Election Committee ReportElection Committee ReportElection Committee ReportElection Committee Report

Florida State University

May 11, 2002

US CMS

Collaboration Meeting

Jim Hanlon and Jay HauserUS CMS Election Committee

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Election CommitteeElection CommitteeElection CommitteeElection Committee

Two-member committee, established by the 1999 US CMS Constitution

• Election of the Election Committee members was conducted in April 2002 by the Collaboration Board Chair

• Jim Hanlon (Fermilab) and Jay Hauser (UCLA) were re-elected

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Election Committee DutiesElection Committee DutiesElection Committee DutiesElection Committee Duties

Seek and propose candidates for US CMS elective offices

Supervise all elections (except the election of Election Committee members)

Supervise ratification of constitutional modifications

Receive petitions for extraordinary CB meetings, recall of US CMS officers, and constitutional modifications

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US CMS Elective OfficesUS CMS Elective Offices(2-year terms)(2-year terms)

US CMS Elective OfficesUS CMS Elective Offices(2-year terms)(2-year terms)

US CMS Collaboration Board Chair and Deputy Chair

• Elected in the spring of even-numbered years

Election Committee Members (2)• Elected in the early spring of even-numbered years

Subsystem Institution Board Chairs (5)• Elected in the spring of odd-numbered years

• EMU, HCAL, TriDAS, ECAL, Tracking

Physics and Education/Outreach Coordinators• Elected in the spring of odd-numbered years

At large USASCB members (6)• One-half elected each spring

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CB Chair and DeputyCB Chair and DeputyCB Chair and DeputyCB Chair and Deputy

The present terms of the US CMS Collaboration Board Chair and Deputy CB Chair are expiring

• Two-year renewable terms

• CB Chair also chairs the US CMS Advisory Board

• CB Chair serves as the US representative on the CMS Management Board

Current office holders (eligible for re-election)• CB Chair: Harvey Newman

• Deputy: Vasken Hagopian

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Subsystem IB ChairsSubsystem IB ChairsSubsystem IB ChairsSubsystem IB Chairs

The subsystem IB chairs and coordinators, elected in May 2001

• EMU - Tom Ferguson (Carnegie Mellon)

• HCAL - Pawel de Barbaro (Rochester)

• TriDAS - Darin Acosta (Florida)

• ECAL - Renyuan Zhu (Caltech)

• Tracking - Lucien Cremaldi (Mississippi)

• Physics coordinator - Jim Branson (UCSD)

• Education/Outreach coordinator - Randy Ruchti (Notre Dame)

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Elected USASCB MembersElected USASCB MembersElected USASCB MembersElected USASCB Members

At large USASCB members elected in 2001, whose terms will expire in 2003

• Robert Clare (UC Riverside)

• Sridhara Dasu (Wisconsin)

• Irwin Gaines (Fermilab)

At large USASCB members whose terms expire in 2002

• Paul Avery (Florida)

• Shuichi Kunori (Maryland)

• David Stickland (Princeton)• New (Jan 2002) CMS Core Computing and Software

Project Manager; ex officio USASCB member

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Election ProceduresElection ProceduresElection ProceduresElection Procedures

Procedures for the election of the CB Chair and Deputy were announced to the collaboration by e-mail on May 7, 2002

• Nominations may be made by any member of the US CMS Collaboration

• either at this meeting or via e-mail during the next two weeks

• time will be provided for any candidate who wishes to make a statement to the collaboration

• Election requires a majority vote of the US CMS Collaboration Board

• will be conducted via e-mail during the two-week period following close of nominations

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Election ScheduleElection ScheduleElection ScheduleElection Schedule

Nominations open: today, May 11

Solicit nominations from the collaboration via e-mail: May 13

Nominations close: May 24

Ballot sent via e-mail to CB members: May 27• Nominees who agree to stand for election will be

encouraged to issue a statement relating to their prospective term as US CMS Collaboration Board Chair or Deputy

Elections close: June 7• A majority vote of the 37 US CMS institutions is

required for election

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USASCB ElectionsUSASCB ElectionsUSASCB ElectionsUSASCB Elections

Nominations will be solicited via e-mail during the period May 13-24

Elections will follow a similar schedule to the CB Chair and Deputy elections

Nomination and election procedures will be separate from those for CB Chair and Deputy

Election requires a majority of the votes cast

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Call for NominationsCall for NominationsCall for NominationsCall for Nominations

The CB Chair and Deputy are important positions in working with the collaboration, the funding agencies, the project management, and the host laboratory

We urge all collaboration members to give serious consideration in selecting the best qualified candidates for these two-year positions

Nominations from the floor• we would like the nominator to give a brief statement

(even a few words) of support for the nominee

• the nominee can make a brief statement on his/her own behalf if so motivated