TO:             Computing Research Community
FROM:         Fred Weingarten, CRA Executive Director
RE:             CRA Board Member Nominations

The Computing Research Association is asking for your help in suggesting
nominees for the CRA Board of Directors. Each spring CRA's member
organizations elect about a third of our board members. Candidates are not
required to be CRA members. Our nominating committee, chaired by Rick
Adrion of the University Massachusetts at Amherst, is seeking nominations.

It is important that the CRA board represents the interests of the entire
computing research community, and it is our policy to solicit a broad range
of candidates.

Please contact the person you are nominating before submitting his or her
name to ensure that he or she is willing to stand for election to the
board. Nominees will receive information on CRA and its activities.

Our board is a working board. Although we have a small professional staff
at our headquarters, board members are expected to actively participate in
the association. CRA activities include:

* Planning CRA conferences and workshops.

* Conducting the annual CRA Taulbee Survey on the Production and Employment
of Ph.D.s and Faculty in Computer Science and Computer Engineering.

* Developing projects to improve public and political understanding of the
role of computing research in the national technology agenda.

* Increasing the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in
computing research by cosponsoring meetings such as the Grace Hopper
Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, running workshops on academic
careers and compiling a database of individuals in computing research.

* Soliciting articles and advertisements for Computing Research News and
offering input on CRA's growing electronic information services on the
World Wide Web.

Board members are asked to attend at least two board meetings per year.
Members pay their travel costs to the meetings.

We understand that these time demands can be daunting to overburdened
researchers. But research in computer science and computer engineering is
facing major challenges as the political environment for government support
changes. In the United States, Canada and many other countries, computing
has been identified as a technology of critical social importance. This
increased political attention places new demands on our field and offers
new opportunities.

The Computing Research Association is in a key position to help the
community deal with these new forces. CRA always has been able to attract
excellent candidates because we offer board members a significant
opportunity to serve the computer science and computer engineering fields.
With your help, we will continue this tradition.
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CRA Board of Directors Nomination Form


Information on Nominator (please type or print):

Name
Position
Organization
Department
Address
City
State
ZIP code
Telephone
E-mail



Please send this form and a biography or curriculum vitae of the nominee to:
Computing Research Association
1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 718
Washington, DC 20009
Fax:202-667-1066
E-mail: jbass@cra.org

We must receive this form and the biographical information on or before March 3.

I nominate (fill in name) to be a member of the CRA Board of Directors.

Signed

Date

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Information on Nominee (please type or print):
Name
Position
Organization
Department
Address
State
ZIP code
Telephone (work)
Telephone (home)
Fax number
E-mail address

Highest degree earned? In what?
Grantor of that degree
Date earned

Research interest(s):


Awards and honors and year received (list no more than five items):


Have you previously been involved in any CRA activities? Describe.


List any other relevant experience and year(s) it occurred (list no more
than five items).



Write a 100-word statement supporting your nomination. (Examples include
major research accomplishments, leadership on major development projects,
major publication or editorial achievements, major contributions to
scientific/engineering/professional societies, or any special role in CRA
the nominee hopes to fulfill if elected.) This statement will be included
in the biographical sketches mailed with the ballot. Either the nominator
or the nominee may write the statement.

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Statements exceeding the 100-word limit will be returned to the author for
editing or will be edited by CRA staff.
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