time to get involved

Folks,
   I was TriJUG secretary 2006-2011, and although I have no official 
standing now I'm continuing to administer and moderate the email lists 
through the end of this year as my personal interests and constraints 
move me away from TriJUG. So this is an unsolicited broadcast, but from 
somebody in the position to see the situation. From where I'm sitting 
TriJUG is in a delicate state. Without more people actively working to 
keep TriJUG going I'm afraid for its future.
   So if you care about TriJUG being around in the future, consider 
becoming involved with the board and/or volunteering to help with 
logistics. The organization is open for nominations and the board 
election is at the November meeting. Please consider helping. Here are 
the folks to seek out and talk to:

  President Lee Haslup
  Secretary William Zhou
  Program coordinator Rob Cameron
  Event coordinator Tim Dugan
  Treasurer Dennis Laws
  Webmaster Manon Laws
  Web developer Bhanu Tanti
  Bookmeister Jeanne Hiesel (Jeanne is on the board, but for some reason 
she's not listed on the web page)

  (Email addresses except for Jeanne are available at 
http://trijug.org/aboutus.jsp. Jeanne's address is in your previous mail 
to the list: search for ACM)


I think I can state with confidence that many of these roles are 
negotiable, and it is the case anyway that elections are for board 
membership: what you do on the board is fully negotiable. But there's 
LOTS of room for volunteers too. Something as simple as getting 
cups/plates/napkins/ice to meetings can make a difference.

Regards,
Pete Soper