VOTE NOW in RosEXEC 2012 Membership Election

 

To cast your ballot go to: http://www.rosaceae.org/bio/content/?title=&url=/cgi-bin/gdr/gdr_rosexec_membership_2012_vote_form.cgi

 

ALL US Rosaceae community members are eligible to vote.

International members are eligible to vote for international liaisons.

 

Polls will be open until October 7, 2011, detailed information below.

 

VOTE  Now

 

 

 

RosEXEC Membership 2012 Ballot Announcement

 

Five US RosEXEC committee members are rotating off the Committee this year:

Angela Baldo, Nahla Bassil, Jim Hancock, Bryon Sosinski and Phil Stewart

 

Two international liaisons are rotating off: David Chagne and Herman Silva

 

To replace these members, you are voting to elect five new U.S.-based members to serve 3 year terms and two international liaisons to serve 2 year terms on the RosEXEC committee. All US community members are eligible to vote. International members are eligible to vote for international liaisons. 

 

A brief bio and vision statement has been prepared by all candidates and is available at Candidate Bios.

 

Because the 2 continuing international liaisons are from Europe, to preserve a balance between European and non-European representation, the non-European candidate receiving the most votes and the remaining candidate with the most votes will be elected as international liaisons.

 

There are a total of 16 elected U.S. members on RosEXEC, and we try to represent the diverse interests of the Rosaceae genomics, genetics, and breeding community. To preserve a balance between US members representing industry, academia and government representation, the industry candidate receiving the most votes and the four remaining candidates with the most votes will be elected as US members.  The 11 continuing U.S. RosEXEC committee members are working in the following areas (under represented areas [<20%] are asterisked):

 

Affiliation

No. of members

Supertribe

 

   Kerriodae (Prunus)

3.60

   Pyrodae (Malus, Pyrus)

2.75

   Rosodae

4.65

 

Institution

 

   Academia

8

   Government

2*

   Industry

1***

U.S. Geographic Region

 

   East

3

   South

6

   West

2*

 

Members who will continue to serve in 2012 :John Clark, Chris Dardick, Kate Evans, Kevin Folta, Ksenija Gasic, Amy Iezzoni, Jim McFerson, Jay Norelli, Mercy Olmstead, Janet Slovin, J.D. Swanson and Vance Whitaker