E-SWAN Executive Board Elections 2026

 

Dear E-SWAN members,

 

A call is now open for the renewal of two positions in the Executive Board (EB).

The role of the Executive Board is described in more details in the Statutes.

The election are organised as outlined in the Bylaws.

Any applicant must work in Europe in the geographical sense, have a strong track record and be engaged in the core activities of E-SWAN.

Following the bylaws, the candidates apply to be members of the Executive Board and not for specific roles in the Executive Board.

 

How to apply?

In order to apply, please send as a single pdf file to the Council (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) the following information:

  • Name, first name, institute
  • Motivation for applying
  • A maximum one page summary outlining:: 
    • How you see your role in the Association
    • Your academic and professional background
    • What are/were your responsibilities in the area of space weather and space climate in national and international context
    • Any other personal element that would support your candidacy

 

This information will be shared with and circulated within E-SWAN members.

Candidates will have the opportunity to present themselves at the E-SWAN General Assembly during ESWW2026

The voting will take place electronically in December 2026.

The deadline for applying is October 15th, 2026.

 

Kind regards

Robertus Erdelyi, Carlos Larrodera  and Andrea Opitz 

E-SWAN Search Committee

 

Excerpt of the E-SWAN bylaws

 

Election for E-SWAN vacancies

 

  1. Candidates will apply as individuals for any E-SWAN vacancy.
  2. Candidates will express their interest to apply for the vacancy to the “Search Task force” of the specific vacancy if it exists or to the chair of the Council if not.
  3. Ballot forms, listing all candidates for the vacancy proposed by the Council shall be distributed to all E-SWAN members by the Executive Board. The ballot form will mention the number of vacancies to fill.
  4. E-SWAN members will be asked to select as many names as there are vacancies to fill within the list of candidates with no ranking.
  5. The N candidates that collect the highest number of votes are elected, where N is the number of vacancies to fill. Ideally elected Executive Board members should not have a seat at the council
  6. Results of the election will be announced by the Executive on the E-SWAN website.
    

 

Terms of E-SWAN Executive Board

 

  1. The term of office is four years for the President and Vice-President (inside the four-year rotation described in the statutes) and two years for the other roles (General Secretary, Treasurer and Executive Director).
  2. For the first executive board election there will be five vacancies. For the subsequent election there will be four vacancies due to the four-year rotation principle.
  3. Candidates apply to be members of the Executive Board and not for specific roles in the Executive Board.
  4. Once the five Executive Board members are elected, the newly elected Executive Board members have two weeks to reach a consensus on the Executive Board role distribution among them.