Usenix Association

“The USENIX Association has over 2500 members worldwide. This is a community of engineers, system administrators, scientists, researchers, educators and technicians working on the cutting edge of the computing world.”

“Members of USENIX elect the Board of Directors and Officers in an election held every two years. A nominating committee submits candidates at least sixteen weeks prior to the election. Five members, acting together, may also submit a candidate. The officers and directors govern according to the bylaws of the organization.The Bylaws are posted on the association's Web site: www.usenix.org.”

“USENIX members decide whether or not to accept changes to the bylaws approved by the Board of Directors. Members can override the Board's change if twenty-five percent reply in writing that they object to the bylaw change. The amendment will then not take effect until the members vote to rescind.”

“The Form 990 is emailed to the Board of Directors for review after it is prepared. Any feedback or questions are directed to the accountant preparing the return for investigation, explanation and resolution. Filing of the Form 990 may occur prior to all Directors having an opportunity to review it, but all questions are addressed and resolved.”

“At the first Board of Directors meeting after an election, each officer and director is required to submit a list of potential conflicts of interest. If a conflict exists, that person abstains from participation in discussions of, and votes regarding, that matter.”

“The Board of Directors reviews/sets the compensation arrangements for the Exectutive Director on an annual basis. Comparability data is gathered and reviewed in executive session, without the Executive Director present. Minutes of these meetings are recorded contemporaneously. Staff salaries are proposed by the Executive Director and are approved by the Board as part of the budget approval process.”

“Association bylaws and policies are posted on the organization's Web site at www.usenix.org. The financial statements are also posted on this site and in ;login:.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: As part of its continued commitment to supporting education in advanced computing systems, USENIX provides funding for the USA Computing Olympiad, a computer problem solving contest for high school students run by Dr. Brian Dean of Clemson University. Originally founded by Dr. Don Piele and developed with the assistance of Rob Kolstad, this group runs the US competition to select the USA team which competes at the International Olympiad in Informatics. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: USENIX has two grant programs. The student grant program enables full-time students to attend USENIX conferences, workshops and symposia by assisting with travel, hotel and registration expenses. In the year 2014, awards were made to 269 students from many different institutions. Since 1990, this program has made over 3793 awards. The women's grant program supports travel expenses and/or event registration fees, and is designed to support equal representation for women in the field. In 2014, USENIX awarded 38 women's grants. Grant recipients are selected based on their involvement in the particular field and the strength of their application essay. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: USENIX is an affiliate member of the Computing Research Association (CRA), and has sponsored some of its activities. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Misc. projects: USENIX funds additional projects and awards related to advanced computing and education. Program expenses include office support for all of the projects and grants.”

“Change in unrealized gains and losses = $145194”