Call for DMLA Board of Director Nominations

The DMLA Nominations and Elections Committee is pleased to announce the call for nominees to serve on the 2018 to 2020 DMLA Board of Directors. There are eight positions open for the 2018 – 2020 Board slate – President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and four (4) Officers-at-Large.Participating on the Board of Directors enables you to lend your leadership and vision to the DMLA community and to contribute to defining its path forward. If you are interested in serving or nominating a fellow member, please send an email with your interest to nominations@digitalmedialicensing.org.The DMLA Board’s obligation to its members is to govern the organization and to forward its mission:To promote and protect the interests of the media licensing community through advocacy, education and communication.Nominations and Elections ProcessEligibility: Any member of DMLA in good standing may nominate themselves or fellow members to serve on the DMLA Board of Directors providing they meet the requirements as established in the DMLA Bylaws.Only complete nominations will go before the Nominations and Elections Committee for consideration. If you would like to nominate another individual to serve, the nominee along with their contact information and reason for nomination is needed. The Nominations and Elections committee shall verify the eligibility of all nominees. Individuals so nominated shall have given prior consent to said nomination and election as an officer.The call for Nominations and Elections closes at 11:59 p.m. EST, Monday, February 15, 2018.Board PositionsTo gain a better understanding of the roles and responsibilities of being a member of the DMLA Board of Directors as well as the specific positions that are open on the 2018 DMLA Board, please visit the DMLA website at www.digitalmedialicensing.org/bylaws.shtml for roles and descriptions. The following positions are open for nominations:

• DMLA President
• DMLA Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
• DMLA Officer-at-large   (4) positions availableTimeline

Date	Actions
January 8, 2018 –February 12, 2018	Call for Nominations Open
February 12, 2018	Nominations and Elections Committee Receives Final Nominations
February 13, 2018	Nominations and Elections Committee Recommends Slate for Board Approval
February 26, 2018	Election Ballots Distributed to Members For Voting
March 16, 2018	Final Ballots Accepted by DMLA
April 4, 2018	DMLA 2014 Board Announces Election Results
May 1, 2018	DMLA 2018 Board of Directors will take office

Should you have any questions, please contact Sonia Wasco - DMLA Nominations and Elections Committee Chairat 717-626-0296 or nominations@digitalmedialicensing.org