Nominations are now Open!
Nominations are now Open! July 07 President’s Message Part 2
It is time for members to decide on the management of this organization for the next year. Nominations for elected office open now! Any Advanced or Individual member can nominate any Advanced or Individual member for any office, by simply sending an email to elections@segamerica.org . All nominations must include the full name and email address of the person making the nomination, and the full name and email address of the person being nominated. If we cannot contact you or the potential nominee, then that action will not be valid.
The elected officers of SEG America are, President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Local Group Coordinator.
I will send another email with the voting procedures, which you can expect shortly. If you are not current, it is a good time to renew your membership. Many have already done it, and to those members, thanks! To those of us who have yet to do it, the time is here. Go to www.segamerica.org and get it done.
We have had some issues regarding databases and websites, and are well on our way to resolving many of them, and while we are still dealing with them, we are much more able to respond to the issues that come up. We are installing a number of new features at the same time as the reconstruction, and I still hope to be able to announce many of the improvements soon.
But first…I want to remind everyone that we here at SEG America are all about enjoying the segway experience. Last week I reminded you to go find someone and glide with them. Group glides are a blast!
This week I am going to tell you to go and find something else to do with your seg. Visit a local seg dealer, many are Business members and offer discounts and perks for members. Check out the new t-shirts, and local accessories. Find out if they have some interesting events coming up… Maybe you should go and find or go and start a polo team. If you want to play, and you make it known, you will gather other polo players to you…
We are still looking for The WOZ Cup Challenge in September, and although I have no new news on it, I hope to have some soon. Lots of people have had a great time at local parades, festivals, and glides. If you have some good stories to relate, send them to me, and I will mention them in the next message. You can send them to President@SEGamerica.org .
As a reminder, this year, the election of officers will follow this schedule:
Elections Committee formation : April 30 (Done – Will Hopper chairman)
Nominations for Club officers : July 15 to 28 (Open Now)
Compile Ballot : July 29 to July 31
Voting : Aug 1 to Aug 13
Tabulations : Aug 14 to Aug 15
Results Announced : Aug 15
New Term starts : Sep 1
SEG America merchandise is for sale. We have polo shirts, tee shirts, and much more…
At this point, I want to speak of the rebuild that is currently going on at our website. We are completely reformatting it. We want input. We need images, logos, original artwork, and ideas. Specifically, among other images, we want candid shots of people on segs doing things. The person on the seg need not be the topic or star of the photo. We want interesting shots, with a seg somewhere in it. Send in suggestions and things you want to see on the site. We want to use your ideas and images… Send a note with what attachments you like to President@segamerica.org and I will bring all work to the board… We have special gifts for the contributors, mostly memorabilia from segway history. Be sure to include a mailing address and your permission to use anything you send us.
Keep looking for new action and activity. We will be sending you news as we have it…
Karl Ian Sagal, President, SEG America
848 North Rainbow Boulevard # 559, Las Vegas, Nevada 89017
