NOMINATIONS INVITED FOR 2010 SLATE

Deadline: October 2, 2009

LASA members are invited to suggest nominees for Vice President, Treasurer, and three members of the Executive Council, for terms beginning November 1, 2010. Criteria for nomination include professional credentials and previous service to LASA. Each candidate must have been a member of the Association in good standing for at least one year prior to nomination. Biographic data and the rationale for nomination must be sent by October 2, 2009, to: Milagros Pereyra-Rojas, LASA Executive Director, milagros@pitt.edu

The winning candidate for Vice President will serve in that capacity until April 30, 2012, and then as President for an additional eighteen months. The Treasurer will serve until April 30, 2015 and Executive Council members will serve a three-year term from November 1, 2010, to October 31, 2013.

Please note that the LASA Executive Council, in its June 28, 2008, meeting, amended the LASA By-Laws to read:

The LASA By-Laws are amended to permit the write-in of candidates for both the Executive Council (EC) and the vice presidency. LASA members will receive two communications. The first will inform members of the change in the nominations procedure and indicate that the nominations process is open. Members will have six weeks in which to nominate candidates. A second communication will present the approved slate and encourage members to submit the names of write-in candidates. A minimum of 200 signatures will be required for each write-in. Members will then have six weeks to submit additional names. To be included on the ballot, the candidate must be a member in good standing and must meet the conditions of the By-laws. Members will have six weeks to respond to this second communication. The final ballot presented for vote will indicate which candidates were on the approved slate and which are write-ins.