Any member who wishes to submit a nomination for the offices in ICA's fall 2011 elections must do so by 28 February 2011, the deadline for receipt of all nominations. Members may nominate candidates for president-elect select, a student board member, and a board member-at-large. The member-at-large elected this year will represent the Americas-outside of the United States, as dictated by the protocol ICA adopted in 2000 in order to promote worldwide representation on the Board.

The U.S. notwithstanding, the Americas region consists of the nations of North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. These include Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Board members, both student and at-large, serve 2-year terms on the board. The president serves for 1 year, but winning the ICA presidential election is a 5 ½ year commitment to the Executive Committee: Winners serve 6 months as president-elect select; 1 year as president-elect and conference program chair; 1 year as ICA president; 2 years as past president; and 1 year as chair of the ICA Finance Committee.

Any ICA member may nominate any other ICA member for office. Nominations must include a letter of nomination and statement about the candidate's credentials and record of service to ICA. Nominees will be asked to provide a vita and list of references.

Karen Tracy, U of Colorado, is the current chair of the ICA Nominating Committee. Other committee members include Isabel Molina-Guzman, U of Illinois; and Patrick Roessler, U of Erfurt. Questions on the nominating process may be directed to Karen Tracy at Karen.Tracy@colorado.edu.

Send nominations-which must be received, not postmarked, by 28 February 2011-to:

Dr. Karen Tracy
U of Colorado
Department of Communication
UCB 270
Boulder, CO 80309 USA
(01) 303-492-8411 (fax)

Online balloting in the fall 2011 ICA elections will begin on 15 September and continue until 1 October 2011.