Friends,
By now, AAVSO members have received an email requesting your vote for our new council members whose tenure will start in November 2016 and will last for two years. Council members are responsible for the fiscal health of the AAVSO, they are responsible for the well-being of our association, and they define future directions based on the mission/vision of the association. At HQ, we follow closely the council’s decisions, setting priorities based on resources that council provides for us. Councilors are members of our community, they are our observers and scientists who routinely use our data. They are part of the AAVSO.
It is of essence to have a capable council. Looking at the excellent slate of new council candidates, I am confident that we will have great new council members. At the same time, selecting those individuals among the eight very skilled candidates will be difficult (as it is every year). Please do not ignore voting for council. We depend on your opinion to wo/man our governing unit with those who will move our association forward. Individual council profiles can be found at:
https://www.aavso.org/content/announcing-candidates-2016-aavso-council-…
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
Best wishes – clear skies,
Stella.