Hello, all, I will also renew a call for a Systems Officer. This is an appointed member of the Executive, free from the meddling influence of lobbyists and special interests that are a part of "politics as usual." Or something. Oh, and it's been me for the last few years, and Jeremy Hunsinger for the many years before that. So, here's a little bit about what I do. Mostly, I try to make sure the website is working, things get backed up, new systems are implemented, and generally respond to the needs of the executive and the membership. Oh, and if you've ever emailed "help@aoir.org" that's me--so I guess I am the point of contact that makes sure that emails get to the right place. If you would like to take this on, you should have *some* technical abilities. That is, FTP should not scare you, and you maybe have built or maintained a website before. If you are able to do that, and you are willing to learn while on the job, I think you'll be fine. (If you have a bit of experience administering Wordpress and Drupal, and maybe are OK with dealing with MySQL, even better!) Of course, you also should be ready and willing to help with the overall governance of the Association and participate in the activities of the Executive Committee. If you are interested, please drop an email to Sabryna (sabrynac@niu.edu) or to me (help@aoir.org). If you aren't sure if you are interested, talk to me, and I'll try to convince you that you are. Best, Alex -- // // This email is // [x] assumed public and may be blogged / forwarded. // [ ] assumed to be private, please ask before redistributing. // // Alexander C. Halavais, ciberflâneur // http://alex.halavais.net //