Call for Nominations - NSW BEC 2012-2013

Notice to all ACS New South Wales Branch Members 

Nominations are hereby called for the following positions on the 2012-2013 ACS New South Wales Branch Executive Committee. Appointments commence 1 January 2012. This year the Branch Executive Committee has decided to ensure continuity and effectiveness of BEC by stipulating that the terms for the all positions be for a set term of either 1 or 2 years as specified for each position.

Office Bearers:

• Branch Chairperson (two year term)
• Branch Vice Chairperson (two year term)
• Branch Vice Chairperson (one year term)
• Branch Honorary Secretary (two year term)
• Branch Honorary Treasurer (one year term)

 Ordinary Committee:

Ordinary Committee Members -5 positions (one year term)

Ordinary Committee Members - 5 positions (two year term)

Eligibility:

All financial members of the ACS New South Wales Branch are eligible for nomination. Office Bearers are drawn from members of the Professional Division (Members, Senior Members and Fellows together form the Professional Division of the ACS). At least one half of the Ordinary Committee Members of the Branch Executive Committee must be members of the Professional Division.

For a nomination to be valid it must show the name and membership number and membership grade of the eligible candidate, be signed by the candidate as evidence of willingness to accept nomination and be signed by another member of any grade, of the Branch as proposer.

2011 BEC members retire on 31 December, 2011 and are eligible for re-election.

Closing Date for Nominations:

Nominations must be on the approved BEC 2012-2013 Nomination Form and reach the Returning Officer no later than 5:00pm, Wednesday 28^th September, 2011. They may be posted or delivered to ACS NSW Branch, Level 11, 50 Carrington Street, Sydney NSW 2000. They may also be scanned and emailed to the New South Wales Branch Returning Officer at: acsnsw@acs.org.au. The onus rests with those concerned to ensure that nominations are lodged by the closing date.

The BEC 2012 - 2013 Nomination Form is available for download at: http://www.acs.org.au/nsw/documents/Nomination_BEC_2012_final.pdf

Election:

If there are more nominations than positions, a ballot will be held to determine the successful nominees. 

To assist members in making their selection, nominees will be asked to supply a statement of no more than 200 words in support of their nomination. This should be sent to the New South Wales Returning Officer at: acsnsw@acs.org.au or delivered with the forms as below.

2011 NSW BEC members Record of Attendance:

Meetings attended of those eligible to attend:

• Patrick Wilson Chair 7 of 7
• Peter Palmer Vice Chair 7 of 7
• Sumeet Kumar Vice Chair 2 of 7
• Glen Willis Honorary Treasurer 6 of 7
• Vladas Leonas Honorary Secretary 7 of 7
• James Wowchuck Ordinary Member 3 of 7
• Steve Godbee Ordinary Member 6 of 7
• Richard Beacher Ordinary Member 6 of 7
• Phil Lovell Ordinary Member 5 of 7
• Karen Clarke Ordinary Member 6 of 7
• Yu Dan Shi Ordinary Member 2 of 7
• Sarah Fisher Ordinary Member 2 of 7
• Jason Ming Ordinary Member 2 of 7
• Abbass Ghanbarry Ordinary Member 6 of 7
• Ian Boyd Ordinary Member 6 of 7

New South Wales Branch BEC: Key Roles and responsibilities

The aim of this brief is to inform potential BEC nominees of the ACS New South Wales Branch’s key objectives and the typical skills required to be an effective BEC Member. Any financial member of the ACS New South Wales Branch is eligible to nominate to be a BEC member (refer to the ACS National Regulations). Nominees should be aware of some of the skills required to perform the role of a BEC Member.

Note that all BEC positions are voluntary and require varying amounts of time to fulfil the governance duties detailed below. Office Bearer positions can typically require up to approximately 15 hours per month, the Chairperson’s role requiring upwards of 20 hours, whilst Ordinary Board Member positions are typically required to attend one evening meeting per month are expected to participate on sub-committees and attend the meetings as appropriate.

Being on the BEC has its compensations which include:

• the satisfaction achieved by making a difference to the profession,
• the friendships that develop between similarly motivated professionals
• a wide exposure to the leading edge of ICT in New South Wales.

As in most things, what you get out of it is directly proportional to what you put in.

KEY OBJECTIVES

The Key Objectives of the BEC and its members are to:

• Relevance to members and stakeholders
• Seek and confirm ACS member needs with strong and frequent communication
• Contribute to the Branch’s annual Business Plan of activities through workshops, active participation and communication
• Provide feedback to ACS National Office about matters affecting the Branch

 Professional practice in ICT

• Include professional practice objectives in the annual Business Plan
• Contribute to and support the ACS Professional Development Program
• Support and promote ACS Special Interest Groups
• Support the ACS Professional Partner Program
• Promote the importance of discipline, ethics and conduct for the profession

 Growth to ensure a sustainable future for the Society

• Plan Branch activities and services in a manner that supports the objectives and interests of the ACS and Branch members

 Leadership and global positioning

• Contribute to and support setting and achieving Branch KPIs
• Keep up to date with ACS National Office initiatives to improve the professional standing of ACS
• Support and contribute to the mentoring program

 Ensuring the Society is fit for the future

• Participate as a member of appropriate Branch Committees
• Participate as a member of appropriate Branch Sub-Committees
• Behave responsibly in members’ interests in financial decisions

 People and culture

• Ensure that the Branch Business Plan and activities are actively promoted to the Branch Manager and Staff
• Actively communicate with staff and volunteers and encourage positive communications to all stakeholders
• Ensure that the ACS’s values are demonstrated and encouraged at all times
• Encourage adherence to the ACS Code of Ethics
• Present and promote ACS to secondary and tertiary students and others as the opportunity arises

GENERAL SKILLS

Participation in the BEC will enable members to further develop and enhance their skills in the following areas:

• Leadership and management expertise
• Domain knowledge: technology breadth, rather than detailed technical knowledge
• Strategy and planning
• Understanding of the link between business and IT strategy
• Communicate with confidence and possess the ability to address a medium to large audience
• Thought leadership, especially in the digital economy
• Emotional intelligence
• Mentoring: ability to attract and develop people, especially young people
• Managing diversity e.g. Young IT Professionals, Women in IT
• Sound diplomatic skills

Outlined below are the duties of the Office Bearers and Ordinary Branch Executive members. These are not intended to be prescriptive, but rather to give potential nominees a better understanding of the roles for which they are nominating. Included also are the various portfolio positions.