Call for Nominations of SIA Officers, Directors and Committee Members

Keep Your Society Moving Forward 

This is your opportunity to help maintain the quality, strength, and diversity of leadership that has kept SIA growing for more than three decades. You can nominate candidates to represent your society.

SIA's leaders are expected to consider and reflect members' interests in carrying out the business of the SIA. They represent the SIA to other organizations, recruit new members, and plan the society's future.

In 2009, there will be two openings on the Board of Directors, one on the Nominations Committee, and one for TICCIH Representative. We need candidates willing to give back to the SIA by volunteering their time, knowledge, and experience. The Nominations Committee is depending on you to identify members-friends, colleagues, or perhaps ~ even yourself-who are qualified and willing to serve. (If modesty precludes self-nomination, please find someone tonominate you.)

Each candidate must be a member in good standing and must consent to being considered for nomination.

The deadline for nominations is Jan. 29, 2009. If you have any questions or need information, please don't hesitate to contact: Christopher H. Marston, Acting Chair, SIA Nominations Committee, 9500 Seminole St., Silver Spring, MD 20901; (202) 354-2162; christopher_marston@nps.gov.

Positions Open in 2009:

Directors (3-year term). Two of seven director positions on the Board of Directors are open this year. The board meets approximately four times per year (sometimes virtually) including during the annual conference. Directors govern official business of the SIA and chair committees that oversee operations, such as publications, grants, and local chapters. Nominations Committee Member (3-year term). One of three elected members of the committee that assists in recruiting and evaluating nominees and in monitoring the election at the annual conference. It is expected that the newly elected member will chair the committee during the final year of the term.

TICCIH Representative (3-year term). U.S. representative to the International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage (TICCIH). Candidate is tasked with increasing U.S. and SIA involvement with TICCIH. The candidate is expected to fund his/her own travel expenses or be backed by an institution/company to cover the estimated $2,000/yr. for the annual TICCIH meeting.

All nominations will be reviewed by the Nominations Committee, which will present a slate of candidates to the membership. Each nomination must include the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the person being nominated; the office for which the nomination is being made; and evidence that the candidate consents to being nominated. Once the slate is selected, the Nominations Committee will request a brief biographical statement and a photograph from each nominee.