Election of the BoD 2019

Election of the Board of Directors of WSCS (2019-2022)

The deadline for members to participate in the election of the new Board of Directors of WSCS (2019-2022) was set to the end of February, and the counting of the results was made during the interim Meetings at the beginning of April (7-8) in Oggebbio, Italy. According to the Statutes the newly elected Board will take office around six week thereafter to allow to complete the legal registration procedures and familiarize new Board members and those moving to a new position with the present status of affairs and duties. 

The ballots were sent to a total of 248 members in good standing.  A total of 74 members participated in the election (~40% of the total membership).  

We are now able to communicate the outcome of the election to the membership at large in the table below, indicating the candidate names,position, total votes (and percentages thereof) received. These were confirmed unanimously by members and observers present during the interim meetings in Oggebbio (Italy). Each elected member of the Board of Director has signed the letter of acceptance of their position for this new term.

Position

Nominee

Total Votes

Percentage

President

Paolo Bronzi

72

97%

Vice President

Jörn Gessner

70

95%

Treasurer

Thomas Friedrich

70

95%

Secretary General

Molly Webb

69

93%

Member at large

Wei Qiwei

68

92%

 

Mikhail Chebanov

66

89%

 

Leo Congiu

59

80%