Call issued for nominations to AVMA entities

Nominations are invited for 72 vacancies on AVMA entities and 10 liaison positions. The House of Delegates will fill council openings when it meets in July 2008 in New Orleans. The Executive Board will make committee, trust, and liaison appointments at its April 2008 meeting, and the House Advisory Committee will make two appointments at its spring 2008 meeting.  

Councils

Council nomination materials, including descriptions of the councils, and instructions for publishing candidates' biographies in the 2008 Campaign Guide, will be posted by Nov. 1 on the AVMA Web site,  for access by AVMA delegates, chief staff officers of organizations represented in the HOD, and other interested parties. These materials can also be obtained by calling AVMA headquarters at (800) 248-2862, Ext. 6651, or e-mailing OfficeEVPavma [dot] org (OfficeEVP[at]avma[dot]org).

Council nominations must be submitted by April 1, 2008, to the AVMA Office of the Executive Vice President. Nominators should use the prescribed nomination form to ensure that nominations will not be invalidated because the information supplied is incomplete.

Council members' terms are six years, and no council member may serve two consecutive terms on the same council. For this purpose, terms of three years or less will not be counted. No member may serve simultaneously in the HOD and on a council, or on two councils. A former council member may become eligible for election to a council at the next HOD annual session after the end of their council term. The AVMA Bylaws also require that, if an area of representation is specified in the vacancy, nominees must be actively engaged in that area or have been so at the time of retirement.

AVMA guidelines for council nominations further stipulate the following:

• Nominations must be signed by an officer of the nominating organization.
• A nominee will not be eligible to be a candidate for more than one council per year.
• A candidate will not be permitted to change the category after the April 1 nomination deadline. 

Trusts, committees, and boards 

Nominations may be made by local or state veterinary associations, by allied groups represented in the HOD, or by an AVMA member on that person's or another's behalf.

Each nomination must include a one- or two-page curriculum vitae and a statement that the nominee has agreed to serve, if appointed. Only the first two pages of lengthier curricula vitae that are submitted will be reviewed.

Trust and committee nomination materials, including descriptions of the various entities, will also be posted by Nov. 1 on the AVMA Web site. Inquiries on these vacancies can be answered at (800) 248-2862, Ext. 6605, or by e-mail at OfficeEVPavma [dot] org (OfficeEVP[at]avma[dot]org).

Because the professional classification codes serve as the reference to determine eligibility for a candidate to serve on an AVMA entity, it is imperative that the AVMA member's information be current. Therefore, candidates should visit the AVMA Web site at www.avma.org/myavma and check the accuracy of their professional activity information by clicking on Update Your Member Information, making any adjustments that may be necessary.

VACANCIES TO BE FILLED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES

*Eligible for re-election
Predominantly means that 50 percent or more of the individual's professional activity is in the specified category.
Exclusively means that 90 percent or more of the individual's professional activity is in the specified category.

VACANCIES TO BE FILLED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

*Eligible for re-election
If underlined, the organization nominates its representative

VACANCIES TO BE FILLED BY THE HOUSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

*Eligible for re-election
If underlined, the organization nominates its representative