Volunteer Position: TalkBoard

TalkBoard (TB) is a User Advisory Council consisting of members of the community whose purpose is to provide input regarding FlyerTalk feature requests, action requests that fall outside the scope of already established policies and procedures, and general user issues as may be directed to them by the FlyerTalk member population and the FlyerTalk host.

This board primarily discusses topics regularly via a private forum on FlyerTalk. Minutes of the TalkBoard's activities will be made available to the community in the Town Hall portion of the Web site and as needed in the TalkBoard Topics forum.

The TalkBoard consists of 9 members, all of whom are chosen by popular vote of the active FlyerTalk members. The slate of FlyerTalk members who have agreed to be considered for an elected post are confirmed by personal interviews with the FlyerTalk host prior to being named to the ballot. Elected members of the TalkBoard will serve two-year terms; with no limit to the number of times one can be re-elected.

A TalkBoard President will be selected by active members of the TalkBoard, with the FlyerTalk host serving to break any ties in the voting. To preserve stability and give experience to newly elected members, the TalkBoard President will be elected six months after the most recent popular election. The TalkBoard may also choose to elect a Vice President to work with the President to ensure timely consideration of issues, keep the parliamentary processes flowing, and provide liaison between individual TalkBoard members and the FlyerTalk host. There is no limitation to the number of times a TalkBoard member can be voted to hold either of these positions, either overall or concurrent.

TalkBoard members represent a variety of member interests and points of view, which are not always frequent flyer/stayer-related. Some may be company representatives or serve in another volunteer capacity at FlyerTalk, such as moderator of a particular forum.

It is the goal and intention of the FlyerTalk host that a TalkBoard election will take place annually. Those TalkBoard members who have served their term will determine the number of open spaces on the TalkBoard for the given year. When there is an election, all active voting members will be notified via a board announcement and email. A private voting page will be made available with candidate names, user names, and appropriate background information. Members who are elected to the TalkBoard may serve an unlimited number of successive terms.

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