The current term of the IAGB Executive Committee (EC) will end in September 2023, and elections will be held to elect an EC for 2023-2025. The election will comprise four officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer) and up to eleven (11) directors and will be held in September 2023.

IAGB members and supporters may nominate individuals to serve in various positions on the EC 2023-2025. An Election Committee, comprising senior IAGB members and ex-Presidents has been established to oversee the election process.

IAGB Election Committee:

Mr. Indra Deb - indra.deb@gmail.com

Mr. Rajinikanth Malipat - rkmalipat@yahoo.com

Mr. Sanjay Gowda - sanjayhgowda@outlook.com

According to the current by-laws, the following are the eligibility criteria to be considered for candidates to the EC:

• Candidates must be current, valid members of IAGB.
• Candidates for President and Vice President shall have served on the Association's Executive Committee for at least one full term before being elected. Candidates shall have been Voting Members of the Association for at least two contiguous years as of the 15th of January of the year of the election.
• Candidates for Secretary, Treasurer, and Director shall have been Voting Members of the Association for at least one year as of the 15th of January of the year of election.

The nomination submission should include the following:

• A brief statement by the nominee candidate accepting the nomination and pledging to abide by the Bylaws of the Association
• Brief bio of the candidate, with particular emphasis on his/her contributions to IAGB in the past, his/her vision for IAGB, and how the candidate expects to realize that vision;
• Details of his/her membership (Life/Annual, primary member name, date)
• Package of SEVEN completed nomination forms (email nomination is acceptable also) from IAGB members nominating the individual for the selected position (Officer/Director) - See attached sample nomination form

Nominations' submissions must be submitted no later than midnight on August 20th, 2023, per the details below.

Nominations should be sent to:

Sanjay Gowda - sanjayhgowda@outlook.com

&

Vaishali Gade (IAGB President 2021-2023) - vaishali.gade@iagb.org

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