XBRL International Board of Directors Call for Nominations

XBRL International will be holding elections for the XBRL International Board of Directors (XII Board) during the XII Member Assembly meeting held on Monday 5 November, 2012 in Yokohama, Japan. The XII Board is currently seeking candidates for the following categories:

  1. Two (2) Jurisdiction Voting Representatives;
  2. Three (3) At-large seats, of which one is reserved for the Treasurer, eligible to any candidate (including Jurisdiction and Organizational Direct members, any XII eligible participant or any other individual).

Process

The Nominees will be elected to the XII Board at the XII Member Assembly meeting in Yokoyama Japan on Monday 5 November 2012. As these are working positions, candidates should ensure that they have sufficient time and, if appropriate, employer support to devote to this position.

The Election procedures for the vote on nominees for XII Board of Directors are as follows:

 

  1. Nominees will be solicited by XII Nominations Committee
  2. XII Nominations Committee will:
    1. Prepare a ballot from eligible candidates for the Jurisdictional Voting Representatives (Note: only Jurisdictional Voting Representatives will be eligible to vote for this category of Board member). Each eligible voting representative will cast one vote for each seat available. (i.e. 2 Board seats from this category – 2 votes may be cast for 2 different candidates);
    2. Present a slate of nominees for the At-Large Board of Director positions to the Member Assembly (Note: both Jurisdictional and Organizational Direct Voting Representatives will be eligible to vote for this category of Board member). This slate of candidates will be considered in total, not voted on individually;

The XII Nominations Committee will conduct the actual election, tally the votes and report to the Member Assembly the results.

Term

Board members serve for a period of two years.  Board members may be re-elected to serve a second consecutive term.   After serving two consecutive terms, Board members are eligible for nomination after a two year absence.


Eligibility & Requirements

The XBRL International invites interested parties to submit their CV together with a candidate statement supporting their nomination by private email directly to nominate@xbrl.org no later than 23.59 UTC on 10 September 2012. When submitting a nomination please specify for which category you are applying.

The candidate statement should specifically address the following questions:

  1. Any experience/involvement with the XBRL International organization.
  2. Tell us about your experience/involvement with any XII activities/initiatives/projects.
  3. What special skills or experience do you believe you will bring to the XII Board?

Individuals may nominate themselves but the Nominations Committee will also be pleased to accept nominations of individuals from other people. However if you would like to nominate someone other than yourself please make the nomination in sufficient time to allow us to contact the individual concerned to ask them whether they are willing to accept the nomination and submit their CV and candidate statement by the above deadline.

The key dates to bear in mind are as follows:

  • 23  July 2012 - Nominations period opens
  • 10  September  2012 at 23:59 UTC - Nominations period closes
  • 5  November 2012 - Elections take place at Yokohama Member Assembly meeting

The election will be administered by the Nominations Committee of XBRL International.

If you have any queries concerning this election or on the role of a Board member please address them to nominate@xbrl.org.

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