see http://www.iiug.org/iiug/bylaws1.pdf :

....
ARTICLE V: OFFICERS
5.1 President.
One member of the Board of Directors shall be elected President by a
majority vote of all members of the Board. The President shall serve at
the pleasure of the Board, and accordingly, may be removed by a 2/3
vote of the Board at any time.
....

On Friday 03 November 2006 10:47, you wrote:
> Christine,
> I can't find an electronic copy of the charter but I do recall that
> the president is elected by the board. It doesn't say when or how,
> or for how long. So, if the new board don't like Stuart as president
> I suggest that they vote him out. However, he might not get elected
> as a board member if enough people stand for the election and poll
> enough votes to vote him off. I do think it is time that we had a
> different, non-US president. But that's just my personal opinion. I
> don't think many of the original board members ever thought that one
> person would stay as president for this length of time.
>
> Malcolm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org
> [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Christine
> Normile
> Sent: 03 November 2006 03:50
> To: Sebastian, Norma J.
> Cc: informix-list@iiug.org; Paul Watson
> Subject: Re: IIUG ELection
>
>
> Excellent question, Norma Jean. It doesn't make sense and I'm not
> sure when this started. Perhaps Walt or Hal or Jerry could give us
> the historical perspective. The By-laws simply states that the board
> will elect the president and it seems to make sense that it would be
> the newly elected board rather than the outgoing board.
>
> On another note, the Charter seems to have disappeared from the
> website.
>
> Anybody have a copy handy before I start digging through by backups?
>
> Thanks
>
> Christine
>
> On Nov 2, 2006, at 9:20 PM, Sebastian, Norma J. wrote:
> > I have a question.
> >
> > I just read the Insider for October that mailed on 10/31. This
> > Insider said the president of the IIUG board for 2007 has already
> > been elected.
> >
> > That doesn't make sense does it?
> >
> > The IIUG board for 2007 is not yet in place, but the president as
> > voted
> > in by the board is already in place.....Why would the OUTGOING
> > board be
> > responsible for positioning the president for the new incoming
> > board?
> >
> > Wouldn't the NEW board members in 2007 get a say in it?..... for
> > example... if new board is "seated" in January, perhaps in February
> > the
> > president "run off" takes place and the new board elects the prez
> > for a
> > year.
> > This gives the current prez an opportunity to impress the new
> > board... and also others an option of becoming prez?....
> >
> > Just 2 cents for discussion....
> >
> > Norma Jean Sebastian
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org
> > [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Paul Watson
> > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 11:14 AM
> > To: informix-list@iiug.org
> > Subject: IIUG ELection
> >
> > IIUG - Election time IIUG Board of 2007
> >
> > The 2006 IIUG Board is made up of users, partners and IBM employees
> > from
> > areas as diverse as North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. The
> > current
> > IIUG Board will complete its term at the end of this calendar year
> > and in preparation for the upcoming election of the 2007 IIUG
> > Board, an IIUG
> > Nominating Committee, chaired by former Board Member Sam Gentsch,
> > has been established.
> >
> > The committee is currently seeking candidates to run for the 2007
> > IIUG Board. If you have a passionate interest in Informix products,
> > and the drive, vision, and commitment to lead and represent the
> > world's most influential community of Informix users, please give
> > your potential nomination serious thought.
> >
> > The closing date for nominations is 15th November, and the election
> > will
> > take place shortly afterwards.
> >
> > For additional info, visit:
> > http://www.iiug.org/iiug/committee.html.
> >
> > If you would like to nominate yourself or a colleague, please
> > contact the IIUG Nominating Committee by writing to
> > elections@IIUG.org.
> >
> >
> > Sam Gentsch
> > Former IIUG Board Member
> > IIUG Elections Commissioner 2006
> > elections@iiug.org
> >
> >
> > Paul Watson
> > Tel: +44 1414161772
> > Mob: +44 7818003457
> > Web: www.oninit.com
> >
> > GO FURTHER with DB2
> > GET THERE FASTER with Informix.
> > Attend IDUG 2007 San Jose, North America
> > May 6-10, 2006
> > Visit http://www.iiug.org/conf for more information.
> >
> >
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Andreas Breitfeld wrote:
> see http://www.iiug.org/iiug/bylaws1.pdf :
>
> ...
> ARTICLE V: OFFICERS
> 5.1 President.
> One member of the Board of Directors shall be elected President by a
> majority vote of all members of the Board.


"The President shall serve at the pleasure of the Board, and accordingly,
may be removed by a 2/3 vote of the Board at any time."

Probably explains Stuart's beer budget. ;-)

Sorry buddy I couldn't resist.

Art S. Kagel

<SNIP>

Andreas Breitfeld wrote:
> see http://www.iiug.org/iiug/bylaws1.pdf :
>
> ...
> ARTICLE V: OFFICERS
> 5.1 President.
> One member of the Board of Directors shall be elected President by a
> majority vote of all members of the Board.


"The President shall serve at the pleasure of the Board, and accordingly,
may be removed by a 2/3 vote of the Board at any time."

Probably explains Stuart's beer budget. ;-)

Sorry buddy I couldn't resist.

Art S. Kagel

<SNIP>