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The 2011 Election of the ICTM Executive Board

Call for Nominations

In October 2010, the Nomination Committee of the 2011 Election requested proposals for nominations to fill positions on the Executive Board that would become vacant at the time of the 40th General Assembly of ICTM Members, to be held during the 41st ICTM World Conference (St John's, Canada) on 15 July 2011.

The Nomination Committee was formed by Tan Sooi Beng (Malaysia, convener), Anna Hoefnagels (Canada), and Xiao Mei (China).

By the time of the General Assembly, Svanibor Pettan (Slovenia) would step down as Vice President to assume his new role as Secretary General; while Trần Quang Hải (France), and Tan Sooi Beng (Malaysia) would complete their terms as Ordinary Members. Two additional Ordinary Member positions would also become available, made vacant after one occupant had resigned and another had been elected an Officer. Consequently, the vacant positions to fill in the 2011 election were:

  • 4 Ordinary Members
  • 1 Vice President

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 (2011–2017)

  • Samuel Araújo (Brazil)
  • Naila Ceribašić (Croatia)
  • Sheen Dae-Cheol (Korea)
  • Panikos Giorgoudes (Cyprus)
  • Alvin Petersen (South Africa)
  • Razia Sultanova (UK)
  • Kati Szego (Canada)
  • Trần Quang Hải (France)

Candidates for Vice President (2011–2015)

  • Egil Bakka (Norway)
  • Stephen Wild (Australia)

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 St John's World Conference. Voting was open until 14 July 2011.

Results

Out of 462 members who were eligible to vote, a total of 179 members took part in the election. Only 154 (33%) valid ballots were valid, as 25 were not in accordance with ICTM Rules.

The results of the election were announced during the 40th General Assembly of ICTM Members, held in St John's on 15 July 2011.

  • Elected Executive Board Members (2011–2017): Kati Szego (Canada), Naila Ceribašić (Croatia), Samuel Araújo (Brazil), Trần Quang Hải (France)
  • Elected Vice President (2011–2015): Stephen Wild (Australia)

Tan Sooi Beng, the convener of the Nomination Committee of the 2011 election, read a report that is summarised on the minutes of the 40th General Assembly, found on page 11 of the October 2011 issue of the Bulletin of the ICTM.