The President and seven Vice-Presidents will be elected at the 2008 General Assembly. In accordance with Article 83 at least two of the seven Vice-Presidents must be women. In order to be eligible as a candidate for President or Vice-President, a candidate must be nominated by five or more MNAs. MNAs may nominate as many or as few candidates as they wish. There is no requirement that the candidate is nominated by his own MNA.
Eligible Candidates
The following are the eligible candidates (have been nominated by five or more MNAs) for the Election of Officers. Click on the name of the candidate for further details.
Nominated as President
Göran PETERSSON (SWE)
Nominated as Vice-President
Fiona BARRON (GBR)
Adrienne GREENWOOD (NZL)
Tomasz HOLC (POL)
Nazli IMRE (TUR)
David IRISH (USA)
Fiona KIDD (CAN)
Teresa LARA (VEN)
Teo Ping LOW (SIN)
Jane MOON (CAY)
Ralph NELLES (MEX)
Alberto PREDIERI (ITA)
Eric TULLA (PUR)
Theresa ZABELL (ESP)
Nomination Deadline
Nominations for candidates must be notified to the ISAF Secretary General by 12:00 UTC on Friday 19 September. The nomination letter must be signed by the MNA President or Secretary General (or equivalent in position).
Election Committee
The ISAF Council has appointed the following Election Committee (His Majesty King Constantine – Chair, His Majesty King Harald V of Norway, Peter Siemsen (BRA) and John Tinker (CAN)) who will be responsible to:
• determine whether or not a nominated candidate is eligible for election
• publish a list of eligible candidates nominated in accordance with Article 71 together with the names of their nominating Full Members for distribution with the agendas of Council
• be responsible for the conduct of the election and the votes taken for the candidates during the meeting of the General Assembly
The Election of ISAF Officers is covered in Articles 71-72 of the ISAF Constitution - www.sailing.org/constitution.
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