Events

Dear NIDOE Member,

The Electoral Committee of NIDOE wishes to inform you of the modalities for the election of new members onto the Board of Trustees in accordance with the provisions of our MEMART.

Therefore, please note the following: 1.    The 2009 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections will be held on Saturday 14th November 2009, in Paris, France, from 11.00 am to 17.00 pm, as already notified in the circulated notice of meeting.

2.  BOT positions to be elected in accordance with Article 5 of our MEMART are:·      

Chairman·      
Vice Chairman·      
General Secretary·      
Assistant General Secretary·      
The Financial Officer·      
Treasurer·      
The Legal Officer·      
The IT Officer·      
The European Union relationship Officer·      
The Social, Welfare and Event Officer·      
Public Relations and Media Officer 

4.  The closing date for acceptance of intentions to aspire to be voted for shall be 31st October 2009.  Any one seeking to be voted for should note that he/she shall have paid every subscription and other sum (if any) which shall be due and payable to the Chapter in respect of his/her membership by 31st of October 2009. To qualify for consideration and facilitate the orderly conduct of the election those seeking to be voted for must be financially up to date at the closing date for submission of intentions. If you are not sure of or have any questions about your financial position please get in touch with the Treasurer of your Chapter.

5.  Candidates must have not less than 2 years membership (Art. 4-d) to NIDOE. Please refer to the relevant sections (Art 5) of the MEMART on other qualifications of officers for the respective offices.

6.  Intentions to run for any and all of the elective positions to be
submitted electronically to the Committee Secretary by the respective chapters

 7. We hereby invite Chapters to nominate candidates to elective positions. Nominations for candidates should not exceed 2 persons (Art. 12.3 F) per chapter.

8.  All such intentions to run for elective positions from the chapters to reach the Committee on or before 23.59 hours, 31st October, 2009.  Such declaration of intent should begin “I hereby aspire to serve NIDOE in the capacity of ……., containing a brief “bio” of the person” of no more than 150 words
9. Voting on the day may be made by proxy (Art. 3.6) in accordance with our MEMART

10.  The financial position of all candidates for the electoral positions to be made available to the committee secretary on 31st October 2009 by Chapter Chairpersons.

11. The list of members who are financially up to date and thereby eligible to vote shall be made available to the Committee Secretary not later than the 12th of November 2009 by Chapter Chairpersons. 12       .  Members of the Electoral Committee are: Dr Jones Edobor - ChairMrs Janet Latinwo - SecretaryDr John GeorgeMr Dozie UgochukwuMr Solomon Ogbaji

Yours truly,Janet LatinwoSecretary Electoral Committee (2009)