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Applications will be available each January for students interested in running for a National TSA Office. Those interested should contact Mary Jo Patterson, Leadership Services Manager at mjpatterson@tsaweb.org. Below are the national TSA officer candidate qualifications, the application procedure, and candidate information.
National TSA officers are to be elected by majority vote of the voting delegates at the national conference and consist of president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, reporter, and sergeant-at-arms. Individuals elected as national officers hold office until the close of the next national conference. Upon being elected, all travel/lodging expenses of the National TSA officers are paid for by National TSA.
See the National TSA Officer Candidate Overview section found in this document for the steps to take in order to run for national office. Once your application is received in the national office, you will be required to provide the national TSA office with a digital photo of yourself in official TSA attire. The photo should be a jpg, 300 dpi, 4" x 6" size from the chest up with a white or gray colored background. This photo will be used in the National TSA Conference program. Please email this digital photo to Mary Jo Patterson at mjpatterson@tsaweb.org by May 12th.
Campaign Booth - Each candidate will be given one half of a 3 x 6 foot table at the Education Fair from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and from 1:30pm – 6:00pm on Monday, June 30. This tabletop will serve as your campaign booth. The candidate may place a tabletop display and hand out campaign materials from this table. No electricity will be provided. Please bring your campaign tabletop display to the conference with you. Only one person, you or a representative, will be allowed to "staff" your campaign booth at any time. You will have a lunch break from 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm and a box lunch will be provided.
Campaigning - Prior to the conference and at the conference, no campaigning may occur before attending the national officer candidate's orientation meeting at the conference on June 28. Please bring a sample of campaign materials to this meeting. This includes any campaigning or announcing your candidacy on the Internet. Failure to observe this policy could result in the candidate's removal.
Throughout the conference, candidates will be able to greet attendees entering the general sessions and will also be available following the general sessions to greet attendees. However, campaign materials may not be distributed at these times. Candidates are not allowed to attend state delegation meetings except their own.
Campaign Materials - All materials must be approved by National TSA before purchase. Contact Mary Jo Patterson for approval. Following the national officer candidate meeting on Sunday, June 28, you may begin handing out campaign materials. Campaign materials (buttons, pins, pencils, pamphlets, etc.) are allowed pending approval by National TSA; however, candidates are responsible for ensuring that handout materials do not cause litter or safety problems. No posters, banners, etc., may be adhered to the walls of the conference site/hotel(s) or be free standing. Also, campaign materials may not be handed out in general sessions, delegation meetings, or in competitions. No candy, mints, gum, water, or edible items will be allowed.
Campaign Speeches - Candidates are allowed a specific amount of time (2 1/2 minutes) for campaign speeches at the Second General Session at the national conference on Monday, June 29 and must follow specific campaign regulations. No one, other than you, may participate in your campaign speech in any way. All campaign speeches must be pre-approved. June 20, 2008 is the final day speeches will be reviewed. They must be emailed by June 20 to Mary Jo Patterson at mjpatterson@tsaweb.org.
Any questions about running for National TSA office can be directed to Mary Jo Patterson, Leadership Services Manager at mjpatterson@tsaweb.org
For information about the 2009 Technology Student Association National Conference, please visit the TSA homepage at www.tsaweb.org