Call for "Nominations for Consideration for the Ballot" for the 2018 Elections to the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Administrative Committee and the Office of President-Elect

The deadline for submission of Nominations is now June 19, 2018, and “the geographic rotation rule for the AP Society Elections as written in the Operating Manual applies to all candidates – petition and regular.” 

FINAL Deadline for submissions: June 19, 2018

Nomination template

Background: The Administrative Committee (AdCom) of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) includes 12 members (besides the President-Elect, President and the four most recent Past-Presidents) who are elected directly by the Society membership. Four are elected in the fall of each year to serve a three-year term that begins at the start of the next calendar year (2019). It is emphasized that membership of IEEE and AP-S is a requirement.

The composition of the 12 elected members of AdCom would be: 8 from Regions 1-8, 1 from Region 9 and 3 from Region 10. In order to achieve this goal, for the 2018 elections, three of the elected members will be from Regions 1-8, and one of the elected members will be from Region 10. Thus, for the 2018 elections, nominations for AdCom are requested from Regions 1-8, and Region 10.

The President-Elect is also elected directly by the Society membership during the same elections. The elected person will serve in the office of President-Elect during a one-year term that begins at the start of the next calendar year (2019), in the office of President during one-year term that begins at the start of the next calendar year (2020), and as Past President for a four-year term that begins at the start of the next calendar year (2021). Candidates for President-Elect must be members of IEEE and AP-S, and must be or have been an elected member of AdCom.

The AP society maintains a policy that the candidate for President-Elect alternates annually between Regions 1-6 and Regions 7-10. For the 2018 elections, the candidate for President-Elect must be from Regions 7-10. Thus, for the 2018 elections, nominations from Regions 7-10 are requested.

The responsibility of AdCom is to manage the operations and functions of the Society. These include the publications of the Society, the conferences sponsored by the Society, the various Society awards, and the promotion of the general interests of the Society members. More details on AdCom functions may be found in the Constitution, Bylaws and Operating Manual of the Society posted on the Society web site: http://www.ieeeaps.org/.

The President-Elect shall fulfill the duties of the President in case of the President’s absence or incapacity. The President shall have general supervision of the affairs of the Society and presides over AdCom meetings. Past-Presidents, during their four-year term as AdCom members, are the members of the IEEE AP-S Nomination Committee, which is chaired by the most recent Past President. Other functions of President-Elect, President and Past-Presidents may be found in the above mentioned documents.

Call: The IEEE AP-S Nomination Committee seeks nominations of outstanding members of the Society to be considered for inclusion on the ballot for election to the AdCom and the office of President-Elect. These nominees will be considered for inclusion on the 2018 ballot. The following details should be observed:

(1) Nominations will be accepted from the general membership. Self-nominations are welcome. The deadline for the receipt of nominations is June 19, 2018. All nominations are to be submitted via email to the 2018 Chair of the Nominations Committee, Prof. Ahmed A. Kishk, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with a copy to all other members including Prof. Michael A. Jensen, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Prof. Roberto D. Graglia, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Prof. Tapan K. Sarkar, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

(2) For nominations other than self-nominations, the nominator MUST verify: (a) that the prospective nominee fulfills the requirements, (b) is willing to stand for election if selected, and (c) work closely with the nominee to obtain the required information in the proper format.

(3) The required nominee data are: (a) family and (b) given names, (c) e-mail address, (d) telephone number, (e) affiliation, (f) country, (g) position for which the nominee is to be considered, i.e., AdCom or President-Elect, (h) Biographical Statement (written in the third person), (i) IEEE AP-S Activities, (j) Other IEEE activities, (k) Other Professional Organizations Activities, (l) Major Accomplishments, (m) Qualifications, and (n) Position Statement (written in the first person). The nominator must prepare in English the above mentioned profile as required by the attached template (also at http://www.ieeeaps.org/).

(4) Required nominator details (except for self-nominations), to be included in the e-mail accompanying the nominee information, are: (a) full name, (b) e-mail address, (c) affiliation. For self-nominations, please indicate so in the e-mail accompanying the nominee information.

(5) Both the nominee and the nominator MUST be current members of the IEEE and the Antennas and Propagation Society. For President-Elect the nominee must be or have been previously an elected member of AdCom.

(6) The Nominations Committee makes no guarantee that a nominated person will be included on the ballot.

I. AdCom members will be presented with a list of 16 nominees (twelve from Regions 1-8, and four from Region 10) for AdCom and four nominees for President-Elect.
II. During the summer meeting of AdCom, the voting members will vote in executive session for up to eight nominees for AdCom (six from Regions 1-8, and two from Region 10) and up to two nominees for President-Elect. Candidates will be ranked in order based on the number of votes they receive. The six AdCom nominees from Regions 1-8, and the two AdCom nominees from Region 10 with the most votes will proceed to the ballot. The two President-Elect nominees with the most votes will proceed to the ballot.
III. AP-S membership will vote to elect the four new AdCom members and the President-Elect. For AdCom, the three candidates from Regions 1-8, and the candidate from Region 10 with the largest number of votes will become the elected AdCom members for the period 2019-2021. For President Elect, the candidate with more votes will be the elected President-Elect.
IV. The election will be administered by IEEE and will be held from early September to mid-October.

(7) Nominators are urged to collect and check the required materials BEFORE submitting the nomination. Once submitted, there is no provision for edits or corrections. For those nominees selected for the ballot, the Biographical Statement, IEEE AP-S Activities, Other IEEE Activities, Other Professional Organizations Activities, Major Accomplishments, Qualifications, and Position Statement will be included on the ballot as submitted.

(8) Questions should be sent by e-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

(9) The members of the Nominations Committee are listed below. Any of these individuals may also be contacted for additional information:

Ahmed A. Kishk (Chair):       This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Michael A. Jensen,                This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Roberto D. Graglia               This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tapan K. Sarkar:                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Thank you for your support of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society through your continuing membership and your participation in the election process.

Ahmed A. Kishk AP-S 2018 Nominations Committee Chair