We are excited to announce the 3nd annual election for the board of the International Network of Next-Generation Ecologists (INNGE).
Do you want to make a difference for the community of ecologists and influence ecological issues around the world? Then run for the 2016-17 governing board of the largest global network of early career ecologists.
If you would like to run for a board position, please fill in this google form before November 1st 2015.
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About INNGE's governing board
INNGE's governing board oversees the activities and strategy of INNGE. The governing board meets every second month in online teleconferences and between meetings communicate via email. Governing board members are driven and skilled early career researchers or practitioners studying or working with a field related to the ecological sciences.
For their two year term, board members are expected to take on one or more shared responsibilities for coordinating INNGE's activities. These include coordinating the work of one of INNGE's specialized groups, including the open science, interdisciplinary or early career group; running for one of the officer positions, organizing our conference activities or membership, or editing one of our many online communication channels (e.g. newsletter, blog, twiiter and facebook).
To read more about INNGE visit our website
www.innge.net. Make sure to check out who you will be working with by going to the page of INNGE's working group -
http://innge.net/?q=node/6. Also make sure to check out the FAQ page
http://innge.net/?q=node/347 to get answers to some frequently asked questions about INNGE (such as, what is "the working group"?).
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The current election schedule looks as follows:
August 10th: Call for candidates
November 6th : Voting opens
December 4th: Voting closes
December 11th: Results ready
Voting: Each of the 23 institutions that forms the membership of INNGE have one vote for each of the eight seats to be filled this year. See the member institutions, here:
http://innge.net/?q=node/339We invite you to read INNGE’s bylaws and to stay abreast of developments via the INNGE blog, Facebook, and Twitter.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding the elections or the bylaws, or any other aspect regarding INNGE: nextgenecologists [at] innge net
