Categories: Announcements
      Date: Dec  1, 2014
     Title: PTOS CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The Patent and Trademark Office Society Election Committee will be accepting nominations for candidates seeking to serve on the BOARD OF DIRECTORS as an officer or a representative.

Nominating petitions will be available and accepted by the Election Committee from December 1 – December 12, 2014

Nominations will be accepted for the following positions:

President

Vice President

Secretary

Administrator

Treasurer

Technology Center Representatives: Two (2) from each TC (1600, 1700/2900, 2100, 2400, 2600, 2800, 3600, 3700) for a total of sixteen (16)

At-large Representatives – 10

CFO/CAO/CIO/OPIM Representative – 1

PTAB Representative – 1

Trademarks Representatives – 2

Director’s Office/OGC/External Affairs Representative – 1

OPLA/OPQA/All others not specified - 1

Interested parties should visit the Election Committee section of the P.T.O.S. website (http://www.ptos.org/committees/election/2015_election.html) to obtain a nominating petition, and for additional information regarding electronic submission of petitions. Completed nominating petitions may be emailed to robert.fuller@uspto.gov or hand-delivered to one of the locations listed below by 3:00PM on December 12, 2014.

Robert Fuller                      x2-6300                KNX 2C05

Renee Luebke                   x2-2009                JEF 10A11

Voting will take place from January 13-15, 2015.  Voting will take place online via the PTOS e-vote system.