| May-June
Message
District 6 Members,
The ITE elections are now
well underway. In this edition of WesternITE you have the
opportunity to read up on each of your District 6 candidates.
Each of these fine individuals would like to have the privilege
to represent your ITE interests at either the District or
International levels. So please take the time to review each
of the candidate's statements and, most importantly, vote
in this year's elections. The ballots will be mailed to you
soon. It is so important to mail in your ballot as soon as
it arrives. It is so easy to let the ballot just sit in your
In-basket.
In addition to the election of our District
6 Board and International Directors, we also have on the ballot,
for membership approval, revisions to our District 6 Charter
and Bylaws.
Our District 6 Charter and
Bylaws were last updated eleven years ago. During that time,
several changes have occurred that affect how the District
operates (most notably International ITE Constitutional changes).
The primary intent of updating both the Charter and the Bylaws
is to bring these two documents up to date with current District
practices and address the opportunity for the district to
conduct officer elections via e-balloting. This multi-year
effort was lead by the District 6 Advisory Committee with
input from the District officers and International Directors.
Also incorporated was member input received prior to, during
and after the 2005 Annual Meeting in Kalispell. In both documents,
the proposed revisions are noted with green italic type that
replaces the former text as noted with strike-throughs.
I want to encourage everyone to log on to our
WesternITE.org web page to view the Charter and Bylaws revision
so you can cast an informed vote.
As my Presidential year is quickly coming
to an end with our June 25-28 Annual Meeting in Hawaii, I
have continued to travel throughout the District to recognize
our ITE volunteers. My travel plans have included trips to
the well-known Quad Meeting in the Northwest, Salt Lake City
for the Utah Chapter, and Denver for our Colorado/Wyoming
Section. Remember it is never too late to book a trip to Hawaii.
I am looking forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting at
the Sheraton Waikiki. "Au i ke kai loa".
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