ISCB Call for Leadership Nominations

The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) is encouraging members and affiliates to put forward nominees for Board of Directors and Officer positions of Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary by submitting nominations to www.iscb.org/nominate/. If you are a member of an affiliated regional group and do not have an ISCB membership, please write to admin@iscb.org for assistance in submitting a nomination. Self nominations will not be accepted.

If you know of excellent candidates that meet the eligibility requirements below, please be sure to submit your nomination(s) right away.

In order to be eligible to be a Director candidate a person must be or become an ISCB member in good standing no later than June 6, 2008.

• All Director Candidates must pledge to make every reasonable effort to attend the bi-monthly Board teleconference beginning with a training period in October 2008 and the annual in-person Board of Directors meeting (held at the ISMB conference) at their own expense through completion of the three year term that begins January 21, 2009.
  
• In order to be eligible to be an Officer candidate a person must have served on the ISCB Board of Directors for at least one year prior to January 2009, and be an ISCB member in good standing, or renew an ISCB lapsed membership no later than June 6, 2008.
  
• All Officer Candidates must pledge to make every reasonable effort to attend the weekly Executive Committee teleconferences beginning with a training period in mid-October, 2008, the bi-monthly Board teleconferences beginning with a training period in December 2008, and the annual in-person Board of Directors meeting (held at the ISMB conference) at their own expense through completion of the two year Officer term that begins January 21, 2009.
  
• Elected Officers will also serve concurrently on the Board of Directors for a three year term.

Full information regarding the 2008 nominations/elections timeline, call for nominations, and Director and Officer responsibilities can be found at www.iscb.org/nominations.shtml.

The online nomination form requires the name, affiliation, and e-mail address of the person being nominated, along with an assurance that the indicated person meets the qualifications and is willing to stand for election for the position in question. The nomination must also include a few sentences of justification that makes the strongest case possible for the person being nominated.
Nominations for Board of Directors will be accepted through May 9, 2008. Election of Board members will take place during the annual ISCB Board of Directors meeting in July 2008.
Nominations for Officers will be accepted through August 20, 2008. Election of Officers will take place via online voting by the membership in September, 2008.

All elected Directors and Officers will take office on January 21, 2009. Officers will serve a two year term followed by one additional year as a member of the Board of Directors; Directors will serve three year terms.

We are looking forward to an active participation by the ISCB membership in the nominations and election process, and thank you in advance for your qualified nominations.

Respectfully,

Dietlind Gerloff
Chair, ISCB Nominations Committee