The Officers and Directors are elected into office every year for a one-year term at the November Luncheon Meeting for the next ensuing year. Nominations for these positions are opened at the General Luncheon Meeting in August. At this time, the Chairman of the Nomination Committee presents the slate of nominees that their committee has put together. All the positions are open for any further nominations for the next two months, and nominations can be made at any of the remaining General Luncheon Meetings. A requirement for any nomination is that the nominee must have expressed his approval for the position that he is nominated for. If he is not in attendance at the General Luncheon Meeting in which the nomination is made, the nominee must submit a written acceptance to the nomination before or at the General Luncheon Meeting in which he was nominated before the nomination can be accepted. In the November Luncheon Meeting of the same year, any further nominations will be accepted at that time, after which the nominations will be closed. A vote will then follow from all the members of SIR's that are present in order to elect the nominees into their respective offices. The newly-elected Officers and Directors will then be installed into their respective offices for the next ensuing year by the present Big Sir. All the committee chairman for the next ensuing year will be appointed by the newly-installed Big Sir during the following months.