TAB Election 2015 | Call for Nominations

Dear RDA Members,

RDA is now seeking candidates for its annual Technical Advisory Board (TAB) election, which will be held in September 2015.  With two current appointed members and two elected members stepping down, four vacancies will be open for election on TAB. Bridget Almas, Chuang Liu, Beth Plale, and Jamie Shiers will be stepping down.

We encourage all members to stand in this upcoming election, with the exception of existing members of RDA’s Council and Organizational Advisory Board.   We especially encourage participation from members who are still relatively early in their careers.  The four current members referenced above, who are stepping down, are also welcome to run for re-election.

As a TAB Board member, individuals will be expected to serve a three-year term and will be eligible for re-election. The Technical Advisory Board provides technical expertise and advice to the Council. It also assists in developing and reviewing RDA Working Groups to promote their impact and effectiveness. The Technical Advisory Board is responsible for the development, maintenance and evolution of the RDA Technical Strategy.

RDA members wishing to participate in the TAB election should provide the following to enquiries@rd-alliance.org before 31st August midnight CEST:

·        A short statement for the website as to why he/she should be elected for TAB

·        A photo to be posted on the RDA website 

·        A self-categorisation in the balance categories of region, discipline and role (please see below for an explanation)

·        Three statements from RDA members seconding the nomination (a brief email saying they second the nomination is sufficient)

Specific dates related to the election are as follows:  

·        31st August: Deadline for nominations 

·        15th September Announcement of candidates and election 

·        23rd September: Voting Opens 

·        6th October 00:00 CEST: Voting Closes 

·        8th October: Announcement of election results and new TAB members 

To view the full procedure related to the TAB election, please visit http://doi.org/10.15497/E9F94145-5EA1-44CC-9428-85498CF85E30. 

For additional questions related to this event, please contact enquiries@rd-alliance.org. 

Again, we welcome all members to participate in this election and especially encourage participation from members who are still relatively early in their careers.  If this is you, please consider running for one of these four vacancies, or recommend another RDA member who you feel fits this criteria.  

All members of the RDA can and should vote in the TAB election. The candidates with the most votes will be elected to TAB, except when prevented by the balancing criteria. 

There are three Balancing Criteria: 

    1.    Region 

    2.    Discipline 

    3.    Role 

These have the following values and minimum/maximum number of members: 

For the exact details please refer to the TAB Procedure document.

Thank you.

Herman