Nomination Committee

Role of Nomination Committee

New members of the Executive Board (2^nd Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary) are elected by ratification of the General Membership based on a recommended slate of candidates selected by the Ad-hoc Nomination Committee.

Structure of Nomination Committee

The committee is composed of one non-voting chair and five Members:

1 Chair (non-voting) is appointed by and from the Emeritus Committee. The chair must be appointed among the Past-Presidents, excluding the immediate past president, who is still a member of the Executive Board.

1 Committee Member is appointed by and from the actual General Board and cannot be a current Executive Board Member and cannot run for an Executive Board position in the current election.

4 Committee Members at large, which will be selected by a self-nominating process and/or eventually through a vote by the General Assembly if more than 4 valid applicants are received. Valid candidates must be ICRS Fellows or Ordinary Members in good standing, who have attended at least three ICRS educational events during the past 5 years. At least two of those members should be from a group that has historically been underrepresented within the ICRS leadership structure (e.g., based on profession, gender, geographic location or ethnicity).

Nomination Committee Members, including the Chair, cannot serve twice on a Nomination Committee.

Formation of the Nomination Committee

At the preceding World Congress, the Emeritus Committee members select the Chair of the nomination committee by a simple majority vote among themselves and informs the ICRS office of their choice. At the same time the General Board selects their candidate by simple majority vote, and informs the ICRS office of their choice.

During the presentation of the incoming board at the Members GA during world congress, the ICRS secretary will open the nominating committee member application process for the 4 additional vacancies. The process will remain open for six weeks after the end date of world congress. To ensure motivated committee members, only self-nomination will be allowed. The applications should be supported by an updated bio sketch of the candidates of 150-200 words. The ICRS office checks the eligibility of applicants and provides the list of valid candidates to the Chairperson.

If there are more than 4 eligible applicants, the chairperson of the nomination committee prepares a letter to be sent by e-mail to all ICRS members with voting rights for an electronic vote.

Candidates will be identified specifically if they belong to an under-represented group. Each ICRS member with voting rights will be asked to vote for up to four candidates. The voting window will remain open during one month. At the closing of the voting window, the ICRS office will tally the votes and provide the Chairperson with a list of candidates ranked by numbers of votes received.