Call for Nominations for Election to Fill Vacancies for IEM Council Session 2025/2026
To all Corporate Members
NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTION TO FILL VACANCIES FOR IEM COUNCIL
SESSION 2025/2026
1. In accordance with Article 5.5 of the IEM Constitution the Council at its 442nd meeting held on 15 July 2024 had appointed me to be the Election Officer responsible for the proper conduct of the election to fill Council vacancies for Council Session 2025/2026. The Council has agreed that the election will again be conducted using the IEM Election Online System.
2. The following Council vacancies will arise for the session 2025/2026 as a result of Council Members retiring at the end of Council session 2024/2025:
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Office
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Term of Office
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Vice
President
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Four (4)
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2 sessions (2025/2026 and 2026/2027)
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Hon.
Secretary
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One (1)
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1 session (2025/2026)
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Hon.
Treasurer
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One (1)
| 1 session (2025/2026) |
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Council
Members
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| | - | Representative of Other Discipline | One (1) | 3 sessions (2025/2026, 2026/2027 and 2027/2028) | |
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Ordinary Representative
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Ten (10)
| 3 sessions (2025/2026, 2026/2027 and 2027/2028) |
3. Article V of the Constitution and Section V of the Bylaws give details of the composition, office tenure, nomination and election of the Council. Extracts of the relevant Articles and Sections are reproduced for your easy reference (see Appendix A)
4. A list of office bearers who are retiring at the end of session 2023/2024 is attached (see Appendix B). Subject to the provisions in Article 5.2, some are eligible for re-election to the same post and some are not.
5. A copy of the IEM Code of Conduct for Committee Members is also attached. (See Appendix C)
6. In accordance with Article 5.13 of the Constitution and Section 5.11 of the Bylaws, nominations to fill the vacancies as stated in Appendix B are invited from amongst Corporate Members. Any three Corporate Members may nominate or second any other Corporate Member as a candidate by completing the attached Nomination Form (which can also be downloaded from the IEM website or collected from the IEM Secretariat). The completed Nomination Form together with the written consent and the Bio-data (see format attached) of the person(s) so nominated, shall be sent in a sealed envelope marked "Confidential Nomination Paper" and addressed to The Hon. Secretary, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, Lots 60 & 62, Jalan 52/4, P.O. Box 223, (Jalan Sultan), 46720 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan to reach her not later than 12.00 noon on Saturday, 7 December 2024.
7. Notification and security code to access to the E-ballot papers in the IEM portal will be sent by Email and SMS to all Corporate Members in good standing on or before 3 March 2025 in accordance with Section 5.17 of the Bylaws.
Dato’ Paduka Ir. (Dr) Hj Keizrul bin Abdullah
Election Officer
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