Call for Nominations for President-elect and
Members of the Governing Board of IFLA
Deadline: 11 February 2009
Nominations are invited for the positions of President-Elect and
Members of the Governing Board of IFLA, which will determine the
direction of IFLA for the next few years.
Please note:
This call for nominations has already been sent by mail to all
members concerned.
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The Governing Board, in accordance with the Statutes, consists
of:
- The President
- The President-elect
- Ten members elected by the membership at
large
- Six members of the Professional Committee,
consisting of a chair elected by the Committee itself and one
officer from each of the five Divisions of the Federation.
President-Elect
The position of President-elect is open to anyone,
including all the present Governing Board members, except the current
President and the current President-elect. Each candidate needs
ten valid nominations. The successful candidate will
serve for two years as President-elect (2009-2011), followed by two
years as President (2011-2013).
Governing Board
The ten elected places on the Governing Board are
open to anyone, except the current President, who will
complete her term of office in August 2009, the President-elect who
will begin her term of office as President in August 2009 and any GB
members currently serving their second term. Each candidate needs
five valid nominations.
The successful candidates for these places on the Governing Board
will serve for two years (2009-2011). Those elected for the first time
will then be eligible for election for a final, second term of two
years (2011-2013).
Who may be nominated
- A candidate does not have to be a member of
IFLA (or be employed by or be affiliated to a Member of IFLA) to be
nominated.
- Candidates should have a working knowledge of
at least one of the working languages of IFLA (Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, German, Russian and Spanish). Since the business
meetings of IFLA tend to be conducted in English, reasonable
fluency in this language is highly desirable.
- Candidates should have a reasonable expectation
of attending meetings of the Governing Board without cost to the
Federation. The Governing Board is expected to meet during three
periods each year. At the IFLA Congress there are two meetings: one
on the Friday before the Congress and one on the Friday after it
ends. Forthcoming congresses will be held in Milan, Italy (August
2009), Brisbane, Australia (2010) and San Juan, Puerto Rico (2011).
The Governing Board also meets in December and April at IFLA
Headquarters in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Who may nominate
To nominate a candidate for election to the post of President-elect
or Governing Board member:
- You must be the authorised signatory of an
Association Member or an Institutional Member of IFLA. The
authorised signatory is the individual who is listed in
IFLA’s records as the organization’s highest official
and whose name appears on the attached nomination form. This form
may be photocopied, but please note that the nomination form cannot
be used by anyone other than the authorised signatory of the member
concerned.
- Honorary Fellows may nominate and vote in the
subsequent elections.
- Institutional Affiliates (School Libraries,
One-person library centres, Institutional sub-units) and Individual
Affiliates (Personal and Student Affiliates) may also nominate
candidates for these positions, but may not vote in the subsequent
elections.
PLEASE NOTE :
- There is no restriction on the number of
candidates you may nominate for these positions.
- You should ensure that your nominee is willing
to stand. We shall seek formal confirmation from each candidate,
together with a statement, once we have received sufficient
nominations for that candidate.
- In accordance with the Statutes, the elections
will be conducted by postal ballot. Only qualified Voting Members
will be entitled to vote. Personal Affiliates are not entitled to
vote in these elections.
- It is expected that the ballot will take place
during March and April 2009, with eight weeks between the dispatch
of ballot papers and the closing date for their return.
- The results will be announced on IFLA’s
Website in June 2009.
The following table sets out who may nominate and who may vote in
the ensuing election.
* Only if they have paid their membership
fees in full for 2008 and are not in arrears
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May nominate |
May vote in the election |
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Authorised signatories of Association Members*
Authorised signatories of Institutional Members*
Honorary Fellows
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Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
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Individual Affiliates (Personal & Student
Affiliates)*
Institutional Affiliates (Institutional sub-units*, School
Libraries* One-person Library Centres*)
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Yes
Yes
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No
No
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Deadline
Nominations must reach IFLA Headquarters ON or BEFORE
Wednesday, 7 February 2009. No late nominations will be accepted.
To avoid disappointment please do no wait until the last day.
These elections are extremely important for the future governance of
IFLA. Please consider whether you wish to nominate candidates for these
positions on the Governing Board.
Jennefer Nicholson
Secretary General
October 2008
