[australia] Australian representative?

[David Warwick]

Further to the earlier emails on Australian representation on the CM  
Pros Board, I have submitted my nomination.

As many of you know, in addition to the stated aims, we expect CM  
Pros to look after our communications tools better, allow us to do  
more in Australia (more flexible Charter rules) and also address some  
of the recent 'slide' in the quality of the parent organization's  
deliverables to a community that now numbers more than 1,000 members.  
(However with the recent failure of CM Pros to remind members to  
renew, the number has probably fallen significantly) - another issue  
to be addressed.

For those of you with paid membership, I would greatly appreciate  
your support (vote) in February. However as there are on around 33 of  
us that are active members, the likelihood of election is low, unless  
my platform resonates with others and other influential members  
advocate on my behalf (especially since I am not a great supporter of  
the current Board's performance). If you class yourself in that  
category, your stated support during the election period would also  
be appreciated.

My nomination submission is as follows ...




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I nominate myself to run for a CM Pros Board position for 2007-2008.

Name: David Warwick

Vision and goals for serving with CM Pros ...

My objectives for serving with CM Pros are to build on the  
organizations foundation and add as much momentum as possible,  
including making changes that reflect the increased membership base  
and growth of the organization. In essence my platform for election  
is as follows ...

1) Increase the size of the CM Pros Board to reflect the  
organizations growth, complexity and the amount of work that still  
needs to be done. A larger elected Board would increase the  
organization's capacity, transfer of knowledge, advocacy in the  
community and make the organization less dependent upon a small  
number of individuals.

2) I also feel there should be more continuity within the Board, and  
would look to recommend a model that encourages longer-term service  
by passionate Board members.

3) Classes of membership. I would push for the addition of other  
membership classes, in particular, higher priced corporate  
memberships to allow for increased revenue, sponsors for events,  
another level of networking and the promotion of CM Pros within  
relevant organizations. A tiered corporate membership model would  
continue to build CM Pros and increase the scope of the organizations  
activities, membership base, and publicity in the broader community  
and allow CM Pros to expect practicing organizations to hold  
membership of our professional body.

4) Most importantly, I would add my efforts to increasing the  
vibrancy of our shared conversation on Content Management related  
topics.

Working with the board and members to achieve these goals ...

On election, I would propose changes to the bylaws as follows ...
1) Increased the size of the Board, (2) Modify the election rules to  
promote greater continuity, and (3) Propose a model for other classes  
of membership (student and tiered corporate membership), all to be  
put forward for consideration and a vote by the members. I would also  
commit to working with the Board in the same energetic manner that I  
have demonstrated within the CM Pros Australia Community (discussed  
below).

Why members should vote ...

I am a capable, energetic and well qualified candidate who has led  
the CM Pros Australia Community to great success in 2005 and 2006 and  
would like to offer my services to the larger international CM Pros  
community. CM Pros Australia Community was formed in September 2005,  
in its first year, we held eleven (11) community meeting (8 in  
Melbourne and 3 in Sydney, Australia) that were attended by 157  
participants. We sponsored the 2006 Open Publish Conference in  
Sydney. Australian CM Pros membership rose from 12 to 37 paid members  
(double the rate of all CM Pros memberships), and membership of our  
email list went from zero to 146 list members. As Co-Chair of the CM  
Pros Australia Community, I have led our Steering Committee's drive  
to promote Content Management in Australia and meet the broader  
objectives of CM Pros within this part of the world.

Short biography ...

David has a Bachelor of Arts (English and Sociology) from Monash  
University and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from  
Melbourne Business School. David is the co-creator and strategist  
behind Komodo CMS, a highly successful web content management system.  
David was the co-founder and is the current co-chair of the CM Pros  
Australia Community, a judge for the Melbourne University  
Entrepreneurs Challenge and the Melbourne Press Club Awards (best  
online news report). David is on the advisory committee of the multi- 
platform marketing company eHound, a council member of the Design  
Business Council (DBc) and a regular speaker on Content Management,  
IT Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Strategic Design. Before running  
Komodo CMS, David had careers in IT, corporate finance and  
publishing. David resides in Melbourne, Australia and is married with  
three young daughters. David manages web content for more websites  
than he would like to. More biographical information is available at  
http://www.linkedin.com/in/drwarwick
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