Elections 2022
According to our Bylaws, UMAC will hold elections for the Board 2022-25 at the 22nd Annual General Meeting, 19 September 2022, to happen online.
If you are a UMAC member in good standing, you can vote by participating in the AGM. There will be no proxy votes.
All questions and requests for information should be directed to the Election Committee:
Chair Kirsten Vincenz (Germany)
Vice-Chair Sofia Talas (Italy)
Candidates for the UMAC Board 2022-2025
Position of Chair (1):
Position of Vice-Chair (2):
Position of Secretary (1):
Position of Treasurer (1):
Position of Ordinary Board Member (3):
- Ana Isabel Diaz, Spain
- Margarita Guzmán, Colombia
- Paul Donnelly, Australia
- Sian Tiley-Nel, South Africa
- Wenjia Qiu, China
- Zhao Ke, China
Brochure with all candidates PDF
Elections Calendar
1 February 2022 |
Procedures and supporting documents are made available in UMAC website. |
1 April 2022 |
Election Committee sends call for candidates. |
22 May 2022 |
UMAC Secretary sends the updated list of eligible candidates (UMAC voting members in good standing) to the Election Committee. |
22-31 May 2022 |
The Election Committee validates documents and eligibility of candidates. |
31 May 2022 |
The Election Committee announces the candidates. |
15 September 2022 |
UMAC Secretary sends the updated list of eligible voters (UMAC voting members in good standing) to the Election Committee. |
19 September 2022 |
Elections. |
Fundamental Documents
UMAC Board: Responsibilities and Tasks
UMAC Board 2022-2025 Elections Procedure ENGLISH – FRENCH – SPANISH
Candidate 2022-2025 Election Form ENGLISH – FRENCH – SPANISH
Elections 2019
According to our Bylaws, UMAC will hold elections for the Board 2019-2022 at the 19th Annual General Meeting, 3 September 2019, in Kyoto, Japan.
If you are a UMAC member in good standing, you can vote either i) in Kyoto or ii) through a proxy vote (see below) sent to the Chair of the Election Committee before 15 July 2019 (max. 5 proxy votes per member).
All questions and requests for information should be directed to the Election Committee:
Chair Karin Weil (Chile)
Vice-Chair David Ellis (Australia)
Candidates for the UMAC Board 2019-2022
Position of Chair (1):
Position of Vice-Chair (2):
Position of Secretary (1):
Position of Treasurer (1):
Position of Ordinary Board Member (3):
- Dominick Verschelde, Belgium
- Fatemeh Ahmadi, Iran
- Margarita Guzmán, Colombia
- Martin Stricker, Germany
- Nicole M. Crawford, USA
Brochure with all candidates PDF
Elections Calendar
1 Dec 2018: Procedures and fundamental documents are made available here (see below).
1 March 2019: Call for UMAC Board Candidates.
30 April 2019: Deadline for Submissions.
16 May 2019: Announcement of candidates.
1 June-15 July 2019: Proxies are sent to the Election Committee
3 September 2019: Elections.
Fundamental Documents
UMAC Board: Responsibilities and Tasks
UMAC Board Elections Procedure ENGLISH – FRENCH – SPANISH
Candidate Election Form ENGLISH – FRENCH – SPANISH (deadline closed)
Proxy Vote: