Call for Nominations for Office

Call For Nominations

2007 AAIDD CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Each year AAIDD asks its members to nominate individuals for positions of Association leadership. The positions filled each year include the National Vice President, and one member-at-large.

A secretary-Treasurer is elected every three years. All positions are filled through a national election process except for appointments to a Standing Committee. Those recomendations are made by the Nominations and Elections Committee to the Board of Directors at their mid-winter meeting.

VICE PRESIDENT

The Vice President shall preside over the Conference and serve as primary liaison between the professional entities of the Association and the Board of Directors. The Vice President serves a one-year term, and then becomes the President-elect. This position serves a term of 4 years in the Board of Directors.

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Member-at_Large of the Board of Directors: The Board of Directors develops policies and takes actions to advance the goals of the Association and to manage the Association's affairs. The Board meets face-to-face in early December and during the Annual Conference. Directors elected at large serve a four-year term and are not eligible for immediate re-election.

COMMITTEES

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBERS

The Committee on Awards and Fellowship shall evaluate applications for promotion of Active Members to status as Fellows, and shall make recommendations on those applications to the Board of Directors. The Committee shall make recommendations to the Board regarding designation in other membership categories that require Board approval. The Committee shall select recipients of the Association Awards. All members of the Committee must be Fellows of the Association.

Your recommendation should be for the person who best exemplifies this committee. Self-nominations are welcome!

All submissions for nominations of elected offices, committee assignments and any other type of authorized special solicitations to the national leadership shall be verified by the responding member.

Fields marked with the asterisk (*) are required to be filled in.

Your Name*

Address*

City*	State*	Zip/Postal Code*

E-Mail*	Country

To send your nomination electronically, just fill it out this form and press the SUBMIT button below.

ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 7, 2007