Call for Nominations for Officers and Executive Committee Members
34th CODATA General Assembly, 17-18 October 2025, Brisbane, Australia
CODATA Members and Task Groups are invited to make nominations for the election of Officers and Ordinary Members of the Executive Committee.
Letter Calling for CODATA ExComm Nominations 2025
Nominations procedure document summarises the process for nominations and elections, eligibility criteria, relevant statutes of the Constitution as well as rules relating to Officers and Executive Committee positions.
Note that the current version of the CODATA Constitution is under review and the Delegates may be contacted regarding desirable changes of the statutes and/or by-laws, recommended by the Executive Committee to the General Assembly.
The following Offices are open for nomination and election:
- Secretary General (1 position, to serve 2025-2029)
- Treasurer (1 position, serve 2025-2029)
- Executive Committee Ordinary Member (10 positions, to serve 2025-2027)
For Members (National, Institutional, ISC Members, Affiliate and Partner Members) nominations should be submitted by the Members’ respective CODATA Delegate. For Task Groups, nominations should be submitted by the Group’s Chair(s), with the agreement of the members.
The Constitution does not specify how many candidates a Member or Task Group may nominate for a given position.
The deadline for nominations is 17 June 2025.
Nominations should be submitted using this online form
The Nominating Committee is tasked with soliciting additional nominations to ensure that there are candidates for all positions and alternates if so desired. It is the Nominating Committee’s responsibility to ensure that all candidates meet the eligibility requirements.
By 22 August 2025, the Nominating Committee will distribute to CODATA Members a Balanced Slate of candidates for election to the Offices of Secretary General, Treasurer and ten places on the Executive Committee. This must include at least one candidate for each post.
Eligibility
Above all, candidates should be nominated for their ability to contribute to CODATA’s mission and its strategic priorities.
Please note the following eligibility criteria: ‘A candidate for Officer or Ordinary Member of the Executive Committee, at the time of election, must be a long-term resident of or have primary affiliation with, a National, Institutional, or ISC Member; or must be the official Delegate (or past Delegate) of a Member; or be a Member (or past Member) of the Executive Committee; or be active (or have been active within the last three years), in CODATA, its Task Groups, Working Groups, Committees or Strategic Initiatives, or be active in their national data community.’ [Statute 7.3.] Please consult the CODATA Constitution or the Nominations procedure document for other eligibility criteria.