Board/Committee Selection Process

In order to create a more transparent, rigorous, and qualitative nominations process, the following process will be used to evaluate all Board and Committee applicants.

Nomination Application

In addition to completing a nomination form, candidates are asked to provide a CV/biosketch and to answers the following questions for the Board or Committee(s) position(s) they are applying:

What prior experience do you bring to the leadership position(s) that you selected that you believe will help to accomplish or address its current goals and issues?
What would you like to accomplish during your three-year tenure as a volunteer leader on the Board/Committee(s) selected above?
What are one or two ideas you would like to bring to the Board/Committee(s) selected to help address issues facing our membership and the Society?

Candidates are only allowed to select up to two volunteer leadership positions to apply for among the open Board and Committee vacancies.

Candidates are strongly encouraged to reach out to current Committee Chairs to learn more about the committee(s) and the issues they are currently working to address. Current committee chairs can be found on the individual Committee pages. Their contact information can be found in the ASBMR member directory.

Evaluation Process

The Nominating Committee will use the following criteria in evaluating candidates for the open Councilor and Committee vacancies:

Quality of answers provided to the application questions above.
Alignment of proposed ideas and prior experience with the Council or Committee's current direction.
Past volunteer experience.
Overall balance of demographic diversity (basic/clinical/translational researcher, geographic location, gender, self-identified diversity representation) on the committees.
Recommendation by Committee Chairs - Committee Chairs have the opportunity to review candidates applying for their committee and provide input on the candidates for the Nominating Committee's consideration.

Timeline for 2026

January 22, 2026: Applications Open.
March 13, 2026: Application Deadline.
April-May 2026: Nominating Committee reviews received applications and prepares a Slate of Nominees for the ASBMR Council's approval.
June 2026: Slate of Nominees is presented to ASBMR Council for approval.
June-July 2026: All applicants are notified of their status. An electronic ballot is sent to the membership with six candidates for three Councilor positions and two or three candidates for the position of President-Elect.
August 2026: Councilor/Officer election results and Committee appointments are announced.
October 12, 2026: All elected Councilors and Officers and appointed Committee members begin their three-year terms of service.