Call for Nominations to PERG Council

| PERG News: June 2018 |

Do you want to help guide and inform PERG’s future? Would you like to join the Council or do you know someone you’d like to nominate to the Council? 

Deadline for Nominations: August 1st, 2018 

Why Join the Council?

• Because you are interested in playing a greater role in the industry; 
• Because you want to be a part of an organization dedicated to the concerns of rental companies;
• Because you believe by working together we can help focus attention on issues that affect everyone;
• Because the networking that inherently comes with being a Council member is good for your business and your career;
• And because the Council is a great group of people—diverse, professional, informed, constructive, supportive, and positive. 

About the PERG Council 

• The PERG Council is the executive body responsible for proposing and guiding initiatives, events, and communications, for the Production Equipment Rental Group.
• It is a volunteer group made up of principals from professional lighting and camera rental companies and also includes representation from manufacturers and insurance. 
• The Council consists of anywhere from 9 to 17 members; currently there are 13. 
• Council members serve a three-year term and can be re-appointed for additional terms.
• The Council meets four times a year. 
• PERG Council members pay for their own travel, so meetings are generally arranged in conjunction with trade shows or PERG events. If unable to attend, Council members can join meetings by conference call.
• The PERG Council is provided administrative and marketing support by the PERG manager and ESTA staff. 

Nominations 

• You may nominate yourself or another individual to be appointed to the Council.
• Council members must work for a company that is a member of ESTA/PERG in good standing.
• Candidates must hold decision-making authority within their organizations and be able to express opinions and vote in Council meetings without higher authorization.
• The PERG Council currently maintains a good balance between camera, lighting, and non-rental companies, however the Northwestern US and Canada are under-represented. However, we welcome and encourage nominations from all places. 
• PERG also tries to maintain diversity. There are currently fewer women on the council than men.
• Appointment is by vote of a simple majority of the Council. 

PERG’s mission is to shine a light on the challenges and opportunities faced by professional rental companies and focus the collective expertise of its members to shape solutions that best serve us all. PERG strives to be the voice of the motion picture equipment rental industry and set a standard of operations and ethical behavior. PERG is a special interest group within ESTA. The ESTA Board, and its elections, are separate and apart from the nominations to the PERG Council. Over the past several years PERG has benefitted by one of the PERG Council members also serving on the ESTA board. 

If you have someone you’d like to nominate for the PERG Council, please contact the PERG manager.