The 2023 Nominating 和 Leadership Development 委员会 is pleased to announce the call for nominations from ATA’s membership to fill the positions of president-elect, 秘书, 和 treasurer (each a two-year term), as well as three directors’ positions (each a three-year term). Elections will be held at the Annual Meeting of Voting Members during ATA’s 64th 年度会议 in Miami, 10月25 - 28, 2023!
Under ATA’s Bylaws, all Active members of ATA are eligible to run for elected office. Active members are those who have passed an ATA certification exam or who are established as having achieved professional status through an Active Membership Review,或透过 Credentialed 翻译 程序. Active members must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. Other member categories are not eligible to serve as officers or directors. However, any member may submit a nomination. Members of the Nominating 和 Leadership Development 委员会 are not eligible to run for elected office. Self-nominations are permitted 和 encouraged.
2023 NOMINATING FORM ONLINE
Members may make a nomination using the 在线表单. Nominations should be submitted as early as possible so that the Nominating 和 Leadership Development 委员会 can fully consider proposed c和idates. The deadline is March 15, 2023.
If you plan to put names forward for nomination, please contact the potential nominees first, explaining your intention 和 the fact that a nomination does not guarantee a formal invitation to run for office. If a nomination is not put forward by the Nominating 和 Leadership Development 委员会 to ATA’s 董事会, an Active member may petition to be added to the slate of c和idates by submitting the nomination in writing along with the signatures of at least 60 Voting members endorsing the nomination. The petitions must be received by the Nominating 和 Leadership Development 委员会 no later than 30 calendar days after first publication by the 董事会 of the names of the c和idates proposed by the committee.
All ATA officers 和 directors serve on a volunteer basis: please do not nominate colleagues who express serious concerns about service, or who have conflicting priorities.
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