Members are invited to vote for their next President-Elect and to elect two new Trustees:

IOR Board of Trustees nominations:

This year, three nominations have been received for the two Trustee vacancies.

  • Stephen Benton FInstR
  • David Bostock FInstR
  • Shaun Creech FInstR

The IOR Trustee Nominee Statements are available here.

IOR President-Elect nominations

As previously notified, three candidates below were recommended by the Nominations Committee of IOR Committee Chairs:

In addition, one additional nomination supported by the required number of members has now been received:

Click on a candidate’s name to see their complete statement.

How to vote

Voting Members (i.e. Fellow, Member, Associate and Technician grade) should receive an email from the independent online voting agency mi-voice around 17th September with their voting code and a link to the voting website. If you haven’t received your email, contact mi-voice at support@mi-voice.com. Voting closes on 22nd  October and the results will be announced after the AGM on 29th October.

 

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