BPG Nominating Committee

Nominating committee members are made up of the last BPG Chair and two other volunteers. At the BPG business meeting two volunteers for the nominating committee are sought and they serve for a year. The nominating committee convenes remotely every winter to find two candidates for each open position on the BPG executive council. A call for nominations is sent out through the BPG email list and members in good standing are encouraged to nominate themselves or others they know to be interested in running. Voting is managed electronically through AIC and the election results are announced at the BPG business meeting.

Nominating Committee Duties

The Guidelines of the BPG broadly define the duties and responsibilities of the elected and appointed officers of the organization. Specific details will probably vary from year to year. Following are general descriptions of the duties of the officers.

(Two members elected by the membership and the immediate past President.)

• Is responsible for putting together a slate of BPG members who are willing to be nominated for office.
• Publishes one or more notices asking for nominations from the membership.
• Meets in October or November to draft a list of member who will be asked to stand for election.
• Provides potential candidates with written job descriptions.
• Prepares the final slate of candidates, with brief biographies, and delivers to the Secretary/Treasurer by mid-January.
• Informs all candidates of the election results; writes thank you letters to candidates who were not elected.
• Refer to the Guidelines for the requirements necessary for selection of appropriate candidates.