These offices are created by the [[By-Laws#ARTICLE V — OFFICERS|By-Laws]]. The office of Chairman is optional, and need not be filled. All are elected annually at the first Board meeting following the [[Annual Meeting]], or the conclusion of the election of [[Directors]], if later.
==Junior Officers==
It is customary that the [[Secretary]] will nominate the Assistant Secretary and that the [[Treasurer]] will nominate the other two.
==Other Elected Officers==
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The primary drawback to this option is fairly obvious: the wrong person in office could quickly lead to the failure of the Society. There is also the challenge of finding (and adequately compensating) a qualified individual.
It is not clear if this is a worthy experiment, and it has not yet been formally proposed to the Board or membership. It would require a vote of the Membership to adopt.