Membership Elections Committee

This Committee is charged with the duty of examining all nominations for elected ISI membership duly prepared in accordance with the provisions of article 1.3 of the ISI By-Laws

It is appointed before the end of March every second year by the Executive Committee and shall be composed of at least seven elected members, two of whom shall be elected Council members. 

Terms of Reference and Process

  1. The Membership Elections Committee is composed of nine members (including one chair) appointed by the ISI Executive Committee as discussed in paragraph 1.3 of the ISI By‑laws.
  2. The Committee is charged with the duty of examining nominations for elected membership duly prepared in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1.2 of the ISI By‑laws. There are four rounds of elections per year. The table below gives the deadlines for submission of applications or nominations.
  3. Copies of the nomination forms shall be sent by the Permanent Office to the Committee members for their review and screening.
  4. Each member of the Committee shall carefully examine each nomination and, taking into account the required qualifications for admission to elected membership (as set out in Art. 3.2.c. of the ISI Statutes), shall cast a vote in favour of those candidates whom he/she considers eligible for membership of the ISI and a vote against those candidates whom he/she considers not eligible. Abstentions are allowed in exceptional cases where there is insufficient information.
  5. Each member of the Committee shall send their votes online.
  6. The Permanent Office shall arrange for the counting of the votes and inform the Committee members of the results within two weeks after deadline for receipt of the voting papers.
  7. The recommendation of the Committee shall be decided as follows:
    • five or more votes in favour: the candidate be elected;
    • five or more votes against: the candidate not be elected;
    • fewer than five votes in favour and fewer than five votes against: the decision be made by the Executive Committee.
  8. The Committee’s recommendations will be forwarded to the Executive Committee for final approval.

 

2024 Dates and deadlines

 Application DeadlineAnnouncement of Results
1st round23 January18 March
2nd round15 April17 June
3rd round8 July26 August
4th round30 September18 November

 

Members of the Committee

Cathy Chen
Chair (2024 – 2026)
Cathy Chen
Taiwan
Jozef Olenski
Member (2017 – 2026)
Risto Lehtonen
Finland
Jozef Olenski
Member (2017 – 2026)
Rasheed Kola Ojikutu
Nigeria
Alexandra Schmidt
Member (2024 - 2026)
Alexandra Schmidt
Canada
Arup Bose
Member (2024 – 2026)
Arup Bose
India
Manuel Mendoza
Member (2024 - 2026)
Manuel Mendoza
Mexico
Sonali Das
Member (2024 - 2026)
Sonali Das
South Africa
Andreea
Member (2024 - 2026)
Andreea L. Erciulescu
United States
podolskij-mark
Member (2024 - 2026)
Mark Podolskij
Luxembourg
Jozef Olenski
Member (2024 - 2026)
Kaye E. Basford
Australia
Ola Awad
Ex-officio
Ola Awad
Palestine, State of
Janelle Venter
ISI Membership Officer
Janelle Venter
The Netherlands