NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTION TO FILL VACANCIES
To all Corporate Members
NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTION TO FILL VACANCIES FOR IEM COUNCIL
SESSION 2017/2018
1. The
Council of The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia at its 403rd meeting
held on 18 July 2016 had unanimously appointed me to be the Election Officer
responsible for the proper conduct of the election to fill Council vacancies
for Council Session 2017/2018, (Ref. Article 5.5 of the Constitution). An Election Programme had also been approved
by the Council for implementation.
2. The following Council vacancies will arise for the session 2017/2018
as a result of Council Members retiring at the end of Council session 2016/2017:
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Office
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No. of Vacancies
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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
(2017/2018 and 2018/2019)
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Hon.
Secretary
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One
(1)
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1
session (2017/2018)
|
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Hon.
Treasurer
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One
(1)
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1
session (2017/2018)
|
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Council
Members
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|
|
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-
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Civil
Representative
|
-
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One
(1)
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3
sessions
(2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020)
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|
-
|
Electrical
Representative
|
-
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One
(1)
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3
sessions
(2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020)
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|
-
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Mechanical
Representative
|
-
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One
(1)
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3
sessions
(2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020)
|
|
-
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Structural
Representative
|
-
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One
(1)
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3 sessions
(2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020)
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|
-
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Multimedia
Representative
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-
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One
(1)
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3 sessions
(2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020)
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|
-
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Ordinary Representative
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-
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Six
(6)
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3 sessions
(2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020)
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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 (Council vacancies) of
office bearers who are retiring at the end of session 2015/2016 is attached
(see Appendix B). Subject to the provisions in Article 5.2, some are
eligible for re-election 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 above 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 you could download from the IEM website or
collect from the IEM Secretariat. The nomination together with the written
consent and the Bio-data (see format attached) of the person 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 him not later than 12.00 noon on Wednesday, 28 December 2016.
7. Voting papers together with the
Bio-data of candidates for election are expected to be sent by post on or
before 22 February 2017 in accordance with Section 5.11 of the Bylaws.
Dato' Ir. Pang Leong Hoon Election Officer
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