Abstract :
Deadline for submitting nominations and petitions electronically to the EMBS Executive Office at emb-exec@ieee.org is 12 February 2016, Nominations and self-nominations are encouraged and should be sent electronically to the EMBS Executive Office.Piease include a 300 d.p.i. jpeg image that measures between 1 and 2 inches of the nominated candidate with a 250-word biographical sketch and a 250-word position statement from the candidate. The final slate of candidates placed on the election ballot will be decided by the EMBS Nominating Committee. But, please also note that the EMBS Bylaws provide a mechanism to ensure that a particular candidate appears on the ballot: "A petition nominating a Society member in good standing and supported by the identifiable signatures of at least 2% of the Society members eligible to vote for that position on July 1st of the previous year, or a minimum of 5 members if 2% results in a smaller number, shall automatically cause that member\´s name to be placed on the ballot for the specified vacancy."