Dear Fellow ICMA Members,
In these difficult days, it is especially important to think about fashioning the future. I write to remind you that the deadline to propose candidates for nomination to ICMA leadership positions is June 26. The Nominating Committee is eager to hear from you.
We seek nominees (and self-nominees) for the following posts:
-7 seats on the Board of Directors (3-year term, 2021-24)
-5 seats on next year’s Nominating Committee (1-year term, 2021-22)
-4 seats as Associates (usually based outside of North America; 3-year term, 2021-24)
Duties of and qualifications for ICMA positions are outlined in the organization bylaws and can be downloaded at: https://www.medievalart.org/s/ICMA-Bylaws.pdf
Our goal is to foster the continued vitality of ICMA by including among its leaders colleagues at every career stage, with a broad range of research specialties, and from diverse professional and geographic origins. In addition to traditional research strengths, we also seek nominees who query the “edges” of our discipline and the boundaries around research topics, who engage in the theorization of our methods and objects of study, and who might help us build a broad and inclusive membership in the future.
To achieve that diversity through a robust pool of candidates, we need your help.
Please share your ideas for candidates with me by June 26. And please take a moment to consider adding your own name: self-nominations are welcome.
For the sake of convenience, we have created two online forms for nominations and self-nominations, which you can access using the links below. In either case, I would also be happy to hear your ideas and answer any questions via e-mail (eshortell@massart.edu).
Nominations: click here
Self-nominations: click here
Should you want to speak about potential nominations, please feel free to contact me or, if you prefer, any of my fellow committee members:
Joseph Salvatore Ackley jackley@wesleyan.edu
Sonja Drimmer sdrimmer@arthist.umass.edu
Elina Gertsman exg152@case.edu
Eva Hoffman Eva.Hoffman@tufts.edu
Many thanks and best wishes,
Ellen Shortell
Chair, ICMA Nominating Commitee 2020-21
Professor Emeritus, History of Art
Massachusetts College of Art and Design