Election of Board of Directors

BCTC Nomination Procedure for Election of Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting – April 3, 2011

There are currently 11 Board Director Positions with the BC Touring Council.
- 7 Positions represent presenter organizations from the 5 regions of BC
- 2 positions represent artists
- 2 positions represent agents/managers/consultants
Each board term is a two-year term. Board members may serve a maximum of 3 consecutive terms (6 years).
A map of British Columbia with the regions is posted on Directories.

Area Representative Vacancies To Be Filled At AGM Board Elections
	South East	1. One Position is to be filled
		Standing for Election: Garry Pendergast, Revelstoke Arts Council, Revelstoke
	South West	1. One Position is to be filled
		Standing for Election: Jacquie Dawson, Max Cameron Theatre, Powell River
	North  Region	1. One Position is to be filled
		Standing for Election:  Bettyanne Hampton, North Peace Cultural Centre, Ft. St. John

Agent Representative Vacancies To Be Filled
	1. One Position is to be filled	TBA

Board Members Who Have Agreed To Stand For Re-Election
	South West Region	Margo Gram Centennial Theatre
	North Region	John Barth Lakes District Arts Council
	Artist Representative	Margo Kane Full Circle: First Nations Performance
	Artist Representative	Renee Iaci shameless hussy productions
	Agent/Manager/Consultant	Kevin Bruce KBAM! Kevin Bruce Arts Management

Board Members Whose Terms Continue for One More Year
	South Central	Ted Osborne Osoyoos Arts Council
	Vancouver Island	Bruce Halliday The Port Theatre

Board Members Who Are Retiring
	South West Region	Paul Gravett Kay Meek Theatre
	South West Region	Wendy Atkinson Chan Centre For The Performing Arts
	South East Region	Neil Harrower Capitol Theatre
	North Region	Heidi Kux-Kardos Peace Liard Regional Arts Council
	Agent/Manager/Consultant	Margot Holmes Caline Artists International

Nominations Close on March 18, 2011
On behalf of the board, staff and members of the BC Touring Council:
A special “thank you” to all board members whose terms are expiring.

Information And Eligibility To Serve On The BCTC Board

The British Columbia Touring Council (BCTC) Board of Directors uses the Policy Governance model, a conceptual model created by John Carver www.carvergovernance.com to enable strategic leadership by governing boards. In Policy Governance the board is proactive, explicit about its values and long range in the majority of its concerns. Board and CEO jobs do not become confused. Accordingly, board committees stay out of staff work and, though staff view and knowledge are made known to the board, the staff rarely recommends what board decisions should be. Because roles are very clear, free communication among board and staff causes no problem, and board-staff interactions can be enriching. Board agendas are usually shorter, the deliberation usually on long term ENDS and the mindset one of strategic leadership.

Eligibility of Area Representative

• Be a resident in the region from which they are nominated
• Be a current member of BCTC in good standing
• Be a member of a presenting society, facility or organization
• Exhibit a willingness to serve as an active Board member for at least two years with duties including (but not limited too) face-to-face board meetings, telephone conferences, attendance at Pacific Contact each year, and membership on board committees a required

Eligibility of Artist Representative

• Be a member of BCTC in good standing
• Be a professional performing artist or represent a professional performing arts company
• Exhibit a willingness to serve as an active Board member for at least two years with duties including (but not limited too) face-to-face board meetings, telephone conferences, attendance at Pacific Contact each year, and membership on board committees a required

Eligibility of Agent/Manager/Consultant Representative

• Be a member of BCTC in good standing
• Represent or manage a professional performing artist or act as a consultant to the performing arts community
• Exhibit a willingness to serve as an active Board member for at least two years with duties including (but not limited too) face-to-face board meetings, telephone conferences, attendance at Pacific Contact each year, and membership on board committees a required

Rules And Procedures Of Nomination

Nomination can only be made by a BCTC current member in good standing

Nominator must include:

• Nominator Name
• Title
• Affiliation/Organization
• Region

Nomination must include:

• Nominee’s Name
• Title
• Affiliation/Organization
• Region
• Agreement to stand for election and include a short explanation of why they wish to stand for election. This information will be distributed to members at the AGM.

Election Process at Annual General Meeting

• The ballot for area representative nominees will be distributed at the AGM
• The ballot will be accompanied by short autobiographical blurbs of all nominees as complied from the explanation submitted with the nomination forms
• Election will be by secret ballot and will be conducted by members of the nomination committee or their alternates
• Nominees should be prepared to give a short election talk (similar to that on the nomination form) if necessary
• Election of Board of Directors is by simple majority of the BCTC members in good standing attending the AGM
• Election results will be announced at the end of the AGM on April 3, 2011

Nominations Close on, March 25, 2011 at 5:00 pm. There will be no nominations accepted after this time, including no nominations from the floor on April 3, 2011 during the AGM.

Please send completed Nominations by email to: board@bctouring.org