The following individuals have been approved by the IADR Council to run for the position of IADR Vice-president. 

·         P. Mark Bartold, University of Adelaide, Australia

·         Maria Fidela de Lima Navarro, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

·         Katsuji Okuda, Tokyo Dental College, Japan

Additional nominations may be made according to the Constitutional Procedures listed below.

Following are the sections of the IADR Constitution pertaining to the qualifications of elected officials and procedures for the nomination and election thereof.

ARTICLE VII. OFFICIALS
Section 1. OFFICERS. The Officers of the Association shall be a President, President-elect, Vice-president, Immediate Past President, Treasurer, Executive Director, and Editor. The Executive Director will also serve as Secretary of the Association. The Vice-president shall be elected from among the active members by ballot of the membership. The incumbent President-elect and Vice-president shall be advanced automatically to the next higher office at the end of their then-current terms of office. The Executive Director, the Treasurer, and the Editor shall be appointed by the Council.

Section 4. QUALIFICATIONS. All Officers and officials of the Association, the Divisions, the Sections, and the Groups shall be Active Members of the Association. An elected officer of the IADR shall have had active service as a Division, Section, or Group Officer, or as a Councilor, or as a Committee Chair or Committee Member.

ARTICLE VIII. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
Section 1. NOMINATIONS BY THE COUNCIL. One or more nominations for Vice-president shall be made by the Council, and announcement of the nomination(s) shall be mailed to each member of the Association not fewer than four months before the date of the next annual General Session, and in a form to indicate that other nominations may be made by petition.

Section 2. NOMINATIONS BY PETITION. Additional nominations may be made by petition signed by 25 members of the Association and received by the Executive Director not more than 45 days after the mailing of the announcements of the Council nominations.

Section 3. NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS. Before the next annual General Session, the nominations for each office shall be sent by the Executive Director to all members of the Association on an official ballot for a vote by mail (print and e-mail) to be reported at that meeting. The nominations shall be sent no fewer than eight weeks before the due date for the return of the ballots to the Executive Director, and the due date shall be established by Council.

Section 4. ELECTION. A plurality of votes cast shall elect to each office, in accordance with the Bylaws.
(from IADR Constitution & Bylaws, adopted 1957, amended through March 24, 2007)

Any IADR member may send suggestions for IADR Vice-president.  Names of potential candidates must be received by August 31, 2007, and should be accompanied by a short biographical sketch and supporting letter. (Please note that a curriculum vitae is not necessary.) Send all materials to:

John W. Stamm
Chair, IADR Nominating Committee
E-mail: john_stamm@dentistry.unc.edu

Additionally, the Council approved the 2007-2008 Committee Appointments; at this time we are also accepting nominations for next year.  Committees are the backbone of the IADR, and each year the President-elect seeks a wide variety of volunteers, representing as many geographic areas and scientific disciplines as possible, to fill committee vacancies.

If you are interested in volunteering for service on an IADR committee, beginning in 2008, please contact IADR President-elect J.M. (Bob) ten Cate (jm.ten.cate@acta.nl).

Each year, approximately one-third of the ca. 100 individuals on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Dental Research conclude their term of service, and nominations are needed for persons to take their place. These individuals act as prime reviewers for manuscripts submitted for publication and can make a real impact on the quality of the JDR. The selection procedure is conducted by a subcommittee (chaired by George W. Taylor, University of Michigan) of the IADR/AADR Publications Committee, which seeks the broadest possible scientific and geographic representation on the Board. Letters of nomination, along with a curriculum vitae or other statement of credentials, should be sent to Katie Brennan at kbrennan@iadr.org. Please include a brief bio to allow the President-elect to make a more informed judgment.

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