Phase I: Call for Secretary-Treasurer Nominations (May – August)
Phase II: Request for Letters of Interest and updated CV (Due August 15)
Phase III: Review of Letters of Interest and CVs (August 30)
- The Nominating Committee will meet via conference call to review the letters of interest and CVs.
- The Nominating Committee may contact your colleagues to gain insight regarding your leadership style.
- Nominees who are selected to move to the next phase will be asked to submit the following items:
- Provide the names of three ATS members who would be willing to submit a brief letter in support of their nomination;
- Provide a brief bio statement;
- Respond to 10 vital questions; your response should be no more than three pages in length
- Nominees who are not selected will be provided with a detailed explanation.
- The Nominating Committee will determine if a second call for nominations should be issued with a deadline of September 30th.
Phase III – Part 2: Review of Letters of Interest and CVs/Second Round (if necessary) (Late October)
- The Nominating Committee will meet via conference call to review the letters of interest and CVs that have been received during the second call for nominations.
- The Nominating Committee may contact your colleagues to gain insight regarding your leadership style.
- Nominees who are selected to move to the next phase will be asked to submit the following items:
- Provide the names of three ATS members who would be willing to submit a brief letter in support of their nomination;
- Provide a brief bio statement;
- Respond to 10 vital questions; your response should be no more than three pages in length
- Nominees who are not selected will be provided with a detailed explanation.
Phase IV: Submission of Materials to the Nominating Committee (Due November 15th)
- Names of letter writers (3)
- Brief bio statement
- Letter to ATS Nominating Committee: Your response to the following 10 vital questions.
Phase V: ATS Nominating Committee Meeting (January)
- The ATS Nominating Committee will meet in-person to vet all of the nominees and select two candidates and an alternate who will stand for election by the membership.
- Nominees may be asked to join the Nominating Committee meeting via video conference.
Phase VI: Election Campaigning
http://www.thoracic.org/about/governance/resources/campaigning-guidelines-secretary-treasurer.pdf
If you have any questions regarding the ATS Nomination process, please contact governance@thoracic.org or 212-315-6444.
Note: The schedule outlined above is subject to change by the ATS Nominating Committee.
