2011-2012 IUGA Officer Elections Information

It is not too late to either run or nominate other individuals for IUGA’s 2011-12 office positions!

To nominate someone or to run, simply send an email to iuga@uw.edu stating your name and position you wish to seek.

Here are the available positions and their associated duties:

President:

• Call all member meetings of the Association and preside over them.
• Be responsible for the administration of any business of the Association.
• Represent the Informatics student body in meetings with the faculty.
• Hold transitional meetings with past and present directors.
• Spokesperson for the Association.
• In the event of the Director of Finance’s absence, serve as secondary account handler for all financial transactions including, but not limited to, reimbursements.

Vice President:

• Assume the duties of the President in that director’s absence.
• Organize and/or delegate responsibility for social events.
• Maintain and promote community outreach with assistance of the Director of Public Relations
• Oversee all committees and report their status to the President.

Director of Finance:

• Maintain the Association’s financial records.
• Provide monthly financial reports to the Associations’ executive board.
• Organize and delegate responsibility for annual fundraising events.
• Submit budget and obtain annual funds from the Information School.
• Serve as primary account handler for all financial transactions including, but not limited to reimbursements.

Director of Operations:

• Maintain the Association’s records and calendar.
• Take minutes at the Association’s meetings and distribute them to the Association’s members.
• Counts and verifies all votes for the election of officers.
• Communicate announcements within the Association to its members when representing the executive officers as a whole.

Director of Information Technology:

• Organize and/or delegate the creation/maintenance of the Association’s web presence including but not limited to the Association’s website, and listserv.
• Has the power to create a web team consisting of the Association’s members.
• Maintain and provide support for the Association’s information systems.

Director of Public relations:

• Serve as a public relations contact
• Promote the Informatics program to the University and the business community at large.
• Organize activities for the Association’s members involving the professional community.

Outreach Coordinator

• Serve as secondary relations contact focused on external communication.
• Assist Public Relations officer in promoting Informatics Program and/or employment opportunities.
• Be primary point of contact to development office concerning Alumni Relations