Please see the MGA Operations Manual (Section 9.13, page 134) for more information. All sections must now use the vTools Nominations platform to manage elections.

Useful information:

• https://kb.ieee.org/vtools/blog/kb/nominations-tool-flow-chart/
•  https://kb.ieee.org/vtools/blog/kb/how-to-submit-a-nomination/
• https://kb.ieee.org/vtools/blog/kb/how-to-submit-a-petition/

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Election process for elected officers to begin in August

IEEE is an organization whose value to members depends much upon the volunteers who contribute. This is especially true for section-level activities. The Thompson Okanagan Section will soon hold elections for section officer positions, including Treasurer and Secretary. We will accept up to two applicants for each position.

Technical Chapters and Affinity Groups within the Thompson Okanagan Section will also be conducting elections for their respective officer positions.

Key dates to be aware of are as follows:

•  Aug 31 – Sep 30: Call for Nominations Period
• Oct 02:                   Initial Slate of Candidates announced
• Oct 02 – Nov 02: Petition Period
• Nov 06:                  Final Slate of Candidates announced
• Nov 12 – Dec 10:  Voting period
• Dec 14:                   Election results announced

The call for nominations and other steps of the election process are announced to members of the Thompson Okanagan Section via IEEE e-Notice. We accept nominations here: https://nominations.vtools.ieee.org/tego_/nominate_or_petition/R70043.

Please stay tuned for more information.

For volunteers interested in other positions or roles, please see our general call for volunteers in this separate news item: http://www.okanagan.ieee.ca/section-executives/become-a-volunteer/.