However, as a Member, in good standing, you can be influential in determing the OTY winners by casting your Ballot before the looming deadline of this Friday, 30 April, 2010.

Here are some necessary links to get you set...

To review the Top TEN Nominees in the three OTY categories, just visit any one of these 3 links:

http://www.thechipgallery.com/gallery2009?dir=COTY
http://www.thechipgallery.com/gallery2009?dir=SSOTY
http://www.thechipgallery.com/gallery2009?dir=CKOTY

Each link holds scans of the respective 10 Nominees, each of which is identified by an alphabetical designation that corresponds to the listing order on the Official Ballot. At each link you can navigate to the other two pages by using the drop-down menu at the top-center of the page you are on. The three active selections are COTY, SSOTY and CKOTY.

Make note of your top 3 in each category and using the Official Ballot (linked here: http://www.ccgtcc.com/2009otyballot.pdf ) fill-in your votes. Please keep in mind that your three votes are weighted. A 1st is 5 points, a 2nd is 3 points and 3rd is 2 points. You will then need to get your Ballot snail mailed by the deadline, or emailed as an attachment scan, by that same deadline. As an alternative, you can simply email me your votes, but you must make sure that it is very clear what you are voting for and what place each vote is for.

If you have already cast your Ballot, I thank you for your participation!!

Lastly, if anyone would like to step up now and commit to acquiring and donating to the 's Permanant Collection of All Past OTY Winners any one of the yet-to-be-determined OTY winners for 2009, then please feel free to do so. An email will probably be best.

Jim Follis
Casey Focazio-Follis