Call for Nominations for SBML Editor, 2026-2028
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Lucian Smith
Jan 16, 2026, 4:29:17 PMJan 16
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Dear SBML community,
This is a call for nominations for two new SBML Editors to replace outgoing editors, Marek , beginning in January 2026. Here is the nominations entry page:
https://forms.gle/ppUn3VDnj3LoMQ8m9
The nomination deadline is Friday January 30th 2026 at midnight (PST).
The SBML Editor election process is described on the following page: http://sbml.org/Documents/SBML_Development_Process/Election_of_SBML_Editors
The SBML Editors play a key role in writing and developing SBML specifications. SBML Editors have to be willing to invest time and effort into evaluating proposals for changes, researching the possible impact of those changes, thinking about how to implement the changes, writing new text in the SBML specification, dealing with practical matters of writing, editing, coordinating, tracking changes to documents, etc. The work level tends to be highly uneven and unpredictable, but on average it is not overwhelming.
The length of an SBML Editor's term is 3 years. The current SBML Editors are (in alphabetical order) Michael L. Blinov (2024-2026), Matthias König (2025-2027), Brett G. Oliver(2025-2027) Marek Ostaszewski (2023-2025), and Lucian Smith(2023-2025), with Marek Ostaszewski and Lucian Smith being replaced in 2026.
This is the nomination phase of the SBML Editor search. You may nominate anyone (including yourself) that you believe is qualified and would act as a good SBML Editor. Someone who has in the past served as Editor can be elected again unless they have served two consecutive terms; in which case there must be at least 1 year since they stopped. You may describe your rationale in the voting form. You may fill out this form more than once, for nominating multiple individuals. (Two people will be selected, and some nominees might not accept, so nominating more than one is perfectly reasonable.) The SBML Editors will gather the results and create a single list of all unique candidates along with the rationales for their nominations, then verify with each individual that they accept the nomination, and finally issue a call for voting.
Lucian Smith
on behalf of the SBML editors
This is a call for nominations for two new SBML Editors to replace outgoing editors, Marek , beginning in January 2026. Here is the nominations entry page:
https://forms.gle/ppUn3VDnj3LoMQ8m9
The nomination deadline is Friday January 30th 2026 at midnight (PST).
The SBML Editor election process is described on the following page: http://sbml.org/Documents/SBML_Development_Process/Election_of_SBML_Editors
The SBML Editors play a key role in writing and developing SBML specifications. SBML Editors have to be willing to invest time and effort into evaluating proposals for changes, researching the possible impact of those changes, thinking about how to implement the changes, writing new text in the SBML specification, dealing with practical matters of writing, editing, coordinating, tracking changes to documents, etc. The work level tends to be highly uneven and unpredictable, but on average it is not overwhelming.
The length of an SBML Editor's term is 3 years. The current SBML Editors are (in alphabetical order) Michael L. Blinov (2024-2026), Matthias König (2025-2027), Brett G. Oliver(2025-2027) Marek Ostaszewski (2023-2025), and Lucian Smith(2023-2025), with Marek Ostaszewski and Lucian Smith being replaced in 2026.
This is the nomination phase of the SBML Editor search. You may nominate anyone (including yourself) that you believe is qualified and would act as a good SBML Editor. Someone who has in the past served as Editor can be elected again unless they have served two consecutive terms; in which case there must be at least 1 year since they stopped. You may describe your rationale in the voting form. You may fill out this form more than once, for nominating multiple individuals. (Two people will be selected, and some nominees might not accept, so nominating more than one is perfectly reasonable.) The SBML Editors will gather the results and create a single list of all unique candidates along with the rationales for their nominations, then verify with each individual that they accept the nomination, and finally issue a call for voting.
Lucian Smith
on behalf of the SBML editors
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