Colleagues: Apologies for cross-posting. The results are in--the
members of the first International Environmental Communication
Association (IECA) Board of Directors have been elected!
Over 180 individuals cast more than 1000 votes over a three-week
voting period between April 25 and May 15. The ten top vote-getters
(listed in alphabetical order) were:
Lee Ahern (US)
Anabela Carvalho (Portugal)
Julie Doyle (UK)
Anders Hansen (UK)
Libby Lester (Australia)
Soenke Lorenzen (Netherlands)
Amanda Niode (Indonesia)
Stacey Sowards (US)
Nadarajah Sriskandarajah (Sweden)
Barbara Willard (US)
Three candidates (Ahern, Lester, Niode) tied for eighth place in the
voting. After results were tabulated, the top seven elected Board
members unanimously approved the addition of three three eighth-place
vote-getters to the Board, per the provision in the by-laws that the
Board can appoint at-large members to reflect geographic diversity,
stakeholder mix, etc. Per the bylaws, the current editor of the
journal ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION: A JOURNAL OF NATURE AND CULTURE
(Steve Depoe) will also serve on the Board, bringing the total number
of members to 11 for 2011-12. The Board will hold its initial
meeting at the upcoming COCE conference in El Paso TX at the end of June.
Thanks to all 23 candidates who ran for office in this initial
election. Complete election results are available upon request by
contacting [email protected]
We encourage you to remain involved in the roll-out of the new
association by volunteering to serve in various committees and work
groups as they are announced in the months ahead. We also encourage
you to join the association as a founding member if you have not done
so already (go to
<http://environmentalcomm.org/>http://environmentalcomm.org to join).
Thanks again for your support of IECA!
Stephen Depoe, Ph.D.
Editor, ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION: A JOURNAL OF NATURE AND CULTURE
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/17524032.asp
Professor and Director of Graduate Program
Department of Communication
University of Cincinnati, USA
(513)-556-4459
