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1. Nominate a potential candidate for ISN president-elect

The ISN Nominating Committee seeks nominations for potential 2025-27 ISN president-elect candidates. The Nominating Committee will shortlist three candidates from the nominee pool to stand in the elections scheduled for November 2024. All ISN voting members will be invited to vote for one candidate to become ISN president-elect.

• Role: The ISN president-elect deputizes the president, who is responsible for leading the ISN in constant coordination with the executive committee. The president-elect serves on the executive committee as a voting member and on the ISN council as a non-voting member.
• Term: The president-elect’s term will begin at the ISN World Congress of Nephrology 2025 (WCN’25) and end at WCN’27, when the president-elect will assume the role of president, serving until WCN’29.
• Eligibility criteria: Nominees must be current or former ISN executive committee or council members and ISN Full members. They must also consent to be nominated. Nominators must be ISN voting members. Self-nominations are not permitted.

How to nominate a potential candidate for ISN president-elect:

1. Complete the online nomination form (OR download and complete the Word format nomination form and email it to leadership@theisn.org).
2. Email the nominee’s signed consent to nomination and their long-form/academic CV in English to leadership@theisn.org.

2. Nominate a potential candidate for ISN regional board deputy chairs/council members for all ten ISN regions

The ISN Nominating Committee seeks nominations for potential candidates for 2025-27 ISN regional board deputy chairs – who also serve as council members – for each of the ten ISN regions. The Nominating Committee will shortlist 2-3 candidates from the nominee pool for each region to stand in the elections scheduled for November 2024. During the elections, ISN voting members will be invited to vote for one candidate in their region to become an ISN regional board deputy chair/councilor for their region.

• Role: Regional Boards serve as the regional representations of the ISN. They act as the “eyes and ears” of the ISN across its entire range of activities and facilitate engagement with ISN Affiliated societies. The regional boards are led by a chair, and deputy chair. Regional board chairs and deputy chairs also sit on the ISN council.
• Term: The elected regional board deputy chair/councilor terms start at WCN’25 and continue until WCN’27 when they become regional board chairs/councilors until WCN’29.
• Eligibility criteria:
  • Nominees must be ISN Full members and consent to be nominated. Nominators must be ISN voting members. Self-nominations are not permitted.
  • Members from Egypt, Poland, Uruguay, Syria, Belarus, Jamaica, South Korea, Thailand, Bangladesh and Spain are not eligible for nomination as regional board deputy chairs/councilors during this election round; we encourage members from these countries to be nominated in the next elections round.

How to nominate a potential candidate for regional board deputy chairs/councilors (nominations open all 10 ISN regions):

1. Complete the online nomination form (OR download and complete the Word format nomination form and email it to leadership@theisn.org).
2. Email the nominee’s signed consent to nomination and short-form CV in Englishto leadership@theisn.org. CVs should be a maximum of four pages; academic CVs may be referenced/included as an appendix.