Call for Nominations for Election to Fill Vacancies for IEM Council Session 2027/2028
To all Corporate Members
CALL FOR E-NOMINATIONS TO FILL VACANCIES FOR IEM COUNCIL SESSION 2027/2028
1. In accordance with Article 5.5 of the IEM Constitution the Council at its 452nd meeting held on 20 July 2026 appointed me to be the Election Officer responsible for the proper conduct of the election to fill Council vacancies for Council Session 2027/2028. The Council has agreed that the election will continue to be conducted using the IEM Election Online System.
2. At the said Council Meeting, the Council also approved that nominations for Council Session 2027/2028 will be conducted exclusively through the e-nomination MyIEM portal. Hard-copy Nomination Forms will no longer be provided or accepted.
Please note that only one (1) completed and valid e-nomination submission per candidate for each position will be accepted. A link and short video guide for the e-nomination process will be emailed to all Corporate Members.
3. The following Council vacancies will arise for the session 2027/2028 as a result of Council Members retiring at the end of Council session 2026/2027:
| Office | No. of Vacancies | Term of Office |
|---|
| Vice President | 2 sessions (2027/2028 and 2028/2029) | Four (4) | | Hon. Secretary | 1 session (2027/2028) | One (1) | | Hon. Treasurer | 1 session (2027/2028) | One (1) | | Council Members | |
| | - Chemical & Other Discipline Representative | 3 sessions (2027/2028, 2028/2029 and 2029/2030) | One (1) | | - Ordinary Representatives | 3 sessions (2027/2028, 2028/2029 and 2029/2030) | Ten (10) |
4. 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)
5. A list of office bearers who are retiring at the end of session 2026/2027 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.
6. A copy of the IEM Code of Conduct for Committee Members is also attached. (See Appendix C)
7. Pursuant to Article 5.13 of the Constitution and Section 5.11 of the Bylaws, nominations to fill the vacancies listed in Appendix B are invited from Corporate Members.
Any three (3) Corporate Members may nominate and/or second any other Corporate Member as a candidate through the IEM e-nomination portal.
All e-nominations must be submitted through the portal no later than 12.00 noon on Saturday, 5 December 2026.
8. Notification and security code to access to the E-ballot in the IEM portal will be sent by Email and SMS to all Corporate Members in good standing on or before 1 March 2027 in accordance with Section 5.17 of the Bylaws.
Dato’ Ir. Dr. Lim Chow Hock
Election Officer |