2010 CCEA Election

 

Dear CCEA members,

 

It is that time of the year again for us, according to the CCEA Bylaws, to hold an election to elect a new President and five members to the Board of Directors. It is our honor to serve you as members of the Election Committee. The Election Committee consists of the following three members: Ke Zhou (chair), Liqun Ke, and Zairen Luo. We are going to serve the membership to the best of our abilities.

 

The election consists of the following two stages: Nomination Stage and Ballot Voting Stage. Each stage will last for a period of three weeks. The nomination period is from December 15, 2009 to January 5, 2010. The voting period is from January 7, 2010 to January 28, 2010.

 

1. The nomination stage starts today on December 15, 2009. A list of eligible nominees will be produced on January 5, 2010. Each eligible nominee will be asked to submit an acceptance statement and a brief autobiography to the Election Committee. For this election, each member can have no more than one (1) nominee for the CCEA Presidency and no more than five (5) nominees for the new Board of Directors.

 

The following table shows the current President and BOD tenures and eligibility for re-elections and elections (just for your reference):

 

CCEA current President: Mr. Shawn Wei  1st term, 2nd year. Outgoing and eligible for re-election

 

CCEA current BOD members:

Dr. Sherry Wang            2nd term, 2nd year             outgoing, eligible for president nomination

Dr. Dongmin Luo            2nd term, 2nd year             outgoing, eligible for president nomination

Ms. Jackie Xiong            2nd term, 2nd year             outgoing,  eligible for president nomination

 

Mr. Kang Chen 1st term, 2nd year outgoing,  eligible for either BOD nomination or president nomination

Mr. Kun Hu 1st term, 2nd year outgoing,  eligible for either a BOD nomination or  president nomination

 

Ms. Jane Zhang            2nd term, 1st year             staying

Dr. Jinxing Zha            2nd term, 1st year             staying

Mr. William Bi            1st term, 1st year            staying

 

Based on the CCEA Bylaws, any president nominee has to be a current CCEA member and has at least one full year membership with CCEA. A President candidate needs at least ten (10) nominations.

 

Any BOD nominee has to be a current CCEA member. A BOD candidate needs at least five (5) nominations (Attached please find the current member list and this announcement in PDF format for your reference).

 

The nomination is going to be conducted online at the following survey website:

 

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/219162/nominations-for-2010-ccea-election

 

The nomination website has a pull-down list of all current members for your convenience, thanks to Mr. Liqun Ke’s diligent contribution of setting up this webpage. Your name and e-mail address entries are required for confirmation and verification purposes.

 

Please follow the nomination format on the webpage (Similar to the following):

 

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Your name (please select) :
Note: each member can only submit once.

 

Your email address (an email will be sent to you to confirm your nomination):

 

Your CCEA President nominee:

 

Nominees for the new Board of Directors:

BOD Nominee 1:

BOD Nominee 2:

BOD Nominee 3:

BOD Nominee 4:

BOD Nominee 5:

 

Any comments or suggestions?

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2. The ballot voting stage starts on January 7, 2010. It will be conducted by either online voting at a website or e-mail voting method. The list of candidates and the acceptance statements and brief autobiographies of the candidates will be provided to all members by January 7, 2010. You'll have time to evaluate and reflect on the candidates before you make your ballot decisions. We'll keep you informed of the up-to-date election progress. Information will also be available on the CCEA website at http://www.cccea.org.

 

Thank you for your support and cooperation.

 

2010 CCEA Election Committee

Ke Zhou (Chair)

Zairen Luo

Jinxing Zha