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OT - Call for Candidates for the 2011 IVRPA Board of Directors
Matthias Taugwalder 2010-Nov-28 09:44:00
Hi all
Sorry for this off-topic post, but I think this might be interesting as well
for some of you...
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About IVRPA*
The International VR Photography Association (IVRPA) is an international
association of VR professionals who create and produce interactive,
immersive images. Our members include professional photographers, multimedia
and web developers, artists, enthusiasts, students, and companies and
individuals that support our technology with software and hardware. At the
moment we have a bit more than 300 members world-wide.
Our main goal is to promote and support the uses of image based VR and
related technologies worldwide through education, community forums,
networking opportunities, manufacturer alliances, marketing assistance, and
technical support of our member's efforts.
This is done through our website www.ivrpa.org, our conferences (such Tucson
2010 in Tucson/Arizona - tucson2010.com - or the upcoming conference Palmela
2011 near Lisbon/Portugal), our contests and exhibitions (such as our
presence at Photokina - photokina10.ivrpa.org - and other events).
The association is run by volunteers only. That is why some things take more
time to implement. We are always looking for volunteers that help out with
our website and our association's business. At the moment there are a few
positions open. If you are interested in join us, please let us know.
*Elections for the 2011 IVRPA Board of Directors*
This year 4 seats of the IVRPA board of directors will be up for election.
We are accepting candidate statements from IVRPA members who wish to serve
on the 2011 board. Check the members-only forum at
http://ivrpa.org/forum/members for candidate
statements.
Nominations will be accepted from November 13th, 2010 (Saturday), until
November 30, 2010 (Tuesday) on the IVRPA members forum at
Voting for the Board will commence online December 1st, 2010 (Wednesday) and
end December 19th, 2010 24.00 UTC (Sunday). The candidates who receive the
top votes will be elected to the board.
The new board members will officially begin work on 1 January 2011 for two
years. (See explanation below)
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What Does the Board Do?*
The board of directors (BOD) works primarily on the communications and
projects related to running IVRPA.
Most of the work of the BOD is done on line via email, chats, Skype Video
conference and telephone.
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Why Should I Serve on the BOD?*
If you volunteer to serve on the BOD then you will have a chance to lead the
IVRPA as we move forward to promote the work of IVRPA members and educate
the public.
The time commitment is at least a few hours a week, currently we have weekly
meetings online and it can expand significantly depending on your level of
involvement or current projects. Coming next year IVRPA will continue to
improve the website, hold a Panorama Photography conference in Europe and we
have many other projects in the pipeline.
*Two year terms*
With the change of our bylaws last year we introduced alternating two year
terms to ensure the continuity of our association. Last year 3 of the
elected BoD members, with the highest votes were chosen for 2 years, the
remaining 4 for 1 year. That is why there are this year 4 seats up for
election.
3 of 4 current BoD members will be re-electable.
If you have further questions, please don't hesitate to contact me off-list:
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On behalf of the IVRPA board of directors 2010,
Matthias Taugwalder
IVRPA president
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International VR Photography Association (IVRPA)
http://www.ivrpa.org
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