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The 2007 Election of the ICTM Executive Board

Call for Nominations

In October 2006, the Nomination Committee of the 2007 Election requested proposals for nominations to fill positions on the Executive Board that would become vacant at the time of the 38th General Assembly of ICTM Members, to be held during the 39th ICTM World Conference (Vienna, Austria) on 8 July 2007.

The Nomination Committee was formed by Svanibor Pettan (Slovenia, convener), Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco (Portugal), and Mohd Anis Md Nor (Malaysia).

By the time of the General Assembly, Marianne Bröcker (Germany), Berveley Diamond (Canada), and Tsukada Kenichi (Japan) would complete their terms as Ordinary Members. Consequently, the vacant positions to fill in the 2007 election were:

  • 3 Ordinary Members

Candidates

The following candidates were selected by the Nomination Committee from proposals made by ICTM National Committees and by individual ICTM members (from at least two different countries for each proposal).

Candidates for Ordinary Members of the Executive Board (2007–2013)

  • Samuel Araújo (Brazil)

  • Jane Freeman Moulin (USA)

  • Ursula Hemetek (Austria)

  • John Morgan O’Connell (Ireland)

  • Don Niles (Papua New Guinea)

  • Timothy Rice (USA)

  • Razia Sultanova (UK)

  • Sheen Dae-Cheol (Republic of Korea)

  • Wang Yaohua (China)

According to the existing Rules, Ordinary Members of the Executive Board are elected for a term lasting until the third General Assembly of Members after their term has begun (typically six years), and are eligible for re-election only once. The President and Vice Presidents are elected for a term lasting until the second General Assembly of Members after their term has begun (typically four years), and are eligible for re‐election only once.

Voting procedure

The voting was conducted via postal ballot, and there was also an opportunity to vote in the first few days of the Vienna World Conference. 

Results

Out of 492 members who were eligible to vote, 244 took part in the election. Only 170 (34%) ballots were valid, as 74 were not in accordance with ICTM Rules.

The results of the election were announced during the 39th General Assembly of ICTM Members, held in Vienna on 8 July 2007.
  • Elected Executive Board Members (2007–2013): Ursula Hemetek (Austria), Don Niles (Papua New Guinea), and Timothy Rice (USA)

Svanibor Pettan, the convener of the Nomination Committee of the 2007 election, read a report that is included with the minutes of the 38th General Assembly, found on page 8 of the October 2007 issue of the Bulletin of the ICTM.