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I'm present, and I accept lojbab's nomination with the understanding that h=
e be available to assist as needed=2E

=2Ekaris=2E

On May 10, 2017 4:03:03 PM EDT, Bob LeChevalier <lojbab@lojban=2Eorg> wrot=
e:
>The 2016 annual meeting having concluded, the new Board is exactly the=20
>same as the old Board=2E
>
>While we could effectively just continue the old meeting, I'm going to=20
>call a new meeting to order=2E  mukti may wish to produce real minutes
>for=20
>the last years' meeting, and that implies a stopping point=2E
>
>So all Board members, please respond with an indication of your
>presence=20
>at the meeting=2E
>
>------------------
>
>To fulfill Karen's motion from the annual meeting, we ought to have new
>
>officers in place before the end of the month=2E
>
>So we can speed things up if people indicate their ideas on the
>officers=20
>for this "year" (which in fact will only be a couple of months if the=20
>2017 meeting starts soon and doesn't last for half a year)=2E  The=20
>election of officers is of course the first order of business=2E
>
>If mukti is able to give a more coherent account of finances and book=20
>sales, that would also be helpful=2E  LLG seems to be getting more than=
=20
>$100 per month income from book sales, but I don't know what we are=20
>making per book or how many books are being sold, since we don't get=20
>monthly reports any more from Lightning Source (and never did get them=20
>from amazon=2Ecom)
>-------------------------
>
>I am present, of course=2E
>
>I suspect that no one besides mukti is either willing or able to do the
>
>jobs of Secretary and Treasurer=2E  (Did we actually separate those two=
=20
>offices, or was that merely a proposal?)=2E
>
>Assuming that she is willing, I think that Karen should take over as=20
>President=2E  She did a better job than I did of keeping track of what
>had=20
>been said during the meeting regarding how to conduct the next meeting,
>
>and seems to have ideas on how that next meeting should be conducted=2E=
=20
>In any event, she presumably knows what she wants to happen at the=20
>beginning of next month to prepare for next meeting=2E
>
>I'm not sure I know how to conduct the meeting much better than I have,
>
>given my prejudices, and my apparent inability these days to keep=20
>focused on matters Lojbanic for the length of time needed to finish a=20
>meeting=2E  And I think we need to do better in order to reinstill a
>sense=20
>of activity and competence in the organization (as opposed to the=20
>competence of many individual Lojbanists in the language)=2E
>
>(I could probably do just fine if we were still meeting at my house or=20
>at a specific time on IRC, both modes that we utilized up till sometime
>
>after 2000, but the last year has shown me that I'm just not keeping=20
>myself together week after week=2E  And I doubt that it is just my health
>
>that is causing this, though Nora and I both are experiencing our share
>
>of "senior moments" when our memories let us down=2E)
>
>I'd probably accept being drafted for another "year", but I don't think
>
>that would be the best option=2E  Better would be to have me as Vice=20
>President, ready to step up if the President somehow can't do the job=20
>but presuming that s/he really can=2E  But I'm not even sure that I would
>
>be the best choice for VP given the last couple of years=2E
>
>lojbab
>
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<html><head></head><body>I&#39;m present, and I accept lojbab&#39;s nominat=
ion with the understanding that he be available to assist as needed=2E<br>
<br>
=2Ekaris=2E<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On May 10, 2017 4:03:03 PM E=
DT, Bob LeChevalier &lt;lojbab@lojban=2Eorg&gt; wrote:<blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px solid r=
gb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class=3D"k9mail">The 2016 annual meeting having concluded, the new Bo=
ard is exactly the <br />same as the old Board=2E<br /><br />While we could=
 effectively just continue the old meeting, I'm going to <br />call a new m=
eeting to order=2E  mukti may wish to produce real minutes for <br />the la=
st years' meeting, and that implies a stopping point=2E<br /><br />So all B=
oard members, please respond with an indication of your presence <br />at t=
he meeting=2E<br /><br />------------------<br /><br />To fulfill Karen's m=
otion from the annual meeting, we ought to have new <br />officers in place=
 before the end of the month=2E<br /><br />So we can speed things up if peo=
ple indicate their ideas on the officers <br />for this &quot;year&quot; (w=
hich in fact will only be a couple of months if the <br />2017 meeting star=
ts soon and doesn't last for half a year)=2E  The <br />election of officer=
s is of course the first order of business=2E<br /><br />If mukti is able t=
o give a more coherent account of finances and book <br />sales, that would=
 also be helpful=2E  LLG seems to be getting more than <br />$100 per month=
 income from book sales, but I don't know what we are <br />making per book=
 or how many books are being sold, since we don't get <br />monthly reports=
 any more from Lightning Source (and never did get them <br />from <a href=
=3D"http://amazon=2Ecom">amazon=2Ecom</a>)<br />-------------------------<b=
r /><br />I am present, of course=2E<br /><br />I suspect that no one besid=
es mukti is either willing or able to do the <br />jobs of Secretary and Tr=
easurer=2E  (Did we actually separate those two <br />offices, or was that =
merely a proposal?)=2E<br /><br />Assuming that she is willing, I think tha=
t Karen should take over as <br />President=2E  She did a better job than I=
 did of keeping track of what had <br />been said during the meeting regard=
ing how to conduct the next meeting, <br />and seems to have ideas on how t=
hat next meeting should be conducted=2E <br />In any event, she presumably =
knows what she wants to happen at the <br />beginning of next month to prep=
are for next meeting=2E<br /><br />I'm not sure I know how to conduct the m=
eeting much better than I have, <br />given my prejudices, and my apparent =
inability these days to keep <br />focused on matters Lojbanic for the leng=
th of time needed to finish a <br />meeting=2E  And I think we need to do b=
etter in order to reinstill a sense <br />of activity and competence in the=
 organization (as opposed to the <br />competence of many individual Lojban=
ists in the language)=2E<br /><br />(I could probably do just fine if we we=
re still meeting at my house or <br />at a specific time on IRC, both modes=
 that we utilized up till sometime <br />after 2000, but the last year has =
shown me that I'm just not keeping <br />myself together week after week=2E=
  And I doubt that it is just my health <br />that is causing this, though =
Nora and I both are experiencing our share <br />of &quot;senior moments&qu=
ot; when our memories let us down=2E)<br /><br />I'd probably accept being =
drafted for another &quot;year&quot;, but I don't think <br />that would be=
 the best option=2E  Better would be to have me as Vice <br />President, re=
ady to step up if the President somehow can't do the job <br />but presumin=
g that s/he really can=2E  But I'm not even sure that I would <br />be the =
best choice for VP given the last couple of years=2E<br /><br />lojbab<br /=
><br /><hr /><br />llg-board mailing list<br />llg-board@lojban=2Eorg<br />=
<a href=3D"http://mail=2Elojban=2Eorg/mailman/listinfo/llg-board">http://ma=
il=2Elojban=2Eorg/mailman/listinfo/llg-board</a><br /></pre></blockquote></=
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