Call for IEEE CASS ExCom Officer Nominations (2025-2026 Term)
Dear CAS Society Member,
Each year, the members of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) nominate several members to the Executive Committee (ExCom) to serve the Society starting at the beginning of the following year. This year we are calling for nominations for the following officer positions to serve the Society for the 2025-2026 term:
- Vice President - Financial Activities
- Vice President - Publications
- Vice President - Education and Communications
- Vice President - Industry (New Position)
Descriptions of the officer positions, duties, and eligibility criteria can be found in the CASS Constitution and the CASS Bylaws.
CASS is a professional volunteer-based organization. It is essential that we elect energetic and engaged leaders who will organize activities that will meet the needs of the entire Circuits and Systems community and who will guide our Society into the future. As a CASS member, you are in an excellent position to know the strengths of your fellow members and how they can best serve our community. As you consider potential nominees, please take into account that CASS wishes to promote diversity in every possible dimension. As such, CASS would love to receive nominations that also complete the current composition of its Executive Committee with respect to, to name a few, technical, gender, and geographic diversity.
Complete candidate nominations must be received by close of business (5:00 PM EDT (UTC -5:00)) on 7 October 2024, in order to be considered.
Nomination Process
There are two options for adding nominees to the election slate. Nominators should indicate which of the following two options they prefer.
- The first option is to nominate by petition. The CASS Bylaws regarding the nomination petition process states: “Nomination petitions for the officers appointed by the Board of Governors require signatures from at least 22% of the voting members of the Board of Governors. The petition must be submitted to the Nominations Committee, together with the biography and position statement of the candidate no later than 28 days prior to the scheduled opening of the appointment ballot." Please contact the Society Operations Manager prior to 7 October 2024 should you care to nominate an individual by petition.
- The second option involves forwarding the nomination to the Nominations Committee, which may also place candidates on the ballot at its discretion. Forwarded nominations should be submitted to the nomination form, here.
Nomination Documents
A complete nomination must include all items indicated by an asterisk in the nomination form. These items include data for the Candidate and the Nominator, a Candidate Photo, a Candidate Position Statement (limited to 150-200 words), and a Candidate Biography (limited to 350 words), which needs to describe the most important contributions of the candidate (for CASS or in other organizations) which makes him/her particularly suitable for the specific position he/she is running for.
- Candidate Position Statement:
- The position statement should state their plans and how they will help support the society if elected to 150-200 words.
- Candidate Biography:
- The biography should include topics demonstrating the nominee's experience relevant to the position, specifically emphasizing society and/or IEEE activities/responsibilities to be no more than 350 words.
- An electronic Candidate Photograph - taken within the last two years (optional)
Nomination Submission
The nomination form must be submitted by 7 October 2024 through the CASS website to Manuel Delgado-Restituto, Chair of the CASS Nominations Committee.
The Nominations Committee encourages you to recommend suitable candidates for these elections. Our strength as a society is not only in our engineering expertise but also in our societal spirit. The Society does its best when we have a strong organization with engaged membership.
Electioneering Policies
To ensure all activities comply with IEEE policies, please review the IEEE Policies, Sections 13, 14, and 9.28. Each candidate should confirm that they agree to adhere to the IEEE Policies and guidelines. There are general electioneering guidelines with Q&As available on the IEEE Election Campaign Resources website.