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THE ELECTION PROCESS STARTS IN EARNEST!

In accordance with article 25 of the Constitution, elections for the following leadership positions in ICA are due to take place in the first quarter of 2012.

Executive Board

  • President (EB 1) 2012-2014
  • Vice-President Programme (EB4) 2012-2014
  •  Vice-President Marketing and Promotion (EB 5) 2012-2014

Audit Commission

  • Member (AC 2) and Member (AC 3) 2012-2016 

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In accordance with article 5.1.B of the Constitution, Candidates for the above posts should come from category A or B members of ICA.

All candidates, proposers, seconders and supporters must belong to institutions or associations that are fully paid up members of ICA and have paid their membership dues for the year 2011.

 Timetable

  1. In order to inform voting members of these forthcoming elections a first announcement was posted on the ICA list- serv on Friday 25 November 2011.
  2. The official announcement and call for nominations will be circulated by mail and by e-mail to all voting members by Friday 9 December 2011.
  3. The Closing date for arrival of Nominations in the Secretariat will be Monday 23 January 2012.
  4. If there is only one candidate for any of the above posts and if in the opinion of the Election Officer (s)he is eligible to fill the post, then (s)he will be declared to have been elected by Monday 30 January 2012.
  5. In the event of contested elections (elections for which there is more than one eligible candidate), the Secretariat will prepare a list of all voting members and publish this on the website before ballot forms are issued on Monday 13 February 2012.
  6. In the event of contested elections, ballot papers will be circulated by the Secretariat on Monday 13 February 2012, by e-mail or fax, to all voting members.
  7. The Closing Date for the receipt of completed ballot forms in the Secretariat will be Sunday 25 March 2012- 24:00 Paris time.
  8. The Counting of Votes will take place week commencing Monday 26 March 2012.
  9. The Results of the Count will be transmitted to the Election Officer by Friday 30 March 2012.
  10. The Election Officer will inform the candidates of the results by Friday 6 April 2012.
  11. The Results will be posted on the ICA website by Friday 13 April 2012.

 Additional Points of Procedure

Candidates will be asked to submit a short CV (two pages maximum) and a declaration in support of their candidacy (maximum 500 words). These should be prepared in English and French for publication on the ICA website and circulation to voting members. Candidates will need to have a proposer, seconder, and third supporter from among the voting members. The three members who support the candidate should not write a fulsome letter of support but merely declare that they support him/her. Only the name of the proposer, seconder and third supporters will be published on the ICA website.
In order to encourage a higher rate of participation, the Secretariat will post weekly reminders to vote on the website and the list-serv, as well as direct messages to voting members, during the voting period. Branch presidents will be asked to encourage Category A members in their region to vote, and SPA will asked to do likewise for the professional associations in Category B.
By following this timetable and these procedures, ICA intends that the successful candidates would be known before the spring 2012 meeting of the Executive Board, which is tentatively scheduled to take place in the second half of April. They would be invited to attend the EB as observers, if they are not already members. In this way a smooth transition with the existing post holders can start, before the newly elected officers start carrying out their mandates directly after the AGM in Brisbane in August 2012.