We are reaching out to the current membership of the Silver Spring Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMISSC), with a call for nominations, in preparation for the upcoming annual elections.

 Indication of Interest form 

THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE is soliciting nominations for various Board positions, and plans to hold a vote during the Annual Business Meeting on December 9, 2009. As a member of the chapter, you are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting, in order for your voice to be heard, and your vote to be counted (to register to attend the meeting, please click here).

We will continue to accept nominations until 11:00 PM, November 25, 2009. The Nominations Committee will then validate qualifications of all nominees, and present the slate of nominees to the Chapter membership for a vote on December 9, 2009. The elected officers will assume their positions on the Chapter Board of Directors on January 1, 2010.

ONLY MEMBERS OF THE SILVER SPRING CHAPTER are eligible to run for office. All candidates for office must submit an Indication of Interest form to the Nominations Committee (by email to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )  in order to be considered for election to any office. If the Committee does not receive an Indication of Interest form from a member by 11:00 PM, November 25, 2009, that member will not be considered for office.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS POSITIONS: A number of leadership positions are available during this election cycle, and we are encouraging each Chapter member to consider seriously how best to help the Chapter continue building on our past successes. Each of these positions is expected to require anywhere from 5 to 20 hours of volunteer time per month, but the personal (and professional) rewards for participating in the Chapter are great.

Candidates must be pre-qualified (through a review of the Indication of Interest form, filled out and submitted following guidelines below) in order to run for office:

• President
• Secretary and Treasurer
• Vice President Finance and CFO
• Vice President Communications and Technology
• Vice President Programs
• Director at Large (2 positions open during this cycle)

For descriptions of the above positions, click here. To view the current members of the PMISSC Board of Directors, click here.

NOMINATIONS: There are two ways in which a Chapter member may be nominated for a position on the PMISSC Board of Directors:

1. You, as a Chapter member, may nominate yourself, by indicating your interest in running for a specific position. To do this, open the  Indication of Interest form, which is a locked form document in MS Word. Fill out the document and email it to the Nominations Committee at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , by 11:00 PM, November 25, 2009; or
2. If you, as a Chapter member, feel another Chapter member is specially qualified for a position, you may nominate that person by sending an email message by 11:00 PM, November 18, 2009, to the Nominations Committee at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , indicating the name of the person, the position for which you are nominating that individual, and a short written description of why you feel that person should be considered to serve in the position. The Nominations Committee will then invite that individual to fill out and submit the  Indication of Interest form as outlined above.

INDICATION OF INTEREST FORM: To open the Indication of Interest form (in MS Word), please click here. Fill out the form, save it to your desktop and email it to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  before 11:00 PM, November 25, 2009.

 Indication of Interest form 

IMPORTANT: Before nominating yourself (or another Chapter member) to one of the Board positions, please click here to read the detailed position descriptions. You are also encouraged to familiarize yourself with the Chapter Bylaws.

Many thanks to Karen Nichols (Vice President and Trustee) and George Langbein (Vice President, Programs) for their help in managing the nomination and election process during this election cycle.