| | Nomination Process for 2008 PRSA SEEKS LEADERS TO ADVANCE PROFESSION & INDUSTRY
The 2008 Nominating Committee of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has begun its annual process of recruiting candidates for 2009 Board Officer and Director positions.
The available national positions are:
- Chair-elect
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- Director, East Central District
- Director, Mid-Atlantic District
- Director, Midwest District
- Director, Northeast District
- Director, Sunshine District
- Director, Tri-State District
- Director, Western District
- Director-at-Large
- Assembly Delegates-at-Large (two positions are open)
- International Delegates-at-Large (two positions are open)
Eligible board candidates are Accredited, PRSA members in good standing who have served in at least one of the following capacities:
- Voting Delegate in at least one national PRSA Assembly
- Chapter President
- Section Chair
- District Chair
- Chair of a National Committee
Eligible Assembly delegate-at-large candidates and International delegate-at-large candidates must be Accredited or a current board member of their respective chapter, district or section. Once eligibility is confirmed, PRSA members will be able to send comment letters regarding candidates with a limit of 300 or fewer words. The Nominating Committee will review applications and commentary and then meet Aug. 1-3 to interview officer candidates in person and director candidates by phone. Candidates for Assembly delegate-at-large and international delegate-at-large positions will be considered based on information they provide on their application. The Nominating Committee will then make final selections for nominees for presentation to the Society's Assembly, the principal PRSA governing body. The PRSA Assembly will elect candidates for office on Oct. 25, prior to the start of the PRSA 2008 International Conference in Detroit.. Information packets that outline the specifics of the nominating process will be sent to those individuals. Candidates may self-nominate or be nominated by others.The candidate application can be found by . For example, an East Coast-based candidate will have to submit materials by 5:00 p.m. EDT; a West Coast-based candidate will have to submit materials by 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT. Eligible Assembly delegate-at-large candidates and International delegate-at-large candidates must be Accredited or a current board member of their respective chapter, district or section.
All candidate applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. (in the time zone in which the candidate resides) on Monday, June 9, 2009. Once eligibility is confirmed, PRSA members will be able to send comment letters regarding candidates with a limit of 300 or fewer words. The Nominating Committee will review applications and commentary and then meet Aug. 1-3 to interview officer candidates in person and director candidates by phone. Candidates for Assembly delegate-at-large and international delegate-at-large positions will be considered based on information they provide on their application.
The Nominating Committee will then make final selections for nominees for presentation to the Society's Assembly, the principal PRSA governing body. The PRSA Assembly will elect candidates for office on Oct. 25, prior to the start of the PRSA 2008 International Conference in Detroit.
Names of potential candidates should be sent to Donna Jonas, staff liaison, 2008 Nominating Committee, PRSA, 33 Maiden Lane, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10038-5150 or by e-mail at nomcomm@prsa.org. Information packets that outline the specifics of the nominating process will be sent to those individuals. Candidates may self-nominate or be nominated by others.
The candidate application can be found by clicking here.
The deadline for receiving completed candidate materials is 5:00 p.m. (in the time zone in which the candidate resides) on Monday, June 9, 2008 — no exceptions. For example, an East Coast-based candidate will have to submit materials by 5:00 p.m. EDT; a West Coast-based candidate will have to submit materials by 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT. |
