- April 29, 2022
- Posted by: M. Sadegh Riasi
- Category: Society News
InterPore Elections are coming up, spanning an election period from 1 – 30 November 2022. With this announcement, we wish to inform the Society members about the details of the election procedure.
Who will be elected: One President-Elect, four Council members and four members of the Student Affairs Committee (SAC).
Who is conducting the elections: The Election Committee, chaired by Prof. Gabriel Wittum.
Who can vote? All current InterPore members.
Nomination Committee: In accordance with the InterPore bylaws, a Nomination Committee has been formed, chaired by Prof. Laura Pyrak-Nolte, Purdue University, USA, email. Members of the Nomination Committee are:
- Lauren Beckingham, Auburn University, USA, email
- Maartje Boon, TU Delft, Netherlands, Europe, email
- Hongkyu Yoon, Research Lab, USA, email
How to nominate: Please volunteer to run for an office and/or nominate candidates now; please contact Laura Pyrak-Nolte or any other member of the Nomination Committee. Criteria for the selection of candidates by EC and approval by the Council are (1) personal qualifications, (2) balancing industry and academic/research institutions, and (3) ensuring – as much as possible – gender and geographical balance. Only nominees who agree to serve, once elected, will be accepted.
More information on the committees involved and the election procedure can be found here and feel free to contact Laura Pyrak-Nolte for any related questions.
Nomination deadline: 1 July 2022.