From: Sharon Rhodes <sharon(a)marshallnet.com>
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To: USGENWEB-NATL-L(a)LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU
Subject: September USGenWebNEWS
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:57:30 -0500
The USGenWeb Project
N E W S
Volume 1, Number 7
September 2004
GOOD-BYE AND GOOD-BYE
Isaiah Harrison, National Coordinator and Editor
Today I get to say good-bye as National Coordinator for The USGenWeb
Project and good-bye as editor of the USGenWeb News. I leave looking
forward to having more time to devote to my personal genealogy and to my
county site. Happily, I leave confident in the ability and dedication of
our new National Coordinator, Sharri Handley, and our new newsletter
editor, Sharon Rhodes. Sharri has an excellent set of goals and a
forward-looking attitude for the project. Sharon has exciting ideas for
evolving and improving the newsletter.
I have a few "thank yous."
To Ellen Pack and the entire Election Committee for a job well
done--over and over again--and they just get better at it each time.
This committee works very hard, but manages to have a great deal of fun
while doing their work. It is a wonderful example of what a committee in
a volunteer project should be.
If the EC is the bride on the top of the USGenWeb wedding cake, the
groom must be Larry Stevens. Larry, who is not a member of this project,
selflessly volunteers his time and provides access to the computer at
Indiana University to run our elections and distribute our newsletter.
Thank you, Larry.
To Roger Swafford, for his excellent advice as Parliamentarian and his
dedicated leadership of the Bylaws Revision Committee. For two years he
has expertly steered the committee through the morass of our bylaws and
the wide-ranging opinions on how to improve them.
To Mike Jarvis and Julie McGrew-Ayres for our wonderful new website. I
am still receiving compliments and the site has been up for over a
month. Mike and Julie moved our site into the 21st century.
To Tina Vickery for her valiant leadership of the DISCUSS list and her
effort to create an environment where all project members will feel
comfortable participating.
To Greta Thompson for her essential work as Copy Editor for this
newsletter and valued contribution as Board Secretary.
To everyone who has offered counsel, support and criticism -- some on a
one-time and others on a regular basis. Your input was tremendously
valuable.
To RootsWeb for providing the lists and webspace that make much of this
project possible.
To all the people who have served as members of the Advisory Board over
the last two years. It has certainly been a love-hate relationship, but
in the end I believe we managed to lead this project in the right direction
But most of all, I want to thank the ordinary members of this
project--Local Coordinators and File Managers, Look-up Volunteers and
Transcribers. You are the people who make the project such a success.
When the National Coordinator receives a thank you letter from a visitor
saying in glowing terms how great this project is, it is you they are
thanking. When a researcher finds a long lost cousin, or makes a
connection to a great-great grandfather, or breaks down that nagging
brick wall, it is because of your efforts to transcribe data, format
files in html, scan and convert photos, maintain query pages and
mailing lists.
Thank you all for the wonderful work you do and thank you for the
opportunity to be your leader.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTES
Sharri Handley, National Coordinator-Elect
I want to say what an enormous privilege and honor it is to be trusted
with the National Coordinatorship of The USGenWeb Project. I am humbled
by the amount of support you have given me. With this mandate, I look
forward to helping build in our volunteers a sense of unity and pride in
USGenWeb Project membership, as well as an atmosphere where this pride
and unity lead to a desire to strive for excellence while still having a
whole lot of fun.
I would like to thank each of the voters for exercising their duty and
privilege to vote. I'd also like to thank all the candidates for
demonstrating a deep concern for our wonderful project by their
willingness to serve. To those who have been elected, congratulations! I
look forward to working with each of you, as well as the continuing AB
members, to make The USGenWeb Project even greater. Finally, my deepest
appreciation to the EC - every single one of its members worked hard and
with great professionalism - and to Larry Stephens for the invaluable help.
You, the USGenWeb voters, have sent a message with your votes. You've
said, loud and clear, that the POSITIVE message of teamwork,
cooperation, camaraderie, peace and fun among us has resonated with you.
You believe, as I do, that these principles will lead to excellence and
prosperity for our project. Making this vision a reality will take a
commitment from all of us. I know I can continue to count on your
support, because I know that you believe, as I do, that the best days of
The USGenWeb Project are ahead of us!
Thank you again for your support!
ELECTION RESULTS
Ellen Pack, Election Committee Chair
The USGenWeb Election Committee is pleased to announce the results of
the run-off portion of the National Election 2004.
Northeast/North Central (NENC) County Coordinator
Representative Two Year Term Ending 8/31/06
Scott Burow 62 - 49.600%
Jan Cortez 63 - 50.400%
Total Votes: 125
The EC declares Jan Cortez winner.
Southeast/Mid-Atlantic (SEMA) County Coordinator
Representative Two Year Term Ending 8/31/06
Linda Blum-Barton 115 - 62.842%
Fred Smoot 68 - 37.158%
Total Votes: 183
The EC declares Linda Blum-Barton winner.
Southwest/South Central (SWSC) County Coordinator
Representative Two Year Term Ending 8/31/06
David Morgan 64 - 50.794%
Phyllis Rippee 62 - 49.206%
Total Votes: 126
The EC declares David Morgan winner.
With this posting, the EC declares the USGenWeb National Election 2004
closed. The results are posted on the EC website.
For more information about the election and winners in other races
completed in July, go to the Election Committee National Election 2004
web page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/national-2004/index.html
<
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eusgwelections/national-2004/index.html>.
The EC would like to extend sincere appreciation to all candidates and
voters, and especially to Larry Stephens for his invaluable assistance!
If you have questions please contact EC Chair, Ellen Pack
e.j.pack(a)natchezbelle.org <mailto:e.j.pack@natchezbelle.org>
BYLAWS REVISION NEWS
Roger Swafford, BRC - Chair
The Bylaws Revision Committee (BRC) has openings for three replacement
members. Interested members, please contact the National Coordinator:
srh(a)tyaskin.com <mailto:srh@tyaskin.com> or Committee Chair:
sagitta56(a)mchsi.com <mailto:sagitta56@mchsi.com>. Current proceedings
involve further review of articles and sections pending resubmission of
the committee report to the AB.
COPYRIGHT
Sharon Rhodes, USGenWebNEWS Editor
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U.S. Government works are not eligible for copyright protection. Such
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Copyright is a personal property right and is subject to state laws and
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There is no international copyright; copyright is subject to the
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copyright treaties. There are two international copyright conventions,
the Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention. For a list
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http://www.copyright.gov/circs/ and view Circular 38a.
Endurance of Copyright
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Created, whether published or unpublished, on or after 1/1/1978
Creation
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years
Source: United States Copyright Office. Library of Congress. Copyright
Basics Circular 1. Rev: Dec 2000
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
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Section 107 of the copyright law:
The fair use of a copyrighted work, including reproduction in copies,
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The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of
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The Digital Millennium Copyright Act applies to software, ISPs,
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http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm
For complete copyright information visit the US Copyright Office website
http://www.copyright.gov
A SHORT MESSAGE FROM THE NEW EDITOR
Sharon Rhodes, Editor
Thank you for the opportunity to act as USGenWebNEWS Editor. I became
interested in the USGenWeb about 5 years ago. My first volunteer
position was as CC for Floyd County, Iowa where I am still volunteering
as ACC. I believe history is very important and am thankful to be a part
of a great group of volunteers who work hard at making history freely
accessible. If you would like to contribute to the USGenWebNews please
email me at sharon(a)marshallnet.com <mailto:sharon@marshallnet.com>.
"Genealogy. An account of one's descent from an ancestor who did not
particularly care to trace his own."
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914), U.S. author. The Columbia World of
Quotations. 1996.
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