This message opens the call for nominations by members in the 2021 EAA election. The EAA Nomination Committee encourages you to become more involved in the EAA community by considering nominating yourself or a colleague for one of the open positions: two positions of Ordinary Member of the Executive Board and a Nomination Committee Member position.
The chart below shows the current composition of the EAA Executive Board and Nomination Committee – positions that will become vacant for the election in 2021 are highlighted in bold italics. Completed nominations must be received at the EAA Secretariat before 12 April 2021 in order to be considered in the nomination process.
| Position |
Name |
Term of office |
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| EAA Executive Board |
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| President |
Felipe Criado Boado |
2015-2021 |
| Incoming President |
Eszter Bánffy |
2020-2024 |
| Secretary |
Sally Foster
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2020-2023 |
| Treasurer |
Esa Mikkola |
2019-2022 |
| Vice-President (communities) |
Hrvoje Potrebica |
2016-2022 |
| Board Member (corporate members) |
Amanda Chadburn |
2020-2023 |
| Board Member (external ExB relations) |
Maria Mina |
2019-2022 |
| Board Member (professional associations) |
Maria Taloni |
2020-2023 |
| Board Member (publications) |
Manuel Fernández-Götz |
2015-2021 |
| Board Member (Annual Meetings) |
Agne Zilinskaite |
2018-2021 |
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| EAA Nomination Committee |
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| Committee Chair |
John Robb |
2017-2021 |
| Committee Member |
Maria Pia Guermandi |
2018-2022 |
| Committee Member |
Gitte Hansen |
2019-2023 |
| Committee Member (Young Professional) |
Marta Rakvin |
2020-2024 |
Election of Ordinary Executive Board Members
Candidates for the post of Ordinary Executive Board Member must be supported by 10 full individual current Members of the EAA. Complete nominations received will be forwarded for consideration to the Nomination Committee, which will review them and then produce the list of candidates to be included in the ballot. The ballot papers will be sent to all full Members before 10 August 2021. The deadline for submitting votes in EAA election is 10 September 12:00 CET (noon). Elected candidates’ term of office will be 2021 – 2024.
Executive Board Members shall supervise, control, and direct the affairs of the Association, its Communities, publications, etc. (Statutes Art. VI.1). In their responsibility to develop and improve the Association, Ordinary Executive Board Member shall, among other duties:
- take part in drawing up the EAA Long-Term Plan and work in accordance with the current Long-Term Plan
- assume responsibility for an assigned area of EAA activities
- attend Executive Board meetings
- promote the EAA in any relationship with other organisations
- assist Scientific Committees of the Annual Meetings.
Election of Nomination Committee Member
Following the 2019 Statutes amendment, Nomination Committee Members shall serve for periods of four years, one retiring in rotation each year. Candidates running for a position on the Nomination Committee must be supported by 5 full individual current Members of the EAA. Nominations received will obviously not be forwarded to the current Nomination Committee but will be directly included in the ballot. The ballot papers will be circulated to all full Members before 10 August 2021. The deadline for submitting votes in the EAA election is 10 September 12:00 CET (noon). The new Nomination Committee Member will serve the 2021 - 2025 term of office.
The EAA Nomination Committee is responsible for nominating candidate(s) for vacant positions on the Executive Board, ensuring a broad geographical representation with respect to age, institutional affiliation and gender (Statutes Art. VII). Nomination Committee Members are expected to look for suitable candidates for election throughout the year and to communicate with fellow Committee members. Nomination Committee Members should have several years of experience as a Member of the Association and a good overview of their geographical area. Nomination Committee Members must be able to devote time to their task at certain times of the year, including a half-day meeting normally held in spring/early summer.
Appointment of Editorial Board Members
A system of appointment rather than election was approved at the Annual Membership Business Meeting in Riva del Garda in 2009. Therefore, Members cannot put themselves forward for election to the Editorial Board, but can express their interest to work on this board to the EAA Secretariat, who will then communicate it to the Executive Board, which is responsible for the appointment of new Editorial Board Members.
If you are interested in serving the EAA in any of the available positions or if you have any suggestions for candidates, please send the completed candidate form to the EAA Secretariat (administrator@e-a-a.org before 12 April 2021. These are challenging times for archaeology worldwide and EAA will need all the committed and talented people to address the challenges to EAA members and to the profession. Please contact the Nomination Committee at NomCom@e-a-a.org with any questions.
John Robb, Maria Pia Guermandi, Gitte Hansen & Marta Rakvin
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