The IASSW Elections will be held between April and July, with results announced at the General Assembly in Durban, South Africa. There is one position open for President, one position for Secretary and two positions for Member at Large of the Board of Directors. The candidates put forth by the Nominations Committee are announced here. In addition, members have the entitlement to nominate additional candidates by petition. If any member wishes to do this, petitions must be received by March 25, 2008. Petitions are to be sent to: Dr. Tatsuru Akimoto, Chair, Nominations Committee, by Email at tatsru.akimoto@nifty.com: or by FAX: 81 42-323-6888. All materials must be received by March 25. All petitions must include: both a full CV and a brief biographical statement of no more than 200 words of the proposed candidate; a photo of the nominee, and a statement of contribution by the nominee of no more than 400 words. The petition must include letters of support from 10 full members (from member schools) of IASSW from at least 3 different countries. The nominee must also be an IASSW member. Only complete petition packets can be considered. If you have questions about membership status, you may email the Secretary (Lynne Healy) at iasswsec@comcast.net
Ballots for the 2008 election will be sent to all paid up members in mid-April. They will be sent from the office of the Secretary. If you do not receive a ballot, please contact Lynne Healy, Secretary, at iasswsec@comcast.net
Ballots are due back at the Secretary’s office by mail by late June. Ballots not mailed may be hand carried to the Durban Congress and handed in on the first full day of the Congress by 17:00 (5:00pm) at the IASSW booth.
There are 2 candidates for the position of President (one to be elected):
Vishanthie Sewpaul
Angelina Yuen Tsang
There are 2 candidates for the position of Secretary (one to be elected):
Helle Strauss
Brian Littlechild
There are 4 candidates for the positions of Member at Large, Board of Directors (two to be elected):
Meng Liu
Darja Zavirsek
Vimla Narkarni
Letnie Rock
Brief information about the candidates can be found here: Candidate Profiles Page