CALL FOR CANDIDATES

Dear VACETS members,

The term for the current VACETS Board of Director is due to expire in October 2005. Now is time to hold our annual election. According to VACETS Bylaws, all members of the Board, except the President, anh Hai Tran, and the President-elect, anh Tri Duc Tran, will have to stand for election. The Bylaws also appointed me as the Chair of the Election Committee and precludes me from standing for election to provide impartiality.

You will be asked to vote for up to 5 candidates. The candidate with the most votes will be the President-elect in the new term of office. Below is election 2005 schedule.

ELECTION SCHEDULE

§ July 25 – August 12, 2005: call for candidates

§ August 15 – August 19, 2005: final list of voters

§ August 22 – - September 2 : Q&A with candidates

§ September 5 - September 9 : summary by candidates

§ September 12 - September 16: voting

§ September 19: results published

The vote will be through [email protected] . The results will be published once on [email protected] and then repeated on [email protected] , and on Vacets web site www.vacets.org

Election 2005 Team:
James Lap: Chair ( [email protected] )
Tran Thong ( [email protected] . )
Pham Thanh ( [email protected] )

VACETS needs your participation in this year election. We are looking for people who are willing to serve on the Executive Committee of VACETS. Together with the 2005-2007 President, anh Tri Duc Tran, and the past-President, anh Hai Tran, you will be running VACETS. This is an opportunity for you to influence the direction of VACETS in the next term. So, please, stand for election to the VACETS Executive Committee by filling out the form below and return it to me at [email protected] with a copy to Mr. James Lap [email protected] by August 12, 2005.

Best regards,

Hung Nguyen
2003-2005 Past-President and Chair Election Committee

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VACETS Ðo+n u+'ng cu+? / Candidate Form

1. Tên Ho. / Full name (Family, Given, Middle will all diacritical accents):

2. Phái / Gender (Male/Female - Nam/N?):

3. Ði.a chi? die^.n thu+ / e-mail address:

4. Nghe^` nghie^.p / Professional position:

5. Nam gia nha^.p VACETS / year joined VACETS:

6. So+ lu+o+.c nghe^` nghie^.p và hoa.t do^.ng trong VACETS / short biography and summary of activities in VACETS:

7. Ho.c va^'n / Education:

8. Tên (e-mail) các ho^.i viên VACETS u?ng ho^. u+'ng cu+? viên / E-mail of VACETS members who endorse your candidacy ... Optional

9. La^.p tru+o+`ng và chu+o+ng trình cho VACETS / Position statement about VACETS:

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Chi? dùng bo+?i ban Ba^`u Cu+? / For use by Vote Committee only:

10. Ðia. chi? liên la.c và die^.n thoa.i / Address and phone number: