Where: Kiran Consulting Office , 4204 Jutland Dr, Suite B, San Diego, CA 92117

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Open Nominations/Elections for Board of Directors & Executive Committee General Assembly Meeting

House of Turkey (HOT) is proud to announce the fifth General Assembly meeting to be held on Tuesday, December 2nd , 2008 at 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Kiran Consulting Office , 4207 Jutland Dr , Suite B, San Diego,CA 92117. At this meeting, we must elect eight (8) members for the Board of Directors. The positions will be for a one-year term as described in our Bylaws. All members are invited to participate and vote in person at the meeting. Election results will be announced later during the event.

Open
Nominations for EIGHT (8) Board of Directors

Effective immediately, HOT is looking for nominations for the Presidentr Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Alternate Treasurer and two (2) Voting Delegates that will serve during the 2009 term.  The elected Board members will be responsible for the overall
policy and oversight of the day-to-day operations of the President,
executive officers, and subcommittees.  The nominees must be HOT
members since November 23rd, 2007 or earlier.  The duties of the
officers, per our by-laws, are listed below:

1. President
   
   1. Perform all duties incident to the office
   2. Preside at all meetings of the House of
      Turkey and its house board
   3. Appoint all non-elected special committee
      chairpersons who are also confirmed with Board approval

2. Vice President
   
   1. In the absence or disability of the
      President, the Vice President must perform all of the duties and be
      vested with all the exclusive rights and privileges of the office of
      the President

3. Secretary 
   
   1. Must keep a record in the form of Minutes of
      all the proceedings of the House of Turkey and of the Board
   2. Keep an up-to-date roll of the membership
   3. With the concurrence of the President,
      conduct the correspondence of the House of Turkey
   4. Notify all members of the times and places
      of meetings through the monthly Minutes or House of Turkey newsletter
      and/or Email

                                         
i.   
The office of the Secretary may be
divided into membership, recording, corresponding, social activities, etc

4. Treasurer
   
   1. Is the custodian of all the monies and
      assets of the House of Turkey
   2. Maintain a record of all income,
      disbursements, and receipts
   3. Comply with any and all tax requirements
   4. Give an accounting of all financial
      transactions including discretionary funds or disbursements at the
      monthly voting membership business meetings
   5. The accounting must be listed in detail in
      the Minutes that are sent out monthly or in the Minutes that are to
      be presented at the beginning of the next regular monthly business
      meeting
   6. At least two signatures are required on
      every check and/or financial transaction
   7. All disbursements must be made and executed
      by the Treasurer, President or Vice President, or Secretary
   8. All of the four officers must be authorized
      by a signed bank signature card, which, in turn, is kept on file at
      the financial institution holding the funds

5. Two Voting Delegates 
   
   1. The House President or First Vice President
      and the House Delegate or Alternate House Delegate
   2. These two voting delegates must attend each
      House of Pacific Relations' meeting and must report all matters and
      subjects presented, deliberated, and voted on, to the House of Turkey
   3. In the absence of the President, the Vice President
      will attend
   4. In the absence of the House Delegate, the
      Alternate House Delegate will attend
   5. If none of the four potential elected
      delegates are able to attend, the President will appoint an active
      House-voting member as an attending delegate and send that one with
      an official letter to the House of Pacific Relations'
      Sergeant-at-arms

Please identify candidates who are interested in serving on the Board of Directors or nominate yourself.  Please send an e-mail to the
Nomination Committee (Ozlem Erol (chair), Canan Serdar and Celal
Kaplan) at celalkaplan@hotmail.com before Wednesday, November 28th, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. with the
following information: 

• Name of Nominee/Candidate;
• Name of Nominator;
• "Statement of Interest" indicating why he/she is
  interested in serving on the Board of Directors.

The Nomination Committee will then compile the information and make it available at the event.

Election Details
The General Assembly meeting is open to all of the members of HOT. 
Floor nominations will also be allowed at during the election day.

Following the election, the ballots will be counted and results will be
announced by one of the Nomination Committee members.