Board of Directors Election - Nominations Open
Dear ACCT Members,
THANK YOU for your continued support of our association. We sincerely hope that you’ve all had a productive and enriching season serving your clients and communities. As we head towards our upcoming conference and Annual General Meeting, It is time to begin preparing for our upcoming Board of Directors election.
As many of you know, a key membership benefit is having a voice via a vote for representation on the ACCT Board of Directors (BOD). The Board is composed of ten (10) members. Six (6) are elected by the Accredited Professional Vendor Members, Three (3) are elected by the Individual and Organizational members of ACCT (B2B, B2C, Stakeholder/Affiliate, and Individual Members), and the Executive Director, who is a non-voting BOD member. Elected members serve three year terms.
This year three positions (3) are open for election. Two positions (2) representing the Accredited Professional Vendor Members (PVMs), and one position (1) representing the General Membership of ACCT (B2B, B2C, Stakeholder/Affiliate, and Individual Member).
ELECTION PROCEDURES
Voting Procedures
Voting for these positions will be conducted online, with the voting period lasting fifteen (15) days. The Voting Period will begin on January 26th, 2023 at 3:30PM PT (GMT -8) and conclude on February 10th, 2023 at 3:30PM PT (GMT -8). Votes will be cast digitally and all members eligible to vote will receive balloting materials to the email address affiliated with their ACCT membership.
- Accredited Professional Members may cast one vote for each seat representing PVMs for a total of 2 votes
- B2B members may cast one vote per organization for the General Membership seat
- B2C members may cast one vote per organization for the General Membership seat
- Industry Stakeholder/Affiliate Members members may cast one vote per organization for the General Membership seat
- Individual Members members may cast one vote per organization for the General Membership seat
Voter Eligibility
ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL VENDOR MEMBERS
Must be a member in good standing, including but not limited to
- Dues Paid
- Annual Report Submitted
- Review requirements complete
ALL OTHER MEMBERS
Must be a member in good standing, including but not limited to
- Dues Paid
NOMINATION PROCEDURES AND CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY
According to the current Association for Challenge Course Technology bylaws, any member of the association may nominate an individual, with that person’s permission, to serve on the Board of Directors, and any member may place his/her own name up for nomination for a position on the Board of Directors.
A Nomination Form must be fully completed for any individual seeking these positions.
Accredited Professional Vendor Member (PVM) Seats:
Candidates wishing to run for this position should fill out the nomination form. Nominations submitted electronically by Monday, December 11, 2022. Late nominations will be accepted up to forty-eight (48) before the beginning of the voting period.
General Membership Seats:
Candidates wishing to run for this position should fill out the nomination form. Nominations submitted electronically by Monday, December 11, 2022. Late nominations will be accepted up to forty-eight (48) before the beginning of the voting period.
Though nominations will be accepted until forty-eight (48) hours before the voting period, only nominations submitted by Monday, December 11, 2022 are guaranteed to have position statements and other campaign materials distributed through ACCT channels.
Election results will be announced at the ACCT Awards Ceremony on Saturday, February 11, 2023
For any additional information about ACCT Board of Directors Election Policies and Procedures, please contact Rohan Shahani, ACCT Board Vice-Chair at: Rohan.Shahani@acctinfo.org and join us on Thursday December 8 at 7p Mountain for our first Elections Interest meeting.
Direct link to Nomination form
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