AMSAT Board of Directors to conduct Presidential search

AMSAT President Rick Hambly, W2GPS notified the AMSAT Board of Directors on Thursday, September 11 that he is not a candidate for President of AMSAT for the upcoming year.

"After careful consideration, I have decided that I am not able to continue as AMSAT President beyond the next Board
meeting and so I will not offer my name for consideration, and if nominated by others I will not accept the nomination for President.

"While I will be focusing most of my efforts on business activities, I will do my best to make the transition seamless", stated Rick in an e-mail to the current members of the AMSAT Board of Directors.

Rick has served as President of AMSAT since October 2004.

The current Board of Directors election concludes on Monday, September 15, when results of the balloting will be announced. Members of the new Board will then begin a formal search process to recruit and select a new President.

This process is expected to take several weeks with the goal of having a new President identified prior to the AMSAT Board of Directors meeting on October 23, prior to the AMSAT Symposium in Atlanta.

The search process starts immediately with an invitation to current AMSAT members (including BOD members, Senior
Advisors, Officers, and the AMSAT general membership) to suggest current AMSAT members that they would recommend for consideration.

Recommendations are requested by 1900 EDT Tuesday evening, September 16 to the AMSAT Corporate Secretary (Barry Baines, WD4ASW; e-mail: wd4asw@amsat.org).

Names that are submitted will be initially reviewed by the
BOD and those candidates that the Board would like to follow up with will be contacted concerning the interview / selection process.

Rick Hambly, W2GPS will continue to fulfill his duties as President until the Board meeting in October. His current term on the Board of Directors expires in September 2009.