CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: NASSS Executive Board

2008 NASSS Elections‹Nominations

The North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) invites you to
consider serving NASSS by running for one of the following positions:

· President-elect: This position requires a 3 year commitment that
involves serving one year each as President-elect, President, and Past
President. The President-elect serves as Chair of the Program Committee for
the upcoming NASSS Conference. As President, this person oversees the
business of NASSS, while the past-President serves on the Board in an
advisory capacity. (1 or 2 candidates needed)


· Secretary: This position requires a 2 year commitment and primarily
entails taking and compiling minutes of all Board meetings and Business
meetings of NASSS. In addition, the Secretary is responsible for
communications involving the organization. (1 or 2 candidates needed)

· Member-at-Large: The member-at-large (MAL) serves on the NASSS Board
for 2 years during which time s/he chairs one of the award committees. (1 or
2 candidates needed)

· This year¹s ballot also contains an option to vote in favor of or
against affiliation with the American Kinesiology Association (AKA). For
further information about this issue, please go to Elections on the NASSS
website

Procedures for Nomination: You may nominate yourself or someone else to run
for an office. If you wish to nominate someone else, please be sure to
contact the person you are nominating so that they agree to run for office.

Materials needed: Candidates who wish to run for office need to provide a
brief Vision Statement for NASSS, in addition to a Biographical Statement
that outlines the candidate¹s qualifications for the office, including a
summary of publications and/or a report on other professional activities.

For further details about each position please see the NASSS bylaws, found
in the documents section of the website's resource center:
http://www.nasss.org/resources.html
If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact a current
member of the Board (Rich King, crking@wsu.edu, Bob Rinehart,
rerine@wsu.edu, Nancy Spencer, nspencr@bgsu.edu), the Elections Committee
Chair, Billy Hawkins (bhawk@uga.edu), or the Web manager, Amy Hribar
(amsbar2002@hotmail.com)

NOTE: In order to vote in this year¹s NASSS elections, you must be current
with your dues. Membership fees may now be paid via the NASSS website. If
you have any questions, please contact Amy Hribar (amsbar2002@hotmail.com)