The CIES Nominations and Elections Committee calls for nominations for Board of Directors and Vice-Presidential candidates. The job of this committee is to present CIES members with two candidates for Vice-President, as well as candidates to fill the three open slots in the Board of Directors. CIES members will vote for these candidates in early 2005.

All CIES members are invited to make nominations. Self-nominations are also welcome. We expect that nominations are made with the prior approval of the candidate and that nominations should include information about their record of service, qualifications, and address with e-mail along with their acceptance of the nomination. No particular format for nominations is required.

The Nominations Committee makes a particular effort to ensure the creation of a broad slate that speaks to the diversity of the CIES membership in terms of geography, institution, gender, and race/ethnicity.

Nominations should be sent to the committee chairs by October 4, 2004.

Vice-Presidential nominees should
1) be a current member in CIES;
2) show evidence of long-term CIES membership of a minimum of ten years;
3) have served on the Board of Directors or as a chair of a statutory CIES Committee
4) show evidence of regular attendance and participation in regional and national meetings of the Society;
5) show evidence of leadership and scholarly attainment in the field at large;
6) show evidence of work on behalf of CIES at local, regional, national or international levels.

Prospective candidates should be aware that although CIES has under discussion ways to support the responsibilities of the Vice-President, candidates nonetheless will require support from their own organization to host the annual conference, which includes administrative and logistical support for the annual meeting.

Board of Directors nominees should
1) be current members of CIES
1) show evidence of membership in CIES in a postgraduate capacity for a minimum of five years
2) show evidence of established professional and/or scholarly reputation in the field
3) show strong commitment to the Society by participation in one or all of the following:
a) regular participation in regional and national conferences; b) membership in CIES committees; and c) participation in any activities intended to promote comparative and international education scholarship regardless of professional status and setting.

All CIES members are invited to make nominations. Self-nominations are also welcome. We expect that nominations are made with the prior approval of the candidate and that nominations should include information about their record of service, qualifications, and address with e-mail. No particular format for nominations is required.

The Nominations Committee is making particular effort to ensure the creation of a broad slate that speaks to the diversity of the CIES membership in terms of geography, institution, gender, and race/ethnicity.

Nominations should be sent to the committee chairs by October 1, 2004.

Thank you
Rosalind Raby, Chair rabyrl@aol.com
Rodney Hospson, Past-Chair hopson@duq.edu
James Jacob, Chair-Elect wjacob@ucla.edu