Abstract :
At the 2014 IEEE International Symposium on EMC this August in Raleigh, North Carolina, we will be providing special ribbons to all election candidates to the Board of Directors who are in attendance, identifying them as candidates for the Board of Directors. Also, we will be giving all candidates an opportunity to speak directly to the attendees in a public forum, and answer questions regarding their candidacy. In this fashion, candidates will be able to tell the membership why they should be elected to the Board, and the membership in turn will be able to see and speak directly with candidates just prior to the election. Candidates who are unable to attend the symposium will be given the opportunity to pre-record a short speech detailing their candidacy and why they should be elected to the Board. We will play these pre-recorded sessions in the same forum as the candidates who are present, so that all have an opportunity to convey their own message. Candidates who are unable to attend the symposium are strongly encouraged to make available an email address or other means of contact through which the membership may make contact to ask questions regarding the candidates´ position.
