I, Tracey Linkous, Chairman of the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC), call for the Annual Meeting of the organization to be held on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. at CitySpace (100 5th Street NE, on the Downtown Mall) in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The purpose of the Annual Meeting is for members of the Council to:

• elect a Board of Directors for the 2009-10 Council year;
• receive the Chairman’s report on the State of the Council as required by the Bylaws;
• transact any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting.

All members of the Council are encouraged to attend. Advanced registration is required online at www.eventbrite.com/event/350267660 ; this event is free and attendees are invited to enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks during the networking reception that follows the Annual Meeting.

According to Article I of the CBIC Bylaws, "any organization (including any sole proprietorship) or individual that is supportive of the Corporation's purposes shall be eligible to be a member of the Corporation. Each member shall be entitled to one vote for each director or officer position to be elected and one vote on each other matter which by statute requires a vote of the members with voting rights including the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Corporation.”

The proposed slate of candidates appears below and the Nominating Committee will present this slate of candidates to the Meeting; nominations from the floor will then be in order. Nominations made by the Nominating Committee shall not require a second. Election of the Board of Directors and Officers shall be by secret ballot, unless the report of the Nominating Committee is accepted without additional nominations. In that case, a viva voce election (voice vote) shall be in order.

The Meeting shall be conducted in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Council as well as the Laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Rules contained in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall govern the meeting in all cases in which they are applicable.

SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR 2009-10 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Chairman – Gary Hatter, Hatter & Associates – 2010
• Vice Chairman – Darin Leach, Cha Cha Mobile – 2010
• Treasurer – Arin Sime, OpenSource Connections – 2010
• Secretary – Todd Davis, SNL Financial – 2010

• Hap Connors, Center for Innovative Technology – 2010
• Todd Davis, SNL Financial – 2010
• Gary Henry, GF Henry and Associates – 2010
• Brian Johnson, Williams Mullen (General Counsel) – 2010
• Darin Leach, Cha Cha Mobile – 2010
• Tracey Linkous, Diffusion Pharmaceuticals – 2010
• Terry Woodworth, Shine Systems & Technologies – 2010
• Gordie Zeigler, Sycom Technologies – 2010
• Dr. Luvelle Brown, Albemarle County Schools – 2011
• Dargan Coggeshall, Vmeals – 2011
• Brian Cole, LexisNexis – 2011
• Chris Engel, City of Charlottesville – 2011
• Gary Hatter, Hatter & Associates – 2011
• Jenny Heyns, Growing Technologies – 2011
• Teddy Rivkin, MusicToday – 2011
• Russell Schundler, McGuireWoods LLP – 2011
• Arin Sime, OpenSource Connections – 2011
• Melissa Woodruff, Buggledoo Pet Sitting – 2011

PROPOSED CHANGES TO BYLAWS AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION: None

All members are asked to fax a signed proxy – download here – on or before June 29, 2009, to (434) 295-3144, whether attending the Annual Meeting in person or not.

Sincerely,

Tracey L. Linkous
Chairman of the Board
Charlottesville Business Innovation Council
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www.cvillebic.org

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