game jam at the end of January
    • Board Game Jam Coordinator - coordinates the Pittsburgh IGDA board game jam- a yearly spring event
    • South Side Studio Crawl Coordinator - coordinates the Halloween studio crawl in October
    • Gamers Give Back Coordinator - coordinates our chapter charity event in late November/early December

All board members are expected to help run other chapter events, support chapter development, and attend monthly chapter planning meetings. To nominate yourself, please fill out this form.

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