NOMINATIONS SOUGHT for APSA OFFICERS and COUNCIL

The APSA Nominating Committee welcomes your suggestions for candidates for 2009 council seats and offices. This year, eight Council seats, three vice presidencies, and the offices of president-elect and secretary are open. Council members serve staggered two-year terms. The president-elect, vice presidents, and secretary all serve one-year terms.

The Nominating Committee encourages all members of the association to suggest names for consideration. Those wishing to do so should explain why they believe the person's accomplishments, background, and views would make them a good choice for a leadership position in the Association. The Nominating Committee hopes to nominate a slate of accomplished scholars and practitioners who reflect the diverse membership of the association. To help the committee achieve this goal, they rely on the membership to forward suggestions and recommendations of candidates representing a broad spectrum of backgrounds, institutional settings, intellectual interests, professional experiences, and geographical regions.

Please return your list of nominees to APSA (by mail or e-mail to nominations@apsanet.org or by visiting the web site at http://www.apsanet.org/section_230.cfm) by January 9, 2009.

The Nominating Committee will meet in February to begin compiling a slate of candidates. A report will be made no later than April 15, 2009, and during the Business Meeting on Saturday, September 5, as part of the 2009 APSA Annual Meeting to be held in Toronto from September 3–6.

Members of the Proposed Nominating Committee:

• Amrita Basu, Amherst College

• Lisa Garcia Bedolla, University of California, Irvine

• Miles Kahler, University of California, San Diego

• K.C. Morrison, University of Missouri, Columbia

• H.W. Perry, Jr., University of Texas, Austin