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: