IGDA Women in Games News: IGDA WIGSIG Election Update

IGDA WIGSIG Election Update
May 28, 2010 09:13 AM

IGDA Women in Games SIG is currently working with the IGDA to kick off our first ever IGDA WIG SIG elections. As part of the elections process, we need your assistance to accomplish two immediate tasks including 1) selection of elections format (e.g. governance format) and 2) kick off election nominations.

Condensed information can be found below related to the immediate tasks at hand however you can find a detailed overview of the entire IGDA elections process at:
http://wiki.igda.org/Special_interest_group/Special_Interest_Group_Reference_Guide/Elections_FAQ

1. Selection of Elections Format

Please participate in the SIG Format Survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/33BW8SL by THURSDAY, JUNE 10. This survey should take no more than 5 minutes of your time and is critical that you participate as it will shape how we structure leadership for the IGDA WIGSIG. There are three options to choose from on how IGDA SIG Chair and Steering Committee Members (SCM) is elected, they include:

SIG elects a chair directly. Chair then appoints SCM.
The SIG elects at least 3 SCM. The chair is then appointed by the elected SCM.
The SIG elects Chair directly. The SCM is comprised of the runners up.

These formats were developed by IGDA and are intended to provide fair but flexible methods of SIG governance. To provide some perspective, in general, smaller SIGs elect the Chair directly, and the SIG appoints SCMs. In larger SIGs, Members may wish to elect the entire SCM, and have the committee elect a Chair.

SIGs desiring the flattest democratic process possible can select format #3, where the Member with the most votes is designated as Chair and runners-up are appointed SCMs.

2. SIG Nomination Overview and Eligibility

In order to be elected to SIG leadership, a candidate must meet the following requirements:

Be a member of the IGDA, in good standing;
Have a minimum, 24-month consecutive Membership prior to nomination;
Agree to abide by the Leadership (Board of Directors) Code of Ethics found here: http://www.igda.org/sites/default/files/IGDA_Board_Code-of-Ethics.pdf;
Read the IGDA SIG Reference Manual and agree to be bound by its terms. The manual can be found here: http://www.igda.org/sites/default/files/IGDA_SIG_Reference_Manual_Rev020609.pdf.

As a reminder, we request your participation in the survey, and/or election nominations no later than THURSDAY, JUNE 10.

Finally, many thanks to our Members for your participation as well as Erin Hoffman, Fiona Cherbak and current Steering Committee Members for their assistance in this process.

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