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Nov 02, 2015

2015 Announcement of Section President Election of Japan Geoscience Union

Public Announcement of Section President Election of Japan Geoscience Union in 2015

Japan Geoscience Union has five science sections. They are Space and Planetary Sciences, Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences, Human Geosciences, Solid Earth Sciences and Biogeosciences sections.

Each section has its board, which mainly consists of representatives. These five section boards together with Union Science Board promote developing earth planetary sciences.

Representatives elected by this representative election are eligible to be candidates and section presidents are to be elected by the votes of individual members.

Specific election system is shown on “Section President Election Procedure” shown below.

Please be sure to submit “Candidacy Notification Form” or “Recommendation Notification Form” for Section president by the due date.

November 2, 2015

Japan Geoscience Union

Election Administration Committee
HAMADA, Morihisa
HASEGAWA, Takuya
IIZUKA, Tsuyoshi
KEBUKAWA, Yoko
YOSHIDA, Hidetsugu
YUKIMATU, Akira Sessai

Section President Election Operating Procedure

1. Voters

Members who have finished membership subscription by the deadline of Section President Election (December 8, 2015) are eligible to vote to one candidate of their registered Main Science Section.

2. Cnandidates

Representatives except for those of General (Education and Outreach) can be candidates of their corresponding science sections.

Representatives of General (Education and Outreach) can be a candidate of section presidents of their main science section.

Candidates can apply directly by themselves and be recommended by others.

3. Term

The term of section presidents is 2 years from June 1 in 2016.

4. How to be candidates

There are two ways to be candidates. One is to apply directly by themselves and the other is to be recommended by other members with confirmation of the candidate.

Please be sure to submit “Candidacy Notification Form” or “Recommendation Notification Form” for Section president by the due date.

5. Submission of Candidacy Form

Please be sure to complete submission by the due date. (November 11, 2015, JST)

Submission is to be send by email to office@jpgu.org and senkan@jpgu.org attached with “Candidacy forms” below.

In case of recommendation, “Recommendation Form” from the recommender and “Consent letter for Recommendation” are to be submitted.

6.Time schedule of Election

Public Announcement of Section President Election November 2, Monday

Start to accept candidates November 5, Thursday

Close to accept candidates November 16, Monday

Start voting for Section President Election November 25, Wednesday

Close voting for Section President Election December 8, Tuesday

Vote counting and Reporting the result December 14, Monday

7. How to vote

Members who have finished membership subscription by the close of voting for Section President Election (December 8, Monday) can cast a vote among the list from our website.

If the number of candidates doesn’t exceed the fixed number, election is not conducted and candidates become successful automatically.

files for candidacy

1. Candidacy Form >>　Form
2. Recommendation Form >>　Form
3. Consent letter for Recommendation >>　Form

・Regulations of Section President Election (Japanese)

・Detailed regulations of Section president Election (Japanese)

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