February 9, 2010

Notice: CIU 2010 - 2011 Executive Council Nominations

Membership in the CIU offers many rewards including the opportunity to serve on the Executive Council. The CIU Executive Council is made up of volunteers who give freely of their time to provide direction to our Associations’ activities. In addition to contributing to the development of the underwriting profession, serving on the Executive Council provides you with an excellent opportunity to network and for personal growth.

The CIU is calling for nominations for four positions for the 2010-2011 CIU year. Those positions are:

Vice Chair: This is the first year of a three year commitment. Term of office as Vice Chair is one year. In accepting this position, the candidate acknowledges that he/she shall be nominated as Chair in the following term of office.

To be eligible to serve in this position, it is strongly recommended that the candidate has served on the Executive Council. The Vice Chair shall be responsible for the annual meeting program including the meeting format, topics, speakers and the coordination of all activities.

Incoming Treasurer: This is the first year of a three year commitment. Term of office as Incoming Treasurer is one year. In accepting this position, the candidate acknowledges that he/she shall be nominated as Treasurer in the following term of office. The incumbent will apprentice the current Treasurer's job so as to fill it in the following year. In addition he/she will assist other officers as requested.

Secretary: This is the first year of a three year commitment. Term of office as Secretary is one year. In accepting this position, the candidate acknowledges that he/she shall be nominated as Convention Secretary in the following term of office.

The incumbent shall be responsible for keeping and distributing minutes of the Executive Council Meetings. He/she shall be responsible for sending out the notice of Executive Council Meetings as well as making sure all convention information on the web site is current. Other duties include coordinating coverage of the registration desk at the annual meeting and maintaining CIU records.

Executive Council Members: Term of office is two years. The incumbents will be available to accept assignments from other Executive Council members who have specific duties. They will also provide input on matters of CIU policy and future direction.

Incumbents will be expected to attend the CIU Annual General Meeting (AGM), including this year’s AGM to be held in Montreal on June 7th and 8th, 2010.

If you wish to be considered for one of these positions, or know of someone who you think would make an excellent candidate, please forward an email with the nominated person’s name, full contact info and the position for which you are nominating/volunteering. Using “CIU Executive Nomination” as the subject line, please forward this nomination by email to norm.leblond@sunlife.com. The deadline for nominations is the end of business day, March 12th, 2010.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Norm Leblond at (519) 888-3469.