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2008 ESA Nomination and Election Schedule
 

Event or Task

National
Office Ballot

Date

Branch Meetings:

      Southwestern

      Southeastern

      Eastern

      North Central

      Pacific

 



February 19-22

March 4-7

March 18-20

March 25-28

March 25-28

Call for Honorary Member nominations

X

February 1

Call for Fellows nominations

 

February 1

Solicit nominations for nationally elected Governing Board and other position vacancies in 2007 to appear on this year's ballot from the Branch Presidents and Section Chairs, with copies to Governing Board liaisons. (To access the terms of offices, click here.)

X

February 28

Nominations for Honorary Members due to Headquarters

X

March 15

Nominations for Fellows due into Headquarters

 

March 15

Honorary Member nomination packages made available to Honorary Membership Committee for review

X

March 26

Fellows nomination packages made available to Fellows Committee for review

 

March 26

With Headquarters input, Nominations Committee Chair prepares list of known 2008 Standing Committee vacancies and provides to Branch and Section representatives on the Governing Board

 

April 15

Fellows Committee recommendations, along with rationale, due to ESA Executive Director

 

April 30

Honorary Membership Committee recommendations, along with rationale, due to ESA Executive Director

 

April 30

Nomination packages for 2007 Vice President-Elect, vacant Governing Board representatives for Branches and Sections, Certification Board Director, Certification Board representatives, Section Secretaries, and Publications Council representatives due to Headquarters from Branches with Section endorsements noted for Vice President-Elect (send to elections@entsoc.org)

X

May 15

Electronic ballot open - ballot is posted to ESA web site with guidelines/instructions; e-mails sent to members

x

July 15

Summer Governing Board Meeting x July 28-29

Paper ballots due (postmarked) to Headquarters office

 

August 15

Electronic balloting system closed

 

August 16

President contacts all candidates for national offices to advise of results 

 

Weeks of August 20 and August 27

Contact Governing Board Section representatives regarding 2008 committee vacancies to be filled by Section members through election at section business meetings at Annual Meeting and approved by the Board at next summer Governing Board meeting

 

September 14

Nominations Committee Chair ensures that nominations for 2008 standing committees are complete and that potential Vice Chairs are identified

 

October 23

Winter Governing Board Meeting

 

November 16-17

Governing Board approves nominations for 2008 standing committee membership and selects Vice Chairs of Standing Committees

 

November 16

Standing committee nominations presented for approval at closing session/final business meeting of ESA Annual Meeting

 

November 19

 

 

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