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Each year, the ESIP Federation conducts elections of its officers, committee chairs and Administrative Committee members.  We are at the time of year when we begin accepting nominations for the following positions which are elected Federation-wide: (multiple nominees for a position are welcome and encouraged)

Nominations coming from the Nominating Committee are indicated by "NomCom" and do not require a second. Incumbents in a position are indicated by (I) following their name. Nominations will be accepted through '''October 31, 2016'''. Send nominations (self-nomination is encouraged) to nominations@esipfed.org. 

Candidates are invited to submit statements about their candidacy to be posted on this site.

Updated position descriptions are available [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o394LekS6RHr0OJcsjs7fWzUhoQcCUdhSIRiZe52GBI/edit here]. Note that with the changing relationship currently up for vote there will be some shift in duties (more information [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BNVvAjdVTSk0qt123J4fQkCzZY9KehSdVO6XNqUCqfI/edit#slide=id.g17fb2fb0d5_0_0 here]).

(Click on each Position to view its description and Committee's role)

UPDATE: Winners are highlighted in '''BOLD'''. Thank you everyone for stepping up to run for a position!

{| width="800" border="1"
|+ 
|- 
! width="40%" scope="col" | POSITION
! width="30%" scope="col" | NOMINEE
! width="30%" scope="col" | CANDIDATE STATEMENT
|- 
! rowspan="1" align="left" scope="row" | <p>[[President]]</p> 
| '''Emily Law''' (I)
| [[EL Statement | Emily Law Statement]]
|- 
! rowspan="1" align="left" scope="row" | <p>[[Vice President]]</p> 
| '''Christine White''' (I)
| [[CEW_VP_Statement | Christine White Statement]]
|- 
! rowspan="1" align="left" scope="row" | <p>[[C&B Chair & 3 Members selected to represent each ESIP Type I, II, III| Governance Committee Chair]]</p> 
| Robert Downs<br>
'''Mike Daniels'''
| [[RD Statement | Robert Downs Statement]]<br>
[[MD Statement | Mike Daniels Statement]]
|- 
! rowspan=1" align="left" scope="row" | <p>[[FiCom Chair & 3 Members selected to represent each ESIP Type I, II, III| Finance and Appropriations Committee Chair]]</p>
| '''Helen Conover'''
| [[HC Statement | Helen Conover Statement]]
|- 
! rowspan="1" align="left" scope="row" | <p>[[Partnership Chair & 3 Members selected to represent each ESIP Type I, II, III| Partnership Committee Chair]]</p> 
| '''Danie Kinkade''' (I)
| [[DK Statement | Danie Kinkade Statement]]
|- 
! rowspan="1" align="left" scope="row" | <p>[[Data Stewardship Chair| Data  Stewardship Committee Chair]]</p>
| '''Matthew Mayernik'''<br> 
H.K. Ramapriyan<br>
Sudhir Shrestha
| [[MM Statement | Matt Mayernik Statement]]<br>
[[Rama Statement | H.K. Ramapriyan Statement]]<br>
[[SS Statement | Sudhir Shresta Statement]]
|- 
! rowspan="1" align="left" scope="row" | <p>[[Ed Chair| Education Committee Chair]]</p>
| '''Shelley Olds'''
| [[SO Statement | Shelley Olds Statement]]<br>
|- 
! rowspan="1" align="left" scope="row" | <p>[[IT&I Chair| Information Technology & Interoperability Committee Chair]]</p>
| '''Rich Signell'''
| [[RS Statement | Rich Signell Statement]]<br>
|- 
! rowspan="1" align="left" scope="row" | <p>[[P&S Chair| Products and Services Committee Chair]]</p>
| '''Soren Scott''' (I)
| [[Soren Statement | Soren Scott Statement]]
|- 
! rowspan="1" align="left" scope="row" | <p>[[SemTech Chair| Semantic Technologies Committee Chair]]</p>
| '''Beth Huffer'''<br>
Lewis Mcgibbney
| [[BH Statement | Beth Huffer Statement]]<br>
[[Lewis Statement | Lewis Mcgibbney Statement]]
|- 
! rowspan="1" align="left" scope="row" | <p>[[FES Board| At Large Board Member (3 positions)]]</p>
| Kevin Ashley<br>
Anita de Waard<br>
'''Peter Fox'''<br>
Brooks Hanson<br>
Christopher Keane<br>
Pat Leahy<br>
'''Karen Moe'''<br>
'''Mark Parsons'''<br>
Tracey Pilone
| [[KA Statement | Kevin Ashley Statement]]<br>
[[Anita Statement | Anita de Waard Statement]]<br>
[[PFox Statement | Peter Fox Statement]]<br>
[[Hanson Statement | Brooks Hanson Statement]]<br>
[[Keane Statement | Christopher Keane Statement]]<br>
[[Leahy Statement | Pat Leahy Statement]]<br>
[[Moe Statement | Karen Moe Statement]]<br>
[[MP Statement | Mark Parsons Statement]]<br>
[[TP Statement | Tracey Pilone Statement]]
|}


Nominations will be accepted through '''October 31, 2016'''. Send nominations (self-nomination is encouraged) to nominations@esipfed.org. Candidates are invited to submit statements about their candidacy to be posted on this site. 

In addition, each ESIP Type elects representatives to each Administrative Committee. The current ESIP Type Representatives will be contacting their respective caucuses to begin accepting nominations for representatives to the following Committees:

::'''Executive Committee (ESIP Type Representative)'''
::'''Constitution and Bylaws Committee'''
::'''Finance and Appropriations Committee'''
::'''Partnership Committee'''

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:The President, Vice-President, Committee Chairs and Type Representatives serve on the ESIP Federation Executive Committee. 
:The ESIP assembly votes on at-large ESIP representatives to serve on the Board of the Foundation for Earth Science.