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ISCB Call for Leadership Nominations

Nominations are now being accepted for candidates to our international Board of Directors, Student Council Leadership, and the Officer* positions of Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary (*per ISCB bylaws, an Officer candidate must be a current or past Board member – see full list of eligible members below). You are encouraged to nominate any respected colleague that you feel would serve well in an ISCB leadership role.

In January 2007 terms will expire for five current Board members, the current Student Council (SC) Representative to the ISCB Board of Directors, and all other SC leadership positions. The current ISCB leadership is committed to representation based on diversity of geographic location and academic / industry affiliation, as well as providing leadership opportunities to young up-and-coming researchers. Gender is also an important element in ensuring your Society’s leadership reflects the ISCB membership at large. Therefore, all nominations are welcome!

Eligibility

• In order to be eligible to be a Board Member or Student Council leader candidate, a person must be or become an ISCB member in good standing no later than June 23, 2006 (Student Council candidates must also select the Student Council box on the membership registration form); Officer candidates must have been a member of the ISCB Board of Directors for at least one year before taking office, making all current and past Board Members eligible (see list at bottom of this email of all current and past Board Members).
• All Student Council leader candidates must pledge to make every reasonable effort to contribute time and effort toward the coordination of at least one SC activity during the course of the one year SC term.
• All Board candidates must pledge to make every reasonable effort to attend the bi-monthly Board teleconference beginning with a training period in October 2006 and the annual Board of Directors meeting (normally held at the ISMB conference) at their own expense through completion of the three year Board term in January 2010.
• Officer candidates must also pledge to make every reasonable effort to attend the bi-monthly Board teleconferences as well as the bi-weekly Executive Committee teleconference beginning with a training period in October 2006 through completion of the two year Officer term in January 2009 and three year Board term in January 2010.

Nomination Submissions and Deadline
Full information regarding the 2006 nominations/elections timeline, call for nominations, and board and officer responsibilities can be found at www.iscb.org/nominations.shtml.

The clock is ticking, so please login at www.iscb.org/nominations/nominate.php to submit all eligible nominations before the deadline of May 26, 2006. You will need your registered email address and password to login, and should then select the “Leadership Nomination” link from the menu options on the top of the page. If you are a member of an affiliated regional group and do not have an ISCB membership, please write to admin@iscb.org for instructions on how to submit a nomination for one of your group’s leaders to serve in an ISCB leadership capacity.

Elections and Terms
Election of Board members will take place during the annual ISCB Board of Directors meeting in August 2006, and election of Student Council leaders and ISCB Officers will take place via online voting by the membership September 22 – October 6, 2006.
Student Council leaders will serve one year terms, Board members will serve three year terms, and Officers will serve two year terms followed by one additional year on the Board of Directors.

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.

* List of Eligible Candidates for ISCB Officer Positions
Only officer positions require current or previous Board service; the full list of eligible candidates for the ISCB Officer positions of Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary are listed below. Please encourage our excellent leaders of the past and present to step up to the highest level of leadership through service as an Officer of the ISCB by submitting a nomination on their behalf today.