aaDH Executive Committee - Call for nominations
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Simon Musgrave
Oct 17, 2023, 5:37:00 PM10/17/23
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The Australasian Association for Digital Humanities (aaDH) calls for nominations to fill roles on the aaDH Executive Committee, with an election called for 13 November, 2023.
The terms of several officers and members of the aaDH Executive Committee end this year, 2023.
Since Rachel Hendery stepped down as President earlier this year, Vice President Tully Barnett has been serving as acting president until the 2023 elections can be held; the association is very grateful to Tully for her service in that role and for her continuing service as Vice-President. Executive Committee roles can be filled on an interim basis only until the next annual election. The position of President is therefore now open.
My term as Secretary of the association also ends this year. Rule 23.5 of the association states that officers can only serve two consecutive terms in any role as an officer; I am completing my second term as Secretary and cannot stand for re-election. Therefore the position of Secretary is also now open. The Secretary must be resident in the state of Victoria, Australia, where aaDH is registered as an incorporated association.
The Executive Committee, as specified in the rules of the association, consists of nine members, with the possibility of additional special members being co-opted. One Ordinary Member position is currently vacant and needs to be filled.
There are therefore three vacancies to be filled:
- President
- Secretary
- 1 Ordinary Member
Nominations for these positions are now open. The rules of the association relevant to this process are:
25 Election of officers and ordinary members of the committee
25.1 To be considered valid, nominations of candidates for election as officers of the association or as ordinary members of the committee must be -
25.1.1 made to the secretary by electronic transmission; and
25.1.2 transmitted to the secretary not less than 14 days before the date fixed for the holding of the annual elections; and
25.1.3 endorsed by at least one current officer of the association or ordinary member of the committee.
25.2 A candidate may nominate for one or more vacant positions on the committee.
25.3 If insufficient nominations are received to fill all vacancies on the committee, the candidates nominated will be deemed to be elected and further nominations may be received at the annual general meeting.
25.4 If the number of nominations received is equal to the number of vacancies to be filled, the persons nominated shall be deemed to be elected.
25.5 If the number of nominations exceeds the number of vacancies to be filled, a ballot must be held.
In relation to rule 25.1.3, I will endorse the nomination of any member in good standing (in the absence of endorsement from another committee member).
In relation to rule 25.5, if a ballot is necessary, it will be run electronically by OUP commencing on November 13, 2023. To vote in such an election, it is necessary to be a member of the association in good standing (i.e. a financial member).
Although rule 25.1.2 allows for nominations up to 14 days (amended from seven days by the 2022 Annual General Meeting) before the election date, i.e. October 30, 2023, it would greatly assist OUP to have details of as many nominees as possible earlier than that date. In addition to sending your formal nomination to me at Simon.M...@monash.edu, please also send a short candidate's statement (c150 words) which will be made available online at https://aa-dh.org/2023/09/11/aadh-election-2023/.
The terms of several officers and members of the aaDH Executive Committee end this year, 2023.
Since Rachel Hendery stepped down as President earlier this year, Vice President Tully Barnett has been serving as acting president until the 2023 elections can be held; the association is very grateful to Tully for her service in that role and for her continuing service as Vice-President. Executive Committee roles can be filled on an interim basis only until the next annual election. The position of President is therefore now open.
My term as Secretary of the association also ends this year. Rule 23.5 of the association states that officers can only serve two consecutive terms in any role as an officer; I am completing my second term as Secretary and cannot stand for re-election. Therefore the position of Secretary is also now open. The Secretary must be resident in the state of Victoria, Australia, where aaDH is registered as an incorporated association.
The Executive Committee, as specified in the rules of the association, consists of nine members, with the possibility of additional special members being co-opted. One Ordinary Member position is currently vacant and needs to be filled.
There are therefore three vacancies to be filled:
- President
- Secretary
- 1 Ordinary Member
Nominations for these positions are now open. The rules of the association relevant to this process are:
25 Election of officers and ordinary members of the committee
25.1 To be considered valid, nominations of candidates for election as officers of the association or as ordinary members of the committee must be -
25.1.1 made to the secretary by electronic transmission; and
25.1.2 transmitted to the secretary not less than 14 days before the date fixed for the holding of the annual elections; and
25.1.3 endorsed by at least one current officer of the association or ordinary member of the committee.
25.2 A candidate may nominate for one or more vacant positions on the committee.
25.3 If insufficient nominations are received to fill all vacancies on the committee, the candidates nominated will be deemed to be elected and further nominations may be received at the annual general meeting.
25.4 If the number of nominations received is equal to the number of vacancies to be filled, the persons nominated shall be deemed to be elected.
25.5 If the number of nominations exceeds the number of vacancies to be filled, a ballot must be held.
In relation to rule 25.1.3, I will endorse the nomination of any member in good standing (in the absence of endorsement from another committee member).
In relation to rule 25.5, if a ballot is necessary, it will be run electronically by OUP commencing on November 13, 2023. To vote in such an election, it is necessary to be a member of the association in good standing (i.e. a financial member).
Although rule 25.1.2 allows for nominations up to 14 days (amended from seven days by the 2022 Annual General Meeting) before the election date, i.e. October 30, 2023, it would greatly assist OUP to have details of as many nominees as possible earlier than that date. In addition to sending your formal nomination to me at Simon.M...@monash.edu, please also send a short candidate's statement (c150 words) which will be made available online at https://aa-dh.org/2023/09/11/aadh-election-2023/.
Simon Musgrave
Adjunct Research Fellow
Senior Project Officer: Australian Text Analytics Platform and Language Data Commons of Australia
School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics
Monash University
VIC 3800Australia
Secretary, Australasian Association for the Digital Humanities (aaDH)
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