CONvergence Steering Committee Elections Info

  • Who Can Vote?
    • To vote you must have:
      • Attended one regular CONvergence Convention Committee Meeting
      • Volunteered 20 hours on CONvergence
      • Be 14 years of age on the date of the election
  • Who can run for the Steering Committee?
    • To be eligible run you must:
  • When/Where are the elections
    • The elections will happen as part of the Post-Mortem ConCom Meeting
    • In 2011 this occurs at 2pm on July 23, 2011 and will be at the Sheraton/DoubleTree
  • What are the Steering Committee Positions?
    • The Steering Committee was formed to manage decision-making and management of the convention.  This separates out responsibility for daily management of the event from cross-event coordination and running of the legal entity that is the non-profit Convergence Events.
    • The Steering Committee has ultimate decision making authority for the event.  They report their status up to the Board. It is not the Board’s role to overrule decisions made about convention business.
    • The Executives who serve on the Steering Committee each represent and serve as decisionmakers and problem solvers for a certain group of departments.  The Department reporting structure currently is:
      • Activities – Programming, Mainstage, Cinema Rex, Theater Nippon, Connie’s Quantum Sandbox, Gaming (22nd & ConSuite), Special Events (Garden Court), Lit Lounge, OC/CC, Masquerade, Mark Time, Harmonic Convergence
      • Hospitality & Member Experience – Facilities: Hotel, Allocation/Resume, Ops, Dock, Decor, Logistics, Meeting Childcare, Smoking Tent, Transportation
      • Hospitality & Member Experience – Hospitality: Splounge, ConSuite, F2E2, Parties, Guests, Artist’s Alley
      • Revenue – Art Show, Registration, Merchandising, Dealer’s Room, Purchasing, Advertising, Auctions
      • Communication At Con –  ASL, Photography, Videography, Volunteers, IT, CVG-TV
      • Communications Pre-Con – Written Pubications, Public Relations, Web-Site(s), Social Media, Creative Services, Video Production
      • At Large  - Communication with Board, ConCom; general back-up and support
  • Do I have to quit my department head position to run for the Steering Committee?
    • No, but you should consider the workload involved in both roles and be prepared to answer questions about your ability to serve in both positions.  Also, as a candidate, you should be conscientious about making decisions at each level of leadership.  We rely on all our volunteers, regardless of position, to make good choices; this is important for individuals who may hold multiple roles, and especially so for those who have multiple roles at different levels of leadership.

Candidate Questionnaire

  1. Why do you want to be on the Steering Committee?
  2. What would you like to do as an Exec for CONvergence?
  3. What is your understanding of the duties for this position?
  4. What, if anything, would you change about how the organization is run?
  5. How would you describe your communication style?
  6. How would you describe your conflict resolution style?
  7. What skills/strengths do you have that make you well-suited for this position?
  8. What do you bring to the CONvergence leadership that it doesn’t already have?
  9. What if anything, would you change about the Exec position and divisional responsibilities you are seeking?
  10. If you aren’t elected, what are your future plans? Are there any other roles you might be interested in and why?
  11. How do you handle disagreement, especially when you feel you are right?
  12. A volunteer reporting to you has not been doing the job – how would you go about making a change in the staff?

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