Nominations for Election to Fill Vacancies for IEM Council Session 2021/2022
To all Corporate Members
NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTION TO FILL VACANCIES FOR IEM COUNCIL SESSION 2021/2022
1. In accordance with Article 5.5 of the IEM Constitution the Council at its 423rd meeting held on 19 October 2020 had appointed me to be the Election Officer responsible for the proper conduct of the election to fill Council vacancies for Council Session 2021/2022. The Council has agreed that the election will be conducted using the IEM Election Online System.
2. The following Council vacancies will arise for the session 2021/2022 as a result of Council Members retiring at the end of Council session 2020/2021:
| Office | No. of Vacancies | Term of Office | | Vice President | Four (4) | 2 sessions (2021/2022 and 2022/2023) | | Hon. Secretary | One (1) | 1 session (2021/2022) | | Hon. Treasurer | One (1) | 1 session (2021/2022) | | Council Members |
| | | - Chemical Representative | One (1) | 3 sessions (2021/2022, 2022/2023 and 2023/2024) | | - Ordinary Representatives | Ten (10) | 3 sessions (2021/2022, 2022/2023 and 2023/2024) |
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 2020/2021 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 be download from the IEM website or collected from the IEM Secretariat. The Nomination Form 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 Monday, 28 December 2020.
7. E-ballot papers will be sent by Email and SMS to all Corporate Members on or before 1 March 2021 in accordance with Section 5.16 of the Bylaws.
Dato’ Paduka Ir. (Dr) Hj Keizrul bin Abdullah
Election Officer
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