Annual Election of AAAS Officers

Ballots for the 2009 election of the AAAS president-elect, members of the Board of Directors and Committee on Nominations, and section officers will be mailed in November. If you do not receive a ballot by mid November, please contact José Arias in the AAAS Executive Office or by fax at 202-371-9526.

AAAS members have the opportunity to suggest nominees (including themselves) for president-elect and the Board of Directors for next year's election. Please send nominee's curriculum vitae no later than 26 October to:

AAAS Annual Election: Preliminary Announcement

The 2009 AAAS election of general and section officers will be held in November. All members will receive a ballot for election of the president-elect, members of the Board of Directors, and members of the Committee on Nominations. Members registered in more than one section will receive ballots for elections for each section they are enrolled in.

Additional names may be placed in nomination for any office by petition submitted to the Chief Executive Officer no later than 26 October. Petitions nominating candidates for president-elect, members of the Board, or members of the Committee on Nominations must bear the signatures of at least 100 members of the Association. Petitions nominating candidates for any section office must bear the signatures of at least 50 members of the section. A petition to place an additional name in nomination for any office must be accompanied by the nominee's curriculum vitae and statement of acceptance of nomination.