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Call for Nominations for Membership on

IFLA Section Committees for the term

2009-2013

The ALA International Relations Committee (IRC) is accepting nominations to section standing committees of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).

Please forward nomination (s) to Delin Guerra at the International Relations Office before July 31, 2008.

Delin Guerra
Program Officer
International Relations Office
50 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611-2795
1800-545-2433, ext. 3201
dguerra@ala.org

Table of Contents:

-Timeline for Nominations

-Guidelines for Nominations

-ALA Units and IFLA Sections

-List of Current ALA Representatives

1) Timetable for Nomination of ALA Representatives to IFLA Section Standing Committees

February 2008
IRC requests membership assistance in soliciting suggestions for nominations to IFLA section standing committees

February-July 2008
Membership groups and individuals submit nominations with resumes and rationale to IRO

August 2008
IRO prepares list of section standing committee candidates for review by IRC

September 2008
IRC forwards a list of all nominees with IRC recommendations to the Executive Board through the Board's Administrative Subcommittee

October 2008
The ALA Executive Board decides slate of ALA-endorsed candidates for IFLA section standing committees

February 2009
Nominations due at IFLA Headquarters in The Hague, Amsterdam

March 2009
Election by postal ballot for those committees that have more candidates than open committee positions open

2) Guidelines for Nominations of ALA Representatives and the IFLA Election Process

Objective

An ALA member will be nominated and officially endorsed for a four-year term to every IFLA section standing committee at each IFLA election.

Eligibility

Any ALA member may be suggested for nomination to an IFLA standing committee. A list of IFLA standing committees and current ALA representatives is attached. Individuals can only serve on one IFLA committee at a time. Candidates can serve on a committee for up to two consecutive terms.

Qualifications

A nominee should be an expert in the field covered by the section and have a working knowledge of at least one working language of IFLA (English is an IFLA working language), and should have reasonable expectation of attending meetings of the standing committee without cost to IFLA or to ALA. ALA divisions and other units may seek outside funding to support the attendance of their representatives.

Documentation

The ALA Executive Board requires that the suggestions for nominations be accompanied by a resume and a rationale from the nominating body or individual. If nominated, IFLA requires that the following be provided:

(a) a indication of acceptance of the nomination by the individual;

(b) a short statement detailing the nominee's qualifications and indication of present position;

(c) affirmation that the person can fulfill the working language and travel requirements

IFLA Election Process

IFLA elections are held biennially. In 2009, elections will be held for committees, divisions, sections, and round tables for the period 2009-2013. To obtain a current list of IFLA sections and ALA representatives with their terms of office please click here.

IFLA regulations state that each member (association or institution) registered for a section can nominate a single candidate for that section standing committee at each election. ALA is registered for all IFLA standing committees.

Nominees will be declared elected when the number is fewer than the number of vacancies on a particular standing committee. If the number of nominees exceeds the number of vacancies, a postal ballot will be taken by the IFLA Secretariat before the next IFLA conference. The vacancies will be declared filled by the candidates with the highest number of votes. If two or more candidates obtain an equal highest number of votes, another election will take place between those candidates at the next IFLA conference. At the meeting the members present or represented shall vote. In case of a tie, the chair will determine the successful candidate by drawing lot.

In the spring 2009, IFLA Headquarters will send orientation information to new standing committee members. Standing committee members assume their duties at the next IFLA conference. At this meeting, members elect the standing committee's chair and secretary.

Future IFLA conferences

2009 Milan, Italy

2010 Brisbane, Australia

2011 To be announced (Mexico or Central America)

Responsibilities of ALA Representatives

The term of office on an IFLA standing committee is four years with the possibility of a second four-year term. Thus, the maximum term of service is eight years. No person shall be a member of more than one section standing committee at one time, unless he or she is a member of a regional section standing committee.

ALA representatives on IFLA section standing committees are required to:

The ALA International Relations Committee's charge is to:

1) Seek and/or encourage candidates from ALA divisions, committees, other groups, or the membership at large.

2) Formulate a list of names of all suggested candidates for nominations to IFLA standing committees according to the election cycle.

3) Indicate in the IRC's best judgment the most qualified candidate per standing committee.

4) Transmit the list to the ALA Executive Board's Administrative subcommittee, which will forward its recommendations to the Executive Board.

3) ALA Units and IFLA Sections

To assure that highly qualified candidates represent ALA on IFLA section standing committees the following units are asked to bring forward nominations for ALA representatives. Once selected to serve on IFLA committees the representatives should report back to the units, with copies to the International Relations Office, on activities within the IFLA section.

 *Denotes which unit with shared responsibility has the turn for 2009-2013

4) List of Current ALA Representatives to IFLA Standing Committees

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