ia080002, INCITS Study Group on Accessibility - Call for Volunteers to Serve as Chairman

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From: Garner, Jennifer [mailto:jgarner@itic.org]
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:23 PM
To: incits-access@lyris.itic.org
Subject: [incits-access] INCITS Study Group on Accessibility - Call for Volunteers to Serve as Chairman - Closes March 1, 2008
Importance: High

INCITS Study Group on Accessibility –

The INCITS Secretariat has received notification of Tom Albin’s resignation as Chairman of the Study Group on Accessibility. Tom has agreed to continue the day to day management of the committee until a new candidate has been identified, however, he will not be able to travel.

Candidates should submit the required documentation detailed in the attached call for volunteers to my attention by March 1, 2008.

Best regards -

Jennifer T. Garner
Director, Standards Programs
INCITS/Information Technology Industry Council
1250 Eye Street, NW - Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
202.626.5737
e-mail: jgarner@itic.org
website: www.incits.org

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INCITS
InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards
INCITS Secretariat, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
1250 Eye St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
Telephone 202-737-8888; Fax 202-638-4922

Date: January 30, 2008
Date Due: March 1, 2008
Reply to: Jennifer T. Garner
Phone: (202) 626-5737
email: jgarner@itic.org
cc:   Tom Albin, outgoing INCITS Study Group on Accessibility Chairman

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To: The Members of the INCITS Study Group on Accessibility
From: Jennifer T. Garner, for the INCITS Secretariat
Subject: CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS - Chairman - INCITS Study Group on Accessibility
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Due to the resignation of Mr. Tom Albin, the office of Chairman of the INCITS Study Group on Accessibility is vacant. This call for volunteers to serve as Chairman of the INCITS Study Group is being issued to the members of the SG and will close on March 1, 2008.

Any representative of a voting member of the INCITS Subgroup is welcome to volunteer to serve. Before one considers doing so, however, the commitment in time and responsibilities should be considered. Officers must actively support the administrative structure that ensures due process to all participants, assists in reaching consensus and protects the accreditation of the entire system. [There is no limit to the number of terms an individual may serve. There is a rule prohibiting one individual from being appointed to two or more offices of the same committee simultaneously.]

The INCITS/RD-2, Organization and Procedures of INCITS, generally describes officers' responsibilities, and a more detailed list of duties has been compiled in the INCITS/RD-3, Officers' Guide.

Those willing to make this commitment must submit three written statements in support of their candidacy:

1.    A one-page statement of experience, indicating the volunteer's expertise in the subgroup's program of work, voluntary standards efforts, committee experience and leadership abilities (to be forwarded to the INCITS Subgroup for an advisory ballot if there is more than one candidate).

2.    A statement of management support for a three-year term on company letterhead acknowledging the additional workload, financial resources and duties required of an officer over and above that of a technical participant. This statement must be signed by the candidate's management and submitted on their organization's letterhead.

The statement of management support for the three-year term is a good faith commitment, not a legal binding commitment. If future circumstances require the applicant to resign from the office before the term has been fulfilled, this will be accepted without prejudice.

3.    A statement indicating that the candidate is a representative of a U.S. domiciled organization.

Any supplemental materials will be forwarded to the INCITS EB, which appoints all INCITS Subgroup officers. The statements from candidates wishing to serve in the above referenced position on the INCITS Subgroup should be sent to the attention of Jennifer Garner (jgarner@itic.org) no later than March 1, 2008.