Dear Members Nominating Committee, 2009-2010. The nomination period for election to the Nominating Committee 2009-2010 opens today, Monday 17 August 2009 and closes at midnight in your time zone on Sunday 23 August 2009. Nominations cannot be accepted outside of these dates. Nominations 1. Nominations for candidates should be made by a paid-up member of the BC nominating ONE candidate. Candidates can be either a paid-up member of the BC or someone who is demonstrably associated/affiliated to the BC. This association/affiliation must be explained clearly by the candidate in his or her election statement. 2. All candidates will need to be nominated, even if they have previously stated an interest in standing for a place or are restanding. 3. Uniquely, the BC has two places on the Nominating Committee; one for small business and one for large business. We need to fill both places. Nominations must indicate whether the candidate is standing to represent small business or large business. Candidates cannot stand for both. 4. Nominations should be sent to the BC secretariat at the Secretariat mail address. 5. The BC Secretariat acts as officer for this election . Election After the closure of the nomination period an election will take place from 25-31 August 2009. I will send a further e-mail regarding this with voting instructions. Following this notice, I will send further information about the Nominating Committee. Gary Hills BC Secretariat