Sierra Club's Board of Directors Candidates Forum Q&A Website To help members make informed voting decisions in the upcoming Board of Directors election, we have created a website presenting all 17 candidates' responses to 14 key questions. You can access the website at http://www.sierraclub.org/bod/2004election/. It features enhanced navigation so you can easily see all candidates' answers to a particular question, or all the 14 answers of a particular candidate, or any combination. All answers are limited to 150 words. The 14 questions were chosen from an email survey of several thousand Club leaders the week of January 26. The Board candidates were invited to respond during the week of February 16. Their answers were not edited other than to ensure the limit of 150 words. And when that was required, the candidates were asked to review and approve the shortened versions. Some candidates did not respond to some or all of the questions, and in that case the website reports, "Questionnaire Not Returned" for that candidate or question. This website is different from the BOD-CANDIDATES-OPEN-FORUM, which is an interactive email discussion list. The Candidates' Forum Q&A website at http://www.sierraclub.org/bod/2004election/ is strictly a list of candidates' answers to key questions, presented in such a way that you can easily contrast and compare their positions. We offer this treatment to further the Club's tradition of an open and democratic election and to help members cast knowledgeable and informed votes. Jay Michlin for the Organizational Effectiveness Governance Committee [log in to unmask] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp