[cmath] Elections for the ICMI Executive Committee

[Eric Muller]

To: CMS and CMESG members
From: Eric Muller, ICMI Canadian Representative

Below you will find a communication that I have received from Bernard  
Hodgson, Secretary-General of the International Commission on  
Mathematical Instruction (ICMI).  In it you will find ?a TRIPLE CALL  
FOR NOMINATIONS for ICMI?.

Even though ICMI has its beginnings early in the last century, these  
Executive Committee elections will be the first ever.  In the past,  
members of the Executive were appointed by the International  
Mathematical Union (IMU).

Many Canadian Mathematicians and Mathematics Educators have  
contributed to the various ICMI activities, such as, ICME congresses,  
ICMI Studies and other special conferences.  However none of us has  
contributed as much as Bernard Hodgson whose term concludes with this  
Executive.  In his capacity as Secretary General he has worked  
tirelessly, with great vision and distinction for two consecutive  
terms.  He has spearheaded many of the above activities, written the  
ICMI Bulletin, and worked diligently to develop a system of elections  
that will better represent the ICMI membership. Thus Canada has been  
ably represented on the Executive for a good number of years.  Clearly  
other member countries will wish to have their turn with a  
representative on the new Executive.  Nevertheless I believe that  
Canada should demonstrate its support for the new election process by  
submitting nominations.

In order to meet the deadlines set by ICMI, I will be pleased to  
receive your nomination(s) for the ICMI Nominating Committee by Friday  
March 9, and for positions on the ICMI Executive by Friday April 6.

Thank you,

---------------------------------------------------------
Quoting "Bernard R. Hodgson" <bhodgson at mat.ulaval.ca>:

TO:  Members of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) and the
International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI)

The IMU General Assembly, held last August in Santiago de Compostela,
adopted new rules concerning the elections of the various IMU
committees.  A consequence of these changes is that the election of the
Executive Committee of the International Commission on Mathematical
Instruction (ICMI) will henceforth take place during the General
Assembly of ICMI.

The next ICMI General Assembly will be held in July 2008 in    
Monterrey, México, on the occasion of the 11th International Congress  
on Mathematical Education (ICME-11). This General Assembly will elect  
the 2010-2012 Executive Committee of ICMI.

NB:  The details of the new Procedures for Election of ICMI can be  
found in the Bulletin of the International Mathematical Union No 53,  
June 2006, pp. 36-40, or in IMU Circular Letter #6/2006, June 2006,  
accessible on IMU website
http://www.mathunion.org/Publications/CircularLetters.html, or on the  
IMU webpage
http://www.mathunion.org/Organization/election_procedures_update2006.html(second part of the  
page).
These  documents also describe the Transition Process to the new
election rules.

The purpose of this message is to launch a TRIPLE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
resulting from these new election procedures for ICMI.  Due to the  
late sending of this call, the deadlines for the various nominations  
have been slightly modified. Please see details below.

This Call for nominations is being sent to IMU/ICMI member countries
Adhering Organization (AO), Committee for Mathematics and ICMI  
Representative (when applicable).  However nominations should be  
submitted by the Adhering Organization and sent to the
Secretary-General of ICMI.

1-)  CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE ICMI NOMINATING COMMITTEE(See item  
1-e of the Procedures for Election of ICMI) DEADLINE:  MARCH 25, 2007

Please follow the following guidelines:
-- Each AO may submit one name to be a Member of the ICMI Nominating
Committee.  This person should have significant knowledge and
experience of ICMI affairs, cannot work in the same country as the
President of IMU and the President of ICMI --- namely Hungary and
France ---, and cannot be a current member of the ICMI Executive
Committee. (This person also cannot work in the same country as members
a) and d) of the ICMI Nominating Committee, that is the Chair of the
Nominating Committee and the person chosen by the IMU EC, but this
restriction will be applied at a later stage, as these two members of
the Nominating Committee are at this moment unknown.)
--  All submissions should be sent via e-mail, post or fax to the
Secretary-General of ICMI (see data below).  All e-mail submissions
must be sent from the official e-mail address of the AO.
--  The deadline for reception of nominations, from which a random
selection will be made, is MARCH 25, 2007.
--  The nomination must be accompanied by the proposed candidate's
declaration of willingness to serve.
--  No member of the ICMI Nominating Committee will be eligible to the
2010-2012 ICMI Executive Committee.

2-)  CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE ICMI PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY-GENERAL
DEADLINE:  APRIL 15, 2007

Please follow the following guidelines:
--  Each AO may submit one name for each of the positions of PRESIDENT
and SECRETARY-GENERAL of ICMI.
--  All submissions should be sent via e-mail, post or fax to the
Secretary-General of ICMI (see data below).  All e-mail submissions
must be sent from the official e-mail address of the AO.
--  The deadline for reception of nominations is APRIL 15, 2007.
--  A nomination must be accompanied by the proposed candidate's CV and
declaration of willingness to serve if elected.

3-)  CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE ICMI VICE-PRESIDENTS AND MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
DEADLINE:  JUNE 1, 2007

Please follow the following guidelines:
--  Each AO may submit one name for each of the positions of
VICE-PRESIDENT and MEMBER-AT-LARGE of ICMI.
--  All submissions should be sent via e-mail, post or fax to the
Secretary-General of ICMI (see data below).  All e-mail submissions
must be sent from the official e-mail address of the AO.
--  The deadline for reception of nominations is JUNE 1, 2007.
--  A nomination must be accompanied by the proposed candidate's CV and
declaration of willingness to serve if elected.


In order to make this election process of the highest quality, each
IMU/ICMI member country is urged to make nominations for the positions
mentioned above.

Sincerely,

Bernard R. Hodgson
Secretary-General of ICMI -- Secrétaire général de la CIEM
(International Commission on Mathematical Instruction /
Commission internationale de l'enseignement mathématique)
Département de mathématiques et de statistique
Université Laval   Québec   G1K 7P4   Canada
Téléphone : +1 418 656 2131, poste 2975
Télécopie : +1 418 656 2817
Courriel : bhodgson at mat.ulaval.ca
Cyberpage personnelle:  http://www.mat.ulaval.ca/profs/hodgson/
Cybersite CIEM / ICMI website:  http://www.mathunion.org/ICMI/
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