April 3, 2021
Dear IEEE Region 8 members,
The IEEE Region 8 Nominations & Appointments (N&A) Subcommittee is soliciting nominations for the following leadership positions:
- IEEE Region 8 2023-2024 Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect (six year commitment)
- IEEE Region 8 2022 Vice-Chair, Member Activities (one-year commitment)
- IEEE Region 8 2022 Vice-Chair, Student Activities (one-year commitment)
- IEEE Region 8 2022 Vice-Chair, Technical Activities (one-year commitment)
Please submit nominations by filling up the IEEE R8 Nomination Form (available at the IEEE Region 8 website in the ‘Documents’ section, https://ieeer8.org/category/documents/) and sending it to Magdalena Salazar Palma, Chair of the IEEE Region 8 Nominations & Appointments Subcommittee (R8 N&A SC), at [email protected], and to the R8 N&A SC at [email protected], by 30 June 2021.
NEW: Deadline extension to July 15, 2021.
The IEEE Region 8 2023-2024 Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect will be elected by the voting members of Region 8 in the 2022 IEEE Annual Election from the slate nominated by the R8 Committee. The Region 8 Committee will select the slate during the Region 8 Committee meeting either in the Fall of 2021 or the Spring of 2022.
The IEEE Region 8 2022 Vice-Chairs will be elected during the Region 8 Committee Meeting in the Fall of 2021. Note that the current Vice Chairs are eligible for re-election.
For all further details, including petition processes, please refer to the IEEE Region 8 Bylaws and the IEEE Region 8 Operations Manual (available at the IEEE Region 8 website in the ‘Documents’ section), in particular, the sections R8-3.1.2 ‘Director-Elect’ and R8-3.1.7 ‘Vice Chairs’ in the Bylaws and the sections R8-4.2 ‘Region 8 Director-Elect,’ R8-4.6 ‘Region 8 Vice Chairs’ and R8-5 ‘Elections and appointments procedures’ in the Operations Manual.
The individual elected to serve as the IEEE Region 8 2023-2024 Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect will serve for six years: in 2023-2024 as Director-Elect, in 2025-2026 as Director, and in 2027-2028 as Past Director.
In 2023-2024 this individual will:
- be invited to attend the IEEE Board of Directors and the IEEE MGA Board meetings (as part of the preparation and education for the later service)
- serve (as a voting member) on the IEEE Region 8 Committee and IEEE Region 8 Operating Committee
- serve as a member on the IEEE Region 8 Nominations & Appointments Subcommittee (except in the process of selecting candidates for the IEEE Region 8 Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect).
Additional duties may be expected and will vary.
In 2025-2026 this individual will serve on the:
- IEEE Assembly (as delegate/representative of IEEE Region 8 members)
- IEEE Board of Directors
- IEEE MGA Board
- IEEE Region 8 Committee (as chair)
- IEEE Region 8 Operating Committee (as chair)
- IEEE Region 8 Nominations & Appointments Subcommittee.
Additional duties may be expected and will vary.
In 2027-2028 this individual will serve on the:
- IEEE Region 8 Committee
- IEEE Region 8 Operating Committee
- IEEE Region 8 Nominations & Appointments Subcommittee (as chair)
- IEEE Region 8 Strategic Planning Subcommittee (as the chair or as a regular member)
- IEEE Region 8 Awards & Recognition Subcommittee (as the chair or as a regular member).
Additional duties may be expected and will vary.
Board of Directors and MGA position descriptions are available at http://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/position_descriptions.html.
Please distribute this notice among IEEE Region 8 volunteers and IEEE Region 8 Organizational Units.
Thank you and best regards,
Magdalena Salazar Palma
Chair, IEEE Region 8 Nominations & Appointments Subcommittee