The WGA is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Board of Directors election. Click here to go to the elections page and nominate the WGA member(s) you would like to have serve on the Board.

Six positions on the Board of Directors are up for election this year. These positions are currently held by the following individuals:

• Peter Quella (labrat_wr)
• Shane Heule (-cheeto-)
• Brian Kling (Team Black-Cat)
• Justin Korpal (KORPL)
• David Secondino (Team DeeJay)
• Jay Sampson (TyeDyeSkyGuy)

Due to a recent resignation, the sixth place winner will serve a one year term, which is the remainder of the vacated position.

Barry Butrymowicz and Dave Secondino (who will not be seeking reelection) will be assisting with the administration/execution of the election. Some general notes about this phase of the Board of Directors election process:

• Individuals must receive two nominations to appear on the ballot when voting for the Board begins.
• Individuals receiving one nomination will be contacted via email to determine if they are interested in serving on the Board. If they are, their name will be placed on the elections page in a list of individuals who have one nomination and are looking for a second.
• Please do not nominate individuals who are not eligible.
• To serve on the Board, individuals must be WGA members and meet other eligibility requirements (including being at least 21 years of age) outlined in the WGA bylaws.
• You are not allowed to nominate yourself.
• Nominations will be accepted until January 31, 2012 at 11:59pm. At this time, voting for the Board of Directors positions will begin and continue until 11:59pm on February 13th.

If you have any questions about this phase of the Board of Directors election process, post them inthis forum topic.

UPDATE: Voting is now CLOSED. The winning photos will be announced soon!

UPDATE: Voting is now open! You can see all the submissions in the WGA Photo Gallery. Vote for as many or as few photos as you want by using the RATING stars under each photo. Voting will close September 15th.

New this year, the WGA will be having an event weekend photo contest. Bring along your camera or any other device that takes pictures. Snap pictures throughout the weekend.

Geocaching, socializing, West Bend scenery, eating pancakes, etc. All great subjects for a photo! We'll be giving away a brand new Unactivated 2011 WGA Geocoin to the winning photo in 2 categories: Scenery & 'Everything Else'. Photo submission will be via email. Address will be published at the event at the WGA table and after the event we'll publish it here.

So grab your cameras and take lots of pictures!! For more details on the contest, please visit the announcement in the forums.

The winners have been determined in the 2011 WGA Campout photo contest. With sixty photos entered, the top two vote getters (a tie) are #2 (view across Allen Lake) by Frizz

and #60 (Chucky and winning fish) by Gram&Gramps.

Each winning photographer will receive a 2010 WGA geocoin. With all of the great photos submitted, the WGA will be using many of them on this web site to promote events and other fun activities that WGA members can take part in.

Thank you to everyone who submitted photos and who voted for their favorites. Keep an eye out for more photo contests at future events and maybe some “just because”.

If your username contains an apostrophe (') or an amphersand (&), you will not be able to log in to the WGA web-site correctly. We are working to fix the problem, but it will take some time.

If you would like to be able to login to the website, send an email to webmaster (at) wi-geocaching (dot) com. Don't forget to include your username in the message. I will take out or replace the characters in your username that are causing problems. When the problem is fixed, I will be happy to change your username back if you wish.

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