[Board] Board Vacancies

[Rob Landley]

On Thursday 10 August 2006 16:26, Tracy Worcester wrote:
> On 8/10/06, Ron Blanchett <rrcb21 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Why not make the con chair job a board position, that way the con chair
> > can have a vote on the board for things for the con that need board
> > approval minus those things that the con chair would be specifically
> > bringing before the board. This way you only need to fill two empty spots
> > and the outgoing chair can also be involved in the nomination and voting
> > process for the new con chair. After which point he/she can either chose
> > to remain on the Board to fill any possible vacancies or steps down.
>
> Well, the original logic was to avoid a conflict of interest, but I could
> make a case in either direction.  What do other people think?

This is one of the things that I never quite understood.  John's one of the 
brains behind Penguicon from day 1, John is the final word on P5, and based 
on this John should not be on the board.  So what's the board for, then?

(You may remember I voted against him leaving, even though he didn't...)

Rob