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The 2013 Election of the ICTM Executive Board

Call for Nominations

In October 2012, the Nomination Committee of the 2013 Election requested proposals for nominations to fill positions on the Executive Board that would become vacant at the time of the 41st General Assembly of ICTM Members, to be held during the 42nd ICTM World Conference (Shanghai, China) on 16 July 2013.

The Nomination Committee was formed by Stephen Wild (Australia, convener), Gisa Jähnichen (Germany/Malaysia), and Dan Bendrups (Australia).

By the time of the General Assembly, Adrienne L. Kaeppler (USA) would complete her term as President; Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco (Portugal) would complete hers as Vice President; and Ursula Hemetek (Austria), Don Niles (Papua New Guinea), and Timothy Rice (USA) would complete theirs as Ordinary Members. Consequently, the vacant positions to fill in the 2013 election were:

  • 3 Ordinary Members
  • 1 Vice President
  • The 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 (2013–2019)

  • David Harnish (USA)
  • Henry Johnson (New Zealand)
  • Dan Lundberg (Sweden)
  • Tina K. Ramnarine (UK)
  • Margaret Sarkissian (USA)
  • Jonathan Stock (UK/Ireland)
  • Razia Sultanova (UK)
  • Yoshitaka Terada (Japan)
  • Xiao Mei (China)

Candidates for Vice President (2013–2017)

  • Ursula Hemetek (Austria)
  • Tan Sooi Beng (Malaysia)
  • Don Niles (Papua New Guinea)

Candidates for President (2013–2017)

  • Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco (Portugal)
  • Trần Quang Hải (France)

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 for the first time via email, and there was also an opportunity to vote manually in the first few days of the Shanghai World Conference. Voting was open from 15 April until 30 June 2013.

Results

A total of 436 valid ballots were received, or 47% of the 933 eligible voters.

The results of the election were announced during the 41st General Assembly of ICTM Members, held in Shanghai on 16 July 2013.

  • Elected Executive Board Members (2013–2019): Jonathan Stock (UK/Ireland), Terada Yoshitaka (Japan), Xiao Mei (China)
  • Elected Vice President (2013–2017): Don Niles (Papua New Guinea)
  • Elected President (2013–2017): Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco (Portugal)

Stephen Wild, the convener of the Nomination Committee of the 2013 election, read a report that is summarised on the minutes of the 41st General Assembly, found on pages 15–16 of the October 2013 issue of the Bulletin of the ICTM.