This is a reminder that the nomination period for the directors of GO::DH is currently open (they close Monday Nov 19 at Midnight in all timezones).
The work of a GO::DH board member is not heavy, but it is important to our community and the support of an approach to DH that recognises, supports, and encourages linguistic, regional, and other forms of diversity. Please
consider nominating yourself or somebody else in our community by emailing the returning officers, Daniel O'Donnell and Gurpreet Singh, at elections@globaloutlookdh.org:
In your email, please include the following information:
- The name of the nominee
- Preferred email address of the nominee (if you are nominating somebody other than yourself, please be sure to cc your nominee on the email so that we know they are willing to stand and that we know we have a working email address for them).
- An optional brief candidate statement (<250 words). This can be anything you wish: a bio; an explanation of your aims for the position; political planks. This statement will be published to the GO::DH website.
GO::DH elections are preceded by a nomination period of two weeks in which members are asked to consider nominating themselves or someone else for election to the GO::DH board (self-nominations are welcome and common; if you nominate
somebody else, please ensure that they are willing to stand for election before you do and cc them on the nomination). After nominations close, the election is held by electronic ballot open to all subscribers to the list.
The executive has eight voting positions, half of which are up for election each year. This means that we have four positions to fill this year. All out going members of the executive are eligible for reelection, though not all have
indicated that they intended to stand again. It is also the norm at GO::DH that we have competitive elections with more than one candidate. All who wish to put their names forward will be warmly welcomed as candidates.
All voting positions on the board are for two year terms that can be renewed three times.
The election will be held the week after nominations close.
Please consider nominating yourself or somebody you know for a position on the GO::DH board. GO::DH has done great work in our field, but it depends on the efforts of those willing to volunteer. The workload involved is not
particularly onerous.