February 28, 2009 is the deadline for receipt of all nominations for the offices in ICA's fall 2009 elections. Members may nominate candidates for president-elect select, a student board member, and one board member-at-large - representing the region of 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 (non-U.S.) Americas region, as defined by the UNESCO Statistical Yearbook, includes 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 one year, but will be a member of the ICA Executive Committee for 5 1/2 years: six months as president-elect select; one year as president-elect and conference program chair; one year as ICA president; two years as past president; and one 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.
John Nguyet Erni, Lignan U - Hong Kong, is the current chair of the ICA Nominating Committee. Other committee members include Jennifer L. Bartlett, Queensland U of Technology; Jose Marquez de Melo, U of Sao Paolo; Claes H. De Vreese, U of Amsterdam; and Linda C. Steiner, U of Maryland. Questions on the nominating process may be directed to John Nguyet Erni at johnerni@ln.edu.hk.
Send nominations - which must be received, not postmarked, by February 28, 2009 - to:
Dr. John Nguyet Erni
Lingnan U - Hong Kong
Department of Cultural Studies
8 Castle Peak Road, Tuen Mun, N.T.
Hong Kong, SAR
Ph. 852-2616-7494
Fax 852-2572-5170
Online balloting in the fall 2009 ICA elections will begin on September 15 and continue until October 1, 2009.
