Wednesday, July 17, 2019

[CRYOLIST] EGU Cryosphere Division President - EGU Election Autumn 2019 - Call for candidates

Dear colleagues,

The EGU Election Autumn 2019 for the next EGU President, General Secretary, and Division Presidents will take place from 01 to 30 November 2019. 

The next Division President for Cryospheric Sciences will also be elected.

The newly elected Division Presidents (Division Presidents-elect) will serve as Deputy Division Presidents for the first year (5/2020–4/2021), then as Division Presidents for the next two years (5/2021–4/2023).  You are kindly asked to propose a candidate to any vacancy (EGU President, General Secretary, and Division Presidents) by 15 September 2019. You are welcome and encouraged to nominate yourself. If you are nominating someone else, please get the candidate's consent. This is also your chance to take an active part in increasing diversity in the EGU council.

More details are available at the end of this email, the form to propose a candidate and further information under:

Olaf Eisen 
President of the EGU Division on Cryospheric Sciences 

on behalf of 
Philippe Courtial (EGU Executive Secretary)


CR contact: cr@egu.eu
CR on Twitter: @EGU_CR
CR blog: http://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/cr/


Further information:

The elected Union president will be inaugurated as President-Elect (Vice-President) for one year term (2020–2021) during the plenary meeting of the next EGU General Assembly 2020. The person will then serve as the Union President during two years (2021–2023) starting from the plenary meeting of the EGU General Assembly, and lastly, serve as the Past-President (Vice-President) for one more year (2023–2024).

The EGU General Secretary will be elected for two years (2020–2022). The person will be inaugurated during the plenary meeting of the EGU General Assembly 2020.

Division Presidents:
The terms start and end at the Plenary meeting, which is held during the General Assembly (usually in April or May). Division Presidents can be elected for a second term and will not serve as Deputy Presidents a second time. Instead, a Deputy Division President will be appointed at the division meeting. Re-elected Division Presidents will serve as Division Presidents for 2021–2023.