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Election Committee Report

Election Committee Report. US CMS Collaboration Meeting. Florida State University May 11, 2002. Jim Hanlon and Jay Hauser US CMS Election Committee. Election Committee. Two-member committee, established by the 1999 US CMS Constitution

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Election Committee Report

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  1. Election Committee Report US CMS Collaboration Meeting • Florida State University • May 11, 2002 Jim Hanlon and Jay Hauser US CMS Election Committee

  2. Election Committee • Two-member committee, established by the 1999 US CMS Constitution • Election of the Election Committee members was conducted in April 2002 by the Collaboration Board Chair • Jim Hanlon (Fermilab) and Jay Hauser (UCLA) were re-elected

  3. Election Committee Duties • Seek and propose candidates for US CMS elective offices • Supervise all elections (except the election of Election Committee members) • Supervise ratification of constitutional modifications • Receive petitions for extraordinary CB meetings, recall of US CMS officers, and constitutional modifications

  4. US CMS Elective Offices(2-year terms) • US CMS Collaboration Board Chair and Deputy Chair • Elected in the spring of even-numbered years • Election Committee Members (2) • Elected in the early spring of even-numbered years • Subsystem Institution Board Chairs (5) • Elected in the spring of odd-numbered years • EMU, HCAL, TriDAS, ECAL, Tracking • Physics and Education/Outreach Coordinators • Elected in the spring of odd-numbered years • At large USASCB members (6) • One-half elected each spring

  5. CB Chair and Deputy • The present terms of the US CMS Collaboration Board Chair and Deputy CB Chair are expiring • Two-year renewable terms • CB Chair also chairs the US CMS Advisory Board • CB Chair serves as the US representative on the CMS Management Board • Current office holders (eligible for re-election) • CB Chair: Harvey Newman • Deputy: Vasken Hagopian

  6. Subsystem IB Chairs • The subsystem IB chairs and coordinators, elected in May 2001 • EMU - Tom Ferguson (Carnegie Mellon) • HCAL - Pawel de Barbaro (Rochester) • TriDAS - Darin Acosta (Florida) • ECAL - Renyuan Zhu (Caltech) • Tracking - Lucien Cremaldi (Mississippi) • Physics coordinator - Jim Branson (UCSD) • Education/Outreach coordinator - Randy Ruchti (Notre Dame)

  7. Elected USASCB Members • At large USASCB members elected in 2001, whose terms will expire in 2003 • Robert Clare (UC Riverside) • Sridhara Dasu (Wisconsin) • Irwin Gaines (Fermilab) • At large USASCB members whose terms expire in 2002 • Paul Avery (Florida) • Shuichi Kunori (Maryland) • David Stickland (Princeton) • New (Jan 2002) CMS Core Computing and Software Project Manager; ex officio USASCB member

  8. Election Procedures • Procedures for the election of the CB Chair and Deputy were announced to the collaboration by e-mail on May 7, 2002 • Nominations may be made by any member of the US CMS Collaboration • either at this meeting or via e-mail during the next two weeks • time will be provided for any candidate who wishes to make a statement to the collaboration • Election requires a majority vote of the US CMS Collaboration Board • will be conducted via e-mail during the two-week period following close of nominations

  9. Election Schedule • Nominations open: today, May 11 • Solicit nominations from the collaboration via e-mail: May 13 • Nominations close: May 24 • Ballot sent via e-mail to CB members: May 27 • Nominees who agree to stand for election will be encouraged to issue a statement relating to their prospective term as US CMS Collaboration Board Chair or Deputy • Elections close: June 7 • A majority vote of the 37 US CMS institutions is required for election

  10. USASCB Elections • Nominations will be solicited via e-mail during the period May 13-24 • Elections will follow a similar schedule to the CB Chair and Deputy elections • Nomination and election procedures will be separate from those for CB Chair and Deputy • Election requires a majority of the votes cast

  11. Call for Nominations • The CB Chair and Deputy are important positions in working with the collaboration, the funding agencies, the project management, and the host laboratory • We urge all collaboration members to give serious consideration in selecting the best qualified candidates for these two-year positions • Nominations from the floor • we would like the nominator to give a brief statement (even a few words) of support for the nominee • the nominee can make a brief statement on his/her own behalf if so motivated

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