{"id":5007,"date":"2025-11-28T10:02:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T01:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jpgu.org\/en\/?page_id=5007"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T03:48:18","slug":"2026election-of-candidates-for-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jpgu.org\/en\/2026election-of-candidates-for-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Announcement of the 2026 Election of Candidates for Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nThe Election of Candidates for Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) Directors will be held following the procedures and schedule as outlined below.\r\nAll new JpGU representatives have both the right to vote and to run for election.
\r\nAfter this election, Nominating Committee for Executive Officers will deliberate on the best-qualified candidates for JpGU Directors, taking the results of vote and candidates\u2019 specialties, affiliations and diversity into consideration. A list of the best-qualified candidates for new directors will be referred to the general meeting of JpGU representatives in June 2026, at which new directors will receive final approval.
The next JpGU President will then be elected from among the new directors. We sincerely hope that all new JpGU representatives will take an active role in this election.
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\r\nDecember 11th, 2025
\r\nJapan Geoscience Union
\r\nElection Administration Committee
\r\nChair: Masanori Kaneko,
\r\nHidekatsu Jin, Shohei Narita, Masayuki Nishi, Nobuhiko Sugito, Bunmei Taguchi \r\n
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\r\nSummary of the Rules and Procedures Governing the Election of Candidates for Directors<\/b>
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\r\n1. Voters
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Anyone who was elected in the most recent JpGU Representative Election is eligible to vote.<\/div>\r\n
\r\n2. Candidates
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Anyone who was elected in the most recent JpGU Representative Election is eligible to stand as a candidate in the Election of Candidates for Directors.<\/div>\r\n
\r\n3. Term
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The term of office of the new directors will be 2 years, from the end of the general meeting of JpGU representatives, June 2026.<\/div>\r\n
\r\n4. Standing as a Candidate
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There are two ways to become a candidate: (1) self-nomination, and (2) nomination by two or more regular members who have voting rights (the consent of the nominee is required).
\r\nIn the former case, representatives-elect should submit completed “Candidacy Notification Form”. In the latter case, the recommenders should submit completed \u201cCandidacy Recommendation Form\u201d and the recommended representative-elect should submit a completed \u201cCandidacy Consent Form\u201d to the Election Administration Committee during the period of candidacy registration.<\/div>\r\n
\r\n5. How to submit forms
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