SBE Board of Director Elections

The SBE exists because of the volunteer efforts of members like you at the local and national level. The SBE Nominations Committee seeks candidates who wish to run in the summer elections for terms that begin in the fall. Capable members, from all corners of the field of broadcast engineering, are needed to serve. To be eligible, candidates for national office must be Regular, Senior or Life members of the SBE, or be the designated representative of an SBE Sustaining Member, in good standing. All candidates must also hold a current SBE engineering-level certification and must maintain that certification through all terms of office. All of the directors serve in an “at-large” capacity.

Directors serve terms of two years and are expected to attend two full meetings of the board each year. These meetings are held in the spring during the NAB Show, and in the fall during the SBE National Meeting. Terms of officers are one year. Officers are expected to attend the two full meetings of the board plus two meetings of the executive committee, which are held during the winter and summer.All those who serve must be willing to cover their own travel expenses to attend the meetings. Some employers and chapters have helped cover this expense for some members of the board in the past.

Members of the board may be appointed by the president to serve as a chairman or member of a national committee.

Members interested in serving the SBE as a member of the national board are encouraged to contact the chairman of the SBE Nominations Committee, Ted Hand, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, Chief Engineer at WSOC-TV, WAXN-TV in Charlotte, N. Car.

Ted is also a current member of the Board and can explain the duties and responsibilities to you in detail and answer any questions you may have. For 2011, the Nominations Committee must submit its list of candidates to the SBE National Office by April 29, so if you are interested, be sure to contact Ted before that date.

Election ballots will be mailed no later than July 25 to all voting members. The results will be known on August 25 when all the ballots mailed to SBE National Headquarters are counted by the official board of tellers. Those elected will be inducted into office on September 28 during the SBE National Meeting, which will be held in Columbus, Ohio in conjunction with the Ohio Association of Broadcasters Engineering Conference.

Please consider contributing your leadership and experience to the Society by offering to run as a candidate and, if elected, serving as a member of the national board of directors. Not only will your Society benefit, but you will too, as you develop friendships and strengthen your professional networking with other members from around the country.

For more information, contact Ted Hand or SBE Executive Director, John Poray, CAE.