The Election of Board Members to the Advisory Board who will represent all of us will be taking place July 1-31. That's a long time period to assure that everyone has the opportunity to vote. Now you can begin to review the candidate's and their campaign pages to read about their views on USGenWeb and their goals for our wonderful project. Voting is so important...and here is your opportunity to make your own decision about the person you would like to be seated on the AB for the coming years. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/nationals-index.htm Click on Meet the Candidates and get to know them. All of them welcome your e-mails if you have specific questions. As a CC in Georgia, you are eligible to vote on: 1) National Coordinator 2) Representative at Large 3) SEMA State Coordinator Representative 4) SEMA CC Representative (2 positions) Another good way to learn about individuals is to go through the recent Archives for the USGENWEB-Discuss list, as many of them are participants on that list. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Type in USGENWEB-DISCUSS and then select the current month. At the top of the page for the month's messages, you can select "threaded" (which sometimes is confusing) or chronological. Of course you can also be a member of this list by subscribing....but it is a very active list! It is a well run list though, and you'll learn a lot from the dialogue that occurs. Virginia Crilley