[IGALA] Please vote for your IGALA Exec Committee! Ballot closes 12 Nov

[Lucy Jones (staff)]

Dear IGALA members,

I'm delighted to share with you the nominees for the following IGALA Executive Committee positions: President-elect, Secretary, Communications Officer, and Treasurer. You are now invited to cast your votes: please do this before Wednesday 12th November 2025.

Attached, you will find the nominees with their statements for election. Once you have read these, please click this link to vote: https://forms.gle/3HL2sxCoJ5e3oCcS7. I have copied the role profiles to the bottom of this email, for reference.

Enormous thanks to all those standing for election! The winning candidates will represent you as IGALA members, so please do make sure your voice is heard. We will announce the results as soon as possible following the ballot closure on 12th November.

Best wishes,

Lucy
(President-Elect, IGALA)

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Lucy Jones
(she/her)
Professor of Sociolinguistics
School of English, University of Nottingham

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(1) President-Elect: This officeholder assumes the duties of the President in the event the President cannot serve, and shall succeed to the office of President at the expiration of the term as President-elect. The President shall be the presiding officer of the Association, and shall succeed to the office of Past President at the expiration of the term as President. Normally a President's term will run for two years, i.e. from one biennial IGALA Conference to the next.



(2) Secretary: This officeholder shall maintain records of meetings and decisions, call and run elections, and post minutes of public meetings and results of elections to the Membership at large. The Secretary shall also maintain the membership list, in consultation with the Journal editors.



(3) Communications Officer: This officer manages the mailing lists, the website, our social media properties, advises the Board about communications strategy, and ensures consistency of voice in IGALA communications.



(4) Treasurer: The Treasurer has charge of the financial records of the Society. They shall submit a financial/budget report once a year, at the IGALA Executive e-meeting, and shall submit a report on the Association's activities and finances to the membership at the open Association business meeting held at each official IGALA conference.



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