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ILS 2011-2012 E-Board Election
Anyone who wants to run for office has to email ILS at ils@law.umaryland.edu by April 1st at 5pm with their intent to run as well as a statement, up to but not exceeding 1 page, explaining why they are qualified and want to run. We will make sure to send out all candidate statements to the entire listserve by Monday April 4th. Our general body meetings will be Tuesday April 5th at 6:30 pm in Room 309 and Wednesday April 6th in Room 302, during which we will talk about the Hunger Banquet and then give any e-board candidates a chance to speak for no more than two minutes. Elections will occur via blackboard on Thursday April 7th. If International Law Society is not listed as a course on your blackboard you will not be able to vote. It can take several days for individuals to be added to blackboard, therefore, requests to be added to ILS' blackboard page must be received by April 1st at 5pm in order to guarantee that such requests will be processed in time to vote in the elections.
Descriptions of the positions that one can run for are listed below:
- The President shall preside at all General Body and Executive Board meetings, supervise all Society activities, and perform other duties incidental to the office.
- The Vice President shall work as closely as possible with the President wherever possible and shall preside at all General Body and Executive Board meetings in the President’s absence.
- The Treasurer shall submit a budget and an annual written report in compliance with SBA regulations and deadlines, and perform any other duties designated by the President and the Board. The Treasurer is encouraged to pursue other funding options, coordinate the submission of grant proposals, and strongly encouraged to submit an application for USGA funds. The Treasurer should also collect and pay out all Society funds as desired by the Executive Board, deposit funds to the SBA Treasurer, keep the accounts open at all times for inspection, and be prepared to announce current balance at meetings of the General Body and Executive Board.
- The Secretary shall regularly check the ILS email account and facilitate communication between officers and the members. The Secretary shall maintain an accurate and updated list of members and relevant contact information. Prior to meetings, the Secretary shall distribute agendas prepared by the President and/or Vice President. During meetings of the General Body and Executive Board, the Secretary shall take minutes. Following General Body meetings, the Secretary shall upload an electronic copy of the General Body minutes to the ILS website.
- Up to six Event Coordinators, being of equal status, shall perform all of the duties as detailed in Article XI of this Constitution and any further duties deemed necessary for the day-to-day functioning of the Society. These duties include, but are not limited to, communication with the Board and General Body regarding developments associated with their assigned responsibilities. The Event Coordinators shall be responsible for discussing and leading the following initiatives, and any others that arise as needed: fundraising, social events, event advertising, preparing speaker bios, event logistics (room reservation, food, etc), and serve as a liaison with the LL.M. program, USGA, CDO, and ILSA.
