If you’re an @ICAHDQ member (especially the Comm Law & Policy division), please consider nominating yourself or someone you admire for our upcoming elections.
Three open positions: (1) Secretary; (2) Student and Early Career Representative; (3) International Liaison.
Deadline for nominations is this Friday, August 8th.
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www.linkedin.comIf you’re a member of the International Communication Association, especially the ICA Communication Law and Policy Division, please consider running in our forthcoming elections! | Aram SinnreichIf you’re a member of the International Communication Association, especially the ICA Communication Law and Policy Division, please consider running in our forthcoming elections! This year CLP is electing three positions: (1) Secretary, (2) Student and Early Career Representative, and (3) International Liaison.
All nominations need to be submitted to Aram Sinnreich via email (aram@american.edu) before 1300 on Friday August 8 (ICA HQ time, Eastern Time US).
Nominations should be a single email with the nominee's name, contact email (the same one used in your ICA profile), institutional affiliation (if applicable), and a personal statement. Candidate statements are limited to one paragraph with 2000 characters (approximately 300 words). Statements should be submitted in plain text with no special formatting.
All positions will be elected by CLP membership during the ICA-wide elections held digitally later this year. Nominees must be active members of ICA & CLP, and remain so during the duration of their term, which will begin at the conclusion of #ICA26 in Cape Town for all three positions. Though attendance in Cape Town would be nice for all nominees, it is not required.
**CLP Secretary**
This is a two year term. Acts as recording secretary at business meetings of the DIV/IG. The Secretary prepares and distributes minutes of business meetings to members, acts as editor of the DIV/IG’s newsletter, oversees the DIV/IG website (and ensures that the ICA page for the DIV/IG links to the external site, if there is one). The secretary keeps record of decisions and activities as the keeper of the “institutional memory” of the group. The secretary actively engages with DIV/IG members via official ICA channels (The Link, email, etc.); assist the Chair in administering business meetings; and participate with the Chair in evaluating the quality of DIV/IG programs.
**CLP Student and Early Career Representative (SECAC)**
This is a two-year term. To be eligible, you must be within five years of obtaining a terminal degree (e.g., PhD, EdD), which includes those currently enrolled as students. The SECAC will assist the Director of the Doctoral Consortium with some planning activities and work with the officers in the business of the Division. The CLP SECAC will help the officers to enhance the graduate student experience within CLP and will be a contact person for graduate students within the Division to come to with issues, concerns, or ideas.
**CLP International Liaison**
This is a two-year term. The International Liaison should be a member of the CLP Division and will be a liaison between the CLP Division and the ICA Board to help further internationalize the Association as well as the CLP division. The CLP International liaison will also serve on the awards committee.
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