2020 BOARD NOMINATIONS - POSITION OPENINGS AND DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS Deadline October 9, 2019 (11:59pm EDT)
NCECA is presently seeking highly qualified candidates for several distinct positions on its Board of Directors. Occurring this year will be one opening for Director at Large and one for Student Director at Large to be determined through a membership ballot concluding in March in 2020. The candidates elected for these positions will begin their service immediately following the closing ceremonies of the 2020 conference in Richmond, Virginia.
Additionally, NCECA is presently seeking nominations for two upcoming cycles in its board Presidency. The first of the two presidential terms to be filled will begin following the closing ceremonies of the 2021 conference in Cincinnati, and the second of the two terms will begin following the closing ceremonies of the 2023 conference. Because the presidential role involves special qualifications and commitment to a four-year term of service (one as president elect, two as president, and one as past president), it is prudent that in 2020, NCECA’s board considers candidates for two upcoming presidential cycles. NCECA’s Board of Directors is responsible for filling the presidential office through a ⅔ majority vote of its officers and directors at large.
NCECA will also be accepting nominations for Programs Director, for a term that will begin on the final day of the 2021 conference. Because the role of Programs Director is so central to identifying and implementing NCECA’s conference content, it has been determined that there should be a one-year period of shadowing the current Programs Director that begins following the 2020 conference. The office of Programs Director is a minimum of a 4-year commitment, including 1 year to shadow and 3 years of service, with possible option to renew for a second 3-year term.
Finally, NCECA will also be accepting nominations for Secretary, for a term that will begin on the final day of the 2020 conference. The office of Secretary is a minimum of a 3-year commitment, with possible option to renew for a second 3-year term.
Click HERE for full descriptions of the Board positions. For questions about the Board positions please contact nominations@nceca.net
NCECA’s Nominations Committee will review proposed candidates’ qualifications and make recommendations to the Board of Directors. Select candidates will be presented and discussed during NCECA’s autumn 2019 Board meeting.
Please note that self-nominations for board positions must all be made electronically by October 9, 2019 (11:59pm EDT). Self-nominations and nominations from the floor will no longer be accepted at the first members’ business meeting at the annual conference.
All candidates who wish to be included in the e-ballot and considered for election must be in attendance at the 54th Annual conference in Richmond, Virginia. Candidates are responsible for their own expenses related to participation in the conference during which results of the ballot will be determined.
Candidates included on the e-ballot (Director at Large and Student Director at Large) will be required to provide a brief video that will be hosted at the WatchNCECA YouTube channel and made accessible on the organization’s website. These video messages will enable members to consider candidates’ visions and qualifications for elected service. Brief bios and headshots of the candidates will also be posted.
NCECA members are eligible to vote on certain board positions through an e-ballot process that will begin in February 2020 and remain open until 4pm (Eastern), Friday, March 27, 2020.
Results of the election will be announced at the close of the second members’ business meeting on the final day of the conference. Newly elected board members will be required to attend the open board and the board-only meeting immediately following the close of the 2020 conference.
The Nominator must be a current member of NCECA to put forth a nomination. Self-nominations are welcome.
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2020 E-VOTING PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS NCECA will again conduct the 2020 board elections by e-ballot! It is critical that members note that the implementation of NCECA’s e-balloting system has precipitated a number of changes in nominations and elections procedures.
The e-ballot system will open approximately one month prior to conference around mid-February 2020 and close at 4pm (Eastern), Friday, March 27, 2020. Only those individual members with active, paid memberships will be able to cast an e-ballot. The primary contact of Business, Institutional and Gallery memberships will be the individual who is eligible to cast a vote on behalf of their entities.
Those who purchase membership renewals following the cutoff date and those who purchase a new a membership onsite in Minneapolis will have the option to electronically vote during the conference in Minneapolis. E-ballot eligible members may use computers set up in the registration area of the Minneapolis Convention Center to cast e-ballots during the conference until Friday, March 27, 2020.