Report of the Nominations Committee ChairThe nomination and election procedures are specified in the ISBA constitution and bylaws. Consistent with these procedures, after consultation with the Board, ISBA President Phil Dawid appointed a nominating committee. The chair, ex-officio, was John Geweke, Past-President of ISBA. The other members of the Committee were Caitlin Buck, Merlise Clyde, Petros Dellaportas, Pilar Iglesias, Peter Mueller, Donna Pauler, and Luis Pericchii.This year, as is the case every year, the membership of ISBA elects a President-Elect. The person elected this year will serve in that position in 2001, as President in 2002, and as Past President in 2003. The other two elected ISBA officers are the Treasurer and the Executive Secretary, each of whom serves a three-year term. For 2001-2003, the office of Executive Secretary must be filled. Every year, four of the twelve seats on the ISBA Board of Directors become vacant and must be filled. Board members serve three-year terms. The Constitution provides that the Nominating Committee nominate at least two ISBA members for each vacant position. Consistent with this duty, the Committee has nominated two members for President-Elect, two members for Executive Secretary, and eight members for the Board of Directors. The names of the nominees, and a short statement from each nominee, appeared in the September, 2000, issue of the ISBA Bulletin.. For the first time this year, ISBA members had the opportunity to vote on line. Each member who provided an email address to the Executive Secretary received an email message containing (1) instructions for on line voting, including a password, and (2) the text of a paper ballot that could be printed out, filled in, and mailed to the Executive Secretary. ISBA members who did not provid email addresses received a paper ballot by regular mail. As of this writing (December 15), the total numbers of votes received was not yet available. John Geweke |