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ATA Elections

2007 Nomination Form: ATA Officers and Directors

Please submit the nomination form as early as possible: the final deadline is May 18, 2007. Mail or fax the completed form to:

Tuomas Kostiainen
Chair, ATA Nominating Committee
225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 590
Alexandria, VA 22314
Fax: 703-683-6122

Thank you for submitting your nomination for ATA director/officer. Under the ATA bylaws, active members have the right to serve on the Board of Directors. Active members are those who have passed an ATA certification exam or who are established as having achieved professional status through an Active Membership Review. (For more information on this process, click on ATA Membership Review Process.) Active members must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. Other member categories are not eligible to serve as officers or directors. However, any member may submit a nomination. On November 1, 2007, the voting members of the ATA will elect a president-elect, treasurer, and secretary to serve two-year terms, as well as three directors to serve three-year terms.

If you plan to put a name forward for nomination, please contact the potential nominee first, tell them your intention, and let them know that a nomination does not guarantee a formal invitation to run for office. If a nomination is not put forward to ATA's Board of Directors by the Nominating Committee, an individual may still petition to be added to the slate of candidates by submitting the nomination in writing along with the signatures of at least 35 voting members endorsing the nomination. The petitions must be received by the Nominating Committee no later than 30 calendar days after first publication by the Board of Directors of the names of the candidates proposed by the Nominating Committee.

All ATA officers and directors serve on a volunteer basis: please do not nominate colleagues who express serious concerns about service or who have conflicting priorities.

Please fill out the nomination form completely with the candidate's help, so that the Nominating Committee has up-to-date information about the candidate's service and affiliation with ATA. Members may nominate themselves.

The nomination form below may not be submitted electronically. You may type information into the form from this page and then print, or you may print out the form from this page and complete by hand.

Person Making the Nomination   First Name   Middle Initial   Last Name Email Address Telephone Number   Nominee Information   First Name Middle Initial   Last Name Mailing Address City State Zip Email Address Telephone Number Current Profession (please check all that apply) Full-time Part-time Translator Interpreter In-house employee Other (specify) Number of years in translation/interpreting 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-20+ Working languages and directions (e.g., German into English) Primary: Secondary: Number of years in translation/interpreting 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-20+ Membership in ATA Divisions, Chapters, or other regional T&I groups: Volunteer service for ATA, ATA Divisions/Chapters, or other regional groups: Other relevant service:   Please answer the following questions: How has the candidate demonstrated commitment to the translation and interpreting professions? What strengths would this person bring to the ATA Board of Directors? Why are you nominating this person? Final Thoughts: What perspectives or points of view do you feel it is important to have represented on the ATA Board? Any other comments? Thank you for being an ATA member and for your active commitment to the future of your association.