Since our National Convention, your new Board of Directors has been working hard to develop the new roles.  Now it's time for all club members to consider the opportunities involved in working on the National Board.

All the National Board positions are described below.  The positions open and requiring nominations for this year are: National President Elect, National Treasurer, National Communication Director, and National Member Services Director.

National President Elect
Requirements are 2 years involvement in any 2 of the following positions, Club President, Zone Governor, National V.P., or Canadian Progress Charitable Foundation (C.P.C.F.) Chair.  Term is 1 year, followed by 1 year as National President and then 1 year as Immediate Past National President.  Term beginning Fall 2003 and ending Fall 2006. Nomination is required this year.

National Secretary Treasurer
Requirement is any Canadian Progress Club Member in good standing.  Term is 2 years. Term beginning Fall 2003 and ending Fall 2005.  Nomination is required this year.

National Communications Director
Requirement is any Canadian Progress Club Member in good standing. Term is 2 years.  Term beginning Fall 2003 and ending Fall 2005.  Nomination is required this year.

National Public Relations Director
Requirement is any Canadian Progress Club Member in good standing. Term is 2 years.  Term beginning Fall 2003 and ending Fall 2005.  Nomination is required this year.

National Education Director
Requirement is any Canadian Progress Club Member in good standing.  Term is 2 years, term ending Fall 2004.  No nomination required for this year.

National Member Services Director
Requirement is any Canadian Progress Club Member in good standing. Term is 2 years, term ending Fall 2004.  No nomination required for this year.

These positions are volunteered, with no pay.  Expenses to attend the National Convention and National Board Meetings are covered, subject to Board approval.  These expenses would only be for expenses incurred after the convention at which you are elected (nothing paid for the convention at which you are elected).

Terms have been set up so that in the future we will have two new directors being elected each year with two returning directors remaining, thus providing a good transition balance each year.  The National VPs are elected at the Regional level and are inducted onto the Board at the National Convention.  Any expenses involving these positions are borne by the individual region.  Terms for these positions are 2 years and the Regional Elections are staggered such that there are two new VPs each year joining the National Board and two returning VPs, so as to provide similar continuity as is set out with the Directors.

Everyone wishing to be nominated must submit the completed Nomination Form to me by August 20, 2003.  The nomination form is available on this website on the "National Board" page under Member Services.  The link is called "National Form".  This is the application form you will need to completely fill out if you are interested in applying for a position.

I look forward to lots of interest in the new election process.  If anyone has any questions please contact me (email is best) at al@nu-leaf.com or phone (403) 235-4422 (business); (403) 271-9171 (home); (403) 273-1844 (fax).