Article 7687 of comp.org.decus: Path: nntpd.lkg.dec.com!depot.mro.dec.com!pa.dec.com!decwrl!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.exodus.net!news.alt.net!usenet From: karl@ksme.net (Karl S. Erbland) Newsgroups: comp.org.decus Subject: Re: RFC:: Outside Directors on DECUS US Board Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 16:36:18 GMT Organization: KSME/Business Groups Lines: 72 Message-ID: <4h20b1$q0b@tofu.alt.net> References: <1996Feb26.104128.1@eisner.decus.org> X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 goeransson@eisner.decus.org (Geriann T Goeransson) wrote: > The Board recognizes that there is a set of skills and > perspectives (i.e., customer perspective, business skills) > missing from the Board. > One of the ways to bring these perspectives to the Chapter > is to add a number of "Outside Directors" to the Board. > In the past months, the Board has had a number of > discussions on this concept. We are gathering thoughts on a > proposal for a bylaw change. > The Board is asking for your input on this issue. What are > your thoughts about how the Chapter can bring this missing > perspective to the DECUS U.S. Board in a meaningful way? > The period of comment will be open for 15 days. Please send > comments to goeransson@decus.org . > At the end of the 15 days, all the comments will be published > (with names removed) with an appropriate response. > Any viable alternative proposal, offering an improved solution, > growing out of these public discussions will be given > objective consideration by the Board, as well as the > current proposal. > The substance of the Board's proposal follows in a > subsequent post. > We invite you to take the LINX Reader Forum Poll regarding this question. Visit the LINX Polling Site in two ways: If you are already a registered LINX Reader Forum member use the following link and log in to participate. http://eurydice.norden1.com/visible/aca-1/_w/dispatch-w.cgi/decus_outside_directors_poll If you are new to the LINX Reader Forums then use this link and register at the Registration Desk. You will then need to log in to activate your voting privileges. http://eurydice.norden1.com/visible/aca-1/dispatch.cgi ------------- You may also visit the site and just browse. No special privileges are needed for unregistered browsing. Poll results are immediately available. To participate in the poll, reply to the main topic and follow the directions. Hope to see you there! Regards, Karl Erbland, Publisher LINX - The Independent Journal for DECUS Membership -- Karl S. Erbland KSME/Business Groups karl@linx-pubs.com Tiffin, OH 44883-2841 erbland@decus.org karl@ksme.net Phone 419-448-0100 Ext 5 Voice 419-448-0100 Ext 0 FAX - http://www.sims.net/ksme - http://www.sims.net/linx - http://www.sims.net/ksme/cement-clothes/goosehom.html