Call for Nominations ESS Deadline Approaching!

[DG Webster]

Hello Everyone,

Hope you are all doing well and that we'll get to see many of you in person at ISA in a few weeks! I'm writing today to encourage you to consider the call for nominations pasted below. Note that the deadline has been extended to Friday, March 3rd.

Participating in the ESS governance structure is a great way to interact with colleagues, supporting the work of the Section and the vibrant community of scholars it fosters. Many of us have benefited from the networking and mentoring activities provided by the section, so this is a chance to give back and ensure that legacy continues.

We have two new committees this year, which means we need even more volunteers than usual. The Engaged Scholar Awards committee needs 4 members for its inaugural session. I encourage anyone who's had past experience in ESS leadership to sign up for the short-term Ad Hoc Committee on Updating and Harmonization, which will work with the chair and representatives of existing committees on the not-so-arduous task of recommending updates to our charter and mission statements as well as other structural improvements to the Section next year. 

As always, there are 2-3 vacancies for our long-standing committees as well. The Sprout Award Committee is always popular, but the Executive Committee is very important and members get to decide on the Graduate Paper Award, which gives them opportunities to nurture young scholars and identify new directions in the field. Early career faculty often start out in the Nominations or Outreach committees, as the work-load is relatively low but absolutely vital for the functioning of the section. 

Whew, I think that's all of the committees! We have grown so much since my first ISA in 2005, thanks in large part to our membership's willingness to contribute their service. 

best,

DG

Call for Nominations

The Environmental Studies Section (ESS) is now accepting nominations for committee positions for 2023. ESS has some new positions available this year — please find the available positions listed below. We welcome self-nominations and nominations of others; if you nominate someone, please be sure to have their consent beforehand. Also, please be aware that anyone nominated must be a member of the section in 2023 (and for the time they serve). 

Please submit your nominations by Friday, March 3rd, 2023 and use this form to do so (https://forms.gle/u9Fx81QMRnAaGJRr6).

Available positions:

• Executive Committee — 3 positions (2-year term) 
• Nominating Committee — 2 positions (2-year term) 
• Harold and Margaret Sprout Award Committee — 3 positions (2-year term) 
• Outreach Committee — 2 positions (2-year term) 
• Engaged Scholar Award Committee — 2 positions (2-year term) and 2 positions (3-year term; the remit of this committee may be expanded to include the Distinguished Scholar Award pending a vote by the Section at ISA 2023) 
• Representative to the GEP Editorial Board — 1 position (3-year term) 
• Ad Hoc Committee on Updating and Harmonization — 3 positions (1-year term) 

You can read more about the committees and your role if choosing to serve – and see who the current officers are here. Information on the Engaged Scholar Awards Committee can be found here, and additional information on the new positions is below: 

The Representative to the GEP Editorial Board will take on the regular responsibilities of an editorial board member and will also report back to the ESS Chair on topics covered in editorial board meetings. The Chair may ask the Representative to report on any important topics to the Section during the annual ESS business meeting and/or to bring up concerns raised by ESS members during GEP editorial board meetings.

The Ad Hoc Committee on Updating and Harmonization will be tasked with proposing updates to the ESS Mission and Charter to the ExCom by January 2024 for consideration by the section membership at ISA 2024. This group will also work with the chair and ISA to reconcile differences between information provided about ESS on ISA's official website and ESS' website. The three elected members will be joined by representatives of ESS' permanent committees.

Please don’t hesitate to contact Amy Janzwood (amy.ja...@mcgill.ca) of the Nominating Committee should you have any questions. Many thanks! 

 

The ESS Nominating Committee

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D.G. Webster
Associate Professor
Environmental Studies Program
Dartmouth College
6182 Steele Hall
Hanover, NH 03755
phone: 603-646-0213
http://sites.dartmouth.edu/websterlab