The British Computer Society Information Retrieval Specialist Group
invites nominations for the following positions:
Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Membership Secretary
Four ordinary members of the committee.
Those elected will serve a two year term from September 2018.
The committee seeks to promote Information Retrieval throughout the
world and takes decisions on a number of important matters including the
location of ECIR, allocating funds for student travel support,
organising other meetings and conferences including Search Solutions,
running the Karen Sparck Jones award and a number of other activities.
The committee normally meets four times per year, usually in London,
with most members attending via Videoconference.
Nominations should have the written support of a nominator and seconder,
and the written confirmation of the person nominated that they wish to
stand. The person standing, the nominator and seconder should all be
members of the group (if you receive this message you are almost
certainly eligible to stand or act as a nominator or seconder). However
note candidates for Chair, Membership Secretary and Treasurer must be
professional members of the BCS.
Nominations should include a brief biography (one paragraph), and a
brief statement of why you wish to stand (one paragraph).
Only members of the British Computer Society may vote in the election.
Nominations should be received by the Secretary of the Group, John Tait,
[log in to unmask], by email, by 17:00 (UK) on Monday 6 August 2018, who
will also be happy to answer any requests for further information.
Alternatively requests for information may be directed to the Chair,
Stefan Rueger, [log in to unmask]
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