[Paul Stoetzer]

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-139

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* Call for Nominations – 2021 AMSAT Board of Directors Election

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ANS-139 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 139.01
From AMSAT HQ WASHINGTON, DC
DATE May 19, 2021
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-139.01

Call for Nominations – 2021 AMSAT Board of Directors Election

AMSAT solicits nominations for the 2021 AMSAT Board of Directors election,
to be held in the third quarter of the year. The seats of the following
four incumbent Directors expire in 2021 and will be filled by this yearâ
€™s
election:

Jerry Buxton N0JY
Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA
Patrick Stoddard WD9EWK
Michelle Thompson W5NYV

Further, up to two Alternate Directors may be elected for one-year terms.

A valid nomination for Director must be written and requires either one
Member Society or five current individual members in good standing to
nominate an AMSAT member. Written nominations, with the nominee’s n
ame,
call sign, and contact information, as well as the nominators’ name
s, call
signs, and contact information, should be sent to the AMSAT Secretary:

Jeff Davis, KE9V
1909 S. Batavia Avenue
Muncie, IN 47302-2044
ke9v at amsat.org

A copy should be sent to Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, at n8hm at
amsat.org.

The AMSAT bylaws require that the nomination be written and in the form
specified by the Secretary. The Secretary has elected to accept written
nomination materials via mail or in electronic form, including e-mail or
electronic image of a paper document. Fax transmissions cannot be accepted.

No matter what means are used, petitions MUST be received by the Secretary
no later than June 15th. The Secretary will verify the qualifications of
candidates and nominating members or Member Societies as petitions are
received, and will notify candidates whether their nominations are in order
by the end of June.

[ANS thanks Jeff Davis, KE9V, AMSAT Secretary, for the above information]

/EX

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maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.

Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/

73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space,

This week's ANS Contributing Editor,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org

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