EAA election 2022

The EAA Nomination Committee would like to invite you to consider nominating yourself or a colleague for one of the open positions in the 2022 EAA election.

The chart shows the current composition of the EAA Executive Board and Nomination Committee – positions that will become vacant for the election in 2022 are highlighted in bold italics and include the Tresurer, two Ordinary Executive Board Members and a Nomination Committee Member. Completed nominations must be received at the EAA Secretariat before 4 April 2022 in order to be considered in the nomination process.

Election of Treasurer and 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 then produce the list of candidates to be included in the ballot. The ballot papers will be sent to all full Members before 2 August 2022. The deadline for submitting votes in the EAA election is 3 September 12:00 CET (noon). Elected candidates’ term of office will be 2022 – 2025.

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 Strategic Plan and work in accordance with the current long-term Strategic Plan
• assume responsibility for an assigned area of EAA activities; roles can be rotated within the Executive Board after election, i.e. candidates are not sought for specific roles
• attend Executive Board meetings
• promote the EAA in any relationship with other organisations
• assist Scientific Committees of the Annual Meetings.

For full description of the general and particular roles of Executive Board members, please refer to the files available here

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 10 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 2 August 2022. The deadline for submitting votes in EAA election is 3 September 12:00 CET (noon). The new Nomination Committee Member will serve the 2022 - 2026 term of office.

The EAA Nomination Committee is responsible for nominating candidate(s) for vacant positions on the Executive Board, and 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 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.