From lojbab@lojban.org Mon Sep 11 17:48:51 2006 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list llg-board); Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:48:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from centrmmtao03.cox.net ([70.168.83.81]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1GMwSE-0003F2-4i for llg-board@lojban.org; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:48:49 -0700 Received: from eastrmimpo02.cox.net ([68.1.16.120]) by centrmmtao03.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with ESMTP id <20060912004842.VOFF27431.centrmmtao03.cox.net@eastrmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:48:42 -0400 Received: from [127.0.0.1] ([72.192.234.183]) by eastrmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id MCoS1V00f3y5FKc0000000 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:48:29 -0400 Message-ID: <450603E6.5090801@lojban.org> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:48:38 -0400 From: Robert LeChevalier User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (Windows/20050923) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: llg-board@lojban.org Subject: [llg-board] Re: LLG Board meeting call to order References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) X-archive-position: 156 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: llg-board-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: llg-board-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: lojbab@lojban.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: llg-board@lojban.org X-list: llg-board Arnt Richard Johansen wrote: > Since all incumbent board members have been re-elected, I assume that > they are all present on this mailing list. As President of the LLG, I > call the next meeting of the board to order. In accordance with our > traditions, this e-mail meeting will continue indefinitely. > > The first point on our agenda is the election of officers. I hereby > solicit nominations for President, Vice President, and Secretary/Treasurer. > > Bob's surprise with me not presiding at the AGM is duly noted. Being > familiar with parliamentary procedures is an integral part of the duties > as President. I had several months in which I could have read up on The > Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, yet I made no effort to do so. I never did either. I knew some basics, like to call the meeting to order. When things got complicated, I relied on Cowan as parliamentarian to clarify how we "should" do things, then followed his instructions. In the last couple of years, I called the meeting to order and then turned the chair over to him, taking it back when appropriate. lojbab