Stand for election as a Trustee or as Vice-Chair of ALT

The 2012 call for nominations

Important note. The definitive version of this web page is on the ALT repository at http://repository.alt.ac.uk/2215/.

Nominations are invited for the following Trustee vacancies:

1. Vice-Chair of the Association (who becomes Chair, then President in successive years) to serve three years.
2. Trustees to serve three years (two vacancies).

The Trustees will join the Central Executive Committee, which will appoint the Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Secretary, Chairs of Committees (i.e. Membership Services, Publications, Further Education, and Research) and others as necessary, from among the elected members or by co-option.

For more information on the role of Trustees go to http://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/how-we-are-governed/being-alt-trustee.

Ballot process

The ballot for any contested vacancies will be conducted over the Internet and the result will be communicated to members before the AGM. All members will be sent an email with instructions on how to use the secure Internet ballot site. It is vital that you inform us by Monday 28 May if your email address has changed or will change in the subsequent month. Email: admin@alt.ac.uk.

Eligibility requirement

Under the ALT Constitution, election is open only to individual members of at least 12 months' standing and aged 18 years or over on the date of the AGM at which they take up office. In accordance with Clause 9.3 of the Constitution, trustees coming to the end of a first three-year term are eligible for re-election as trustees; and any trustee (with the exception of the Vice-chair, Chair, and President) is eligible for election as Vice-chair. (Thus the maximum continuous period of membership for a trustee is six, or, exceptionally, between six and nine years.) Nomination forms.

Deadline for nominations

All nominations (see attached form) should be marked "Nominations" and sent to arrive by 5pm on Friday 1 June 2012. Return completed form, marked "AGM", to: Maren Deepwell, Chief Executive Designate, ALT, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP.  Fax: +44 (0)1865 484165.   All nominations to arrive by 5pm on Friday 1 June 2012.