2014 JALT National Elections: Call for Nominations

JALT elections for national officers will be held in 2014. All current JALT members are invited to participate in the process. Voting will be held in September. Now, you are invited to nominate JALT members in good standing who have suitable experience for national office.
President: The President has general responsibility for coordinating the activities of the Executive Board and for directing and publicizing the affairs of JALT. He/she presides at Executive Board and Board of Directors’ meetings. The President, with the approval of the Executive Board, appoints the heads of committees, subcommittees, and boards not specified in the constitution and bylaws. The President is a member of all committees. Voting status is designated by the Bylaws.
Vice President: The Vice President presides at meetings in the absence of the President and shares the duties and the responsibilities of the presidency. In the absence of both the President and Vice President, another member of the Executive Board, appointed by the President, shall chair the meeting. The Vice President chairs the Administrative Committee and supervises the running of all aspects of JALT Central Office.
Director of Membership: The Director of Membership is responsible for overseeing JALT membership records, coordinating the formation of new affiliates, chapters, and SIGs, formulating and implementing policies governing their relationship to JALT, and assisting in membership drives. The Director of Membership chairs the Membership Committee.
Director of Program: The Director of Program is responsible for supervising the arrangements for the Annual Conference and for planning special programs and workshops for various chapters and SIGs. The Director of Program chairs the Program Committee.
Director of Public Relations: The Director of Public Relations is responsible for coordinating JALT publicity nationally and internationally; promoting relations with educational organizations, media, and industry; finding and developing new Associate Members and institutional subscribers; coordinating Associate Member relations with the business manager and the Director of Program; liaising with the Publications Board on all matters related to publications. The Director of Public Relations chairs the External Relations Committee.
Director of Records: The Director of Records is responsible for recording and keeping the minutes of Executive Board Meetings and General Meetings, and for keeping the chapters and SIGs informed of the activities of the national organization. The Director of Records chairs the Records and Procedures Committee.
Director of Treasury: The Director of Treasury maintains all financial records, is responsible for collecting and disbursing all funds of the organization, and presents an account of the financial status of the organization at a General Meeting. The Director of Treasury chairs the Finance Committee.
Auditor: The Auditor’s duties include the following: inspect the status of business conducted by the Directors; inspect the status of assets of JALT; report to the General Meeting or the concerned governmental authority if, as a result of the inspection specified in the preceding items, improper conduct or important facts indicating violation of laws, regulations, or the Articles of Incorporation with regard to the business or assets of JALT is discovered; convene the General Meeting, if necessary, to submit a report as specified in the preceding item; present opinions to the Directors on the status of business conducted by the Directors or the status of assets of JALT.
Term of Office: All terms are for 2 years and start immediately after the Ordinary General Meeting that will be held on 23 November 2014 (Sunday) at the JALT2014 international conference. JALT2014 will be held at Epochal Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 21-24 November 2014.
You can nominate yourself or any other JALT members for any of the positions, with the limitation that you can nominate only one person per position. Please note that any person nominated must be a current member of JALT. Please clearly indicate membership number(s), affiliation(s), and contact information as part of your nomination. Nominations must be sent by email to Bernadette Luyckx (nec@jalt.org), JALT Nominations and Elections Committee Chair. Nominations must include a brief resume of most recent educational history, current position, and JALT experience, and a statement of purpose for the position, in both English (not more than 200 words) and Japanese (not more than 200 characters). Nominations must be submitted by May 15, 2014.