Elections for IVRPA Board of Directors, 2009
Call for Candidates and 2009 Board of Directors Election Information:
Each year seven members of the IVRPA board of directors are elected by the general membership. Starting immediately IVRPA will begin accepting candidate statements from IVRPA members who wish to serve on the 2009-2010 board. (Check the members-only forum section for candidate statements).
Nominations will be accepted from December 7th, 2008 (Sunday), 23:00 UTC until December 19th, 2008 23:00 UTC (Friday) on the IVRPA web site.
Voting for the board will commence online December 20th, 2008 (Saturday) and end December 29th, 2008 (Monday). The candidates who receive the top 7 votes will be elected to the board.
The new board will officially begin work on 1 January 2009 for one year.
--What Does the Board Do?
The board of directors (BOD) works primarily on the communications and projects related to running IVRPA.
Most of the work of the BOD is done on line via email, chats, and telephone.
--Why Should I Serve on the BOD?
IVRPA is an international organization of VR photographers and producers.
The membership is made up of professionals, educators, enthusiasts and others --- all producing great images!
If you volunteer to serve on the BOD then you will have a chance to lead the IVRPA as we move forward to promote the work of IVRPA members and educate the public.
The time commitment is a few hours a week, but it can expand significantly depending on your level of involvement or current projects. During the past year IVRPA had a very popular stand at Photokina, continued to improve the website, helped fund the xRez Yosemite project, etc..
Let us know if you are willing to get involved; we want some great people to move our organization forward.
The current IVRPA board of directors,
Gene Cooper
Aldo Hoeben
Jeffrey Martin
Michael Quan
Matthias Taugwalder
Jan Van Der Woning
Ian Wood
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Re: Elections for IVRPA Board of Directors, 2009
Submitted by Milko K. Amorth on Sun, 2008-12-07 04:42.Quite frankly, I am thinking of parting with this association. Some board members present, I am not particularly fond of reelecting again for a mandate. I think most of them have been exceptionally quiet about IVRPA business. In fact, some of them have shown clearly incapable of such office or shown any vision at all. The recent ZKM/WWP issue gave me great insight of the real intentions of IVRPA. Simply no interest in getting involved. None, what so ever.
What good does it do to pretend for recognition of VR media if its own industry association won't stand in for its members to protect their rights, when they get infringed upon?
I am sorry, but this constitution to reelect yearly, based on no campaign and the limited time of merely 10 days between accepting nominations and the election seems like silly business to me and without any substance at all.
To me, I need to hear a vision for the industry and have some accountability for its elected board members to make true on it with action.
Cheers, Milko
Re: Elections for IVRPA Board of Directors, 2009
Submitted by cheathamlane on Sun, 2008-12-07 05:53.Milko:
Your relationship with the IVRPA has always been on the edge of love/hate, hasn't it?
:-)
I fail to see how the recent ZKM/WWP issue is an IVRPA issue at all. The WWP populous at large is not IVRPA membership, and I saw absolutely zero interaction on the IVRPA forums and email list about the whole "ZKM issue".
Possibly, if IVRPA members who are also WWP contributors had brought the "ZKM issue" to the IVRPA via its forums and email list, then maybe the IVRPA membership and the board could have gotten behind some action regarding the "ZKM issue".
Since the "ZKM issue" is wholly a WWP related issue, IVRPA sponsorship of the WWP notwithstanding (whether inferential or otherwise), it has no place being brought up here as a topic.
If you are unhappy with the current, past and possibly the future Board of the IVRPA and its actions -- then the IVRPA forums and email list are your place to speak about it.... and in a more timely fashion perhaps? It is extremely easy for anyone to point fingers and espouse wisdom in hindsight. ;)
The IVRPA can stand and does stand for its members when it is called upon (I speak as someone not on the Board, but for myself). But, its members have to be active, vocal, and productive. It is obvious that you are perturbed by a specific issue at hand...
if you had engaged the IVRPA membership as a whole either via the IVRPA list or forums, and engendered discussion rather than spouting opinion I might be more inclined to be sympathetic.
This industry association is only as strong as the strongest of its members.A strong member offers solutions to problems. A strong member discusses rather than dictates, acts rather than speaks.
If you feel so strongly, you should run for the board.
:-)
Cheers,
Patrick Cheatham
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CheathamLane
Berkeley, California
Re: Elections for IVRPA Board of Directors, 2009
Submitted by Milko K. Amorth on Sun, 2008-12-07 16:53.Patrick,
I don't agree with your love and hate analysis of my relationship at all. That is like black and white. I found myself often defending the IVRPA against high scepticism, mainly from European members and non members, of course. Just because I sometimes conveyed that critisism does not mean I hate the structure. In fact the one who complains still cares or he wouldnt complain at all and you would never know about any problems.
The ZKM issue was perhaps the single most blunt and advertised theft I have ever seen. All work has been industry related. The fact that 2 members run this project and some more have been affected should have been reason enough for IVRPA to act. If leaders dont even see that, why should members even try? That could have been the biggest membership drive of all times, doing something the IVRPA pretends to stand for. At the least show some sign of moral and official support.
The board has a mandate to look after such issues and not merely administer memberships. That is why they get elected. To be and have a voice for its members to uphold their constitution.
Cheers, Milko
Re: Elections for IVRPA Board of Directors, 2009
Submitted by Robert Thien on Mon, 2008-12-08 20:28.Quoted " I fail to see how the recent ZKM/WWP issue is an IVRPA issue at all. The WWP populous at large is not IVRPA membership, and I saw absolutely zero interaction on the IVRPA forums and email list about the whole "ZKM issue".
Yes, It is a WWP issue to start with. IVRPA can not just grandstand its way in. WWP would need to take the lead first. I know discussion has taken place with the current BoD on this matter. I am not aware of much communication back to IVRPA Board from WWP on this issue.
With respect to copyright, in the US an image needs to be registered within 90 days of publication to hold any weight. This legally limits options. International law even makes things more interesting.
Robert
Re: Elections for IVRPA Board of Directors, 2009
Submitted by vincen on Sat, 2008-12-13 19:55.And how is it to postulate as candidate ?
Thanks