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<div>= [[https://iaoa.org IAOA]] Assembly in August 2022 =<br />
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This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
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== Key information ==<br />
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=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* Events<br />
** New Sequentially Hybrid Model of Events<br />
** Upcoming Major Events<br />
* Updates on Finances and Memberships<br />
* Updates from Technical Committees and Special Interest Groups<br />
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=== Most important dates ===<br />
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* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
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=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
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* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
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= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
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== Assembly schedule ==<br />
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* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
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The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
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== Assembly session ==<br />
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The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html] on August 18th, 2022 at 17:00-18:00 CEST (https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20220818T150000&p1=1382)<br />
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Connection details for virtual participation: <br />
* https://ju-se.zoom.us/j/69514929419<br />
* Password: 213306<br />
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=== Session agenda ===<br />
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The agenda includes the following items:<br />
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<ol><br />
<li>Introduction<br />
<li>General Updates<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>EC Election for 2023-2024 (results)<br />
<li>Preliminary 2021 Finances<br />
<li>Membership Development<br />
</ol><br />
<li> Events<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>JOWO 2022</li><br />
<li>FOIS & ISAO 2023</li><br />
<li>Sequentially Hybrid Model</li><br />
</ol><br />
<li> TCs & SIGs<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li> SWAO<br />
<li> ISTC<br />
<li> EduTC (including ESAO)<br />
</ol> <br />
<li>Outlook<br />
<li>AoB<br />
</ol><br />
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The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
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== Terms of Reference ==<br />
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For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
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= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
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== Election schedule ==<br />
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* [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-November/000370.html Announcement] (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process: Jul 08--><br />
* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
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== Process Details ==<br />
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Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
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=== Nomination ===<br />
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* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* Any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self). Only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, <!-- see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement,--> and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
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=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
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* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
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=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
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* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
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=== Ballot ===<br />
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* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
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* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
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=== Voting outcome ===<br />
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* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
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== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
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* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
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* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
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* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
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* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
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* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
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== List of Nominations ==<br />
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=== Nomination Phase ===<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings (by members, formally valid) and supporters (by former members, informally))<br />
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* Jul 25, 2022: <br />
** current EC members who are ready to continue and '''pre-accepted''' their nomination in or since EC meeting n.284, held on Jul 05, 2022 (cf. [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819]):<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Ken Baclawski''' (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
**** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
**** '''Megan Katsumi''' (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
**** '''Oliver Kutz''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
**** '''Frank Loebe''' (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
**** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
**** '''Emilio Sanfilippo''' (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
** plus two IAOA members approached from within the EC:<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Boyan Brodaric''' (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to IAOA President on Jul 27, 2022<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to [iaoa-member] in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000840.html message 840] of Aug 03, 2022<br />
**** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
***** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000832.html message 832] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Megan Katsumi for all nominees except for herself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000820.html message 820])<br />
*** Frank Loebe for all nominees except for himself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000821.html message 821])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt for Oliver Kutz, Frank Loebe, Fabian Neuhaus, and Emilio Sanfilippo ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Maria Hedblom for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000831.html message 831])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti for Boyan Brodaric ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
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* Jul 26, 2022:<br />
** nominee: '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (University of Twente, The Netherlands (as of Aug 01, 2022))<br />
*** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000833.html message 833] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Giancarlo Guizzardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000822.html message 822])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** João Paulo Almeida ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000823.html message 823])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Jose Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000828.html message 828])<br />
*** Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000829.html message 829])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Julio Nardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000826.html message 826])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
*** Maria das Graças da Silva Teixeira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000830.html message 830])<br />
*** John Mylopoulos ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000835.html message 835])<br />
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=== Support during Campaigning Phase ===<br />
* candidates supported<br />
** '''Megan Katsumi'''<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti'''<br />
** '''Boyan Brodaric'''<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales'''<br />
: by Frank Loebe ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000839.html message 839])<br />
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== EC Candidates ==<br />
=== Listing with Workpages ===<br />
* [http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kenb/ Ken Baclawski] (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lf3WbHgAAAAJ Boyan Brodaric] (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada) <br />
* [https://umaine.edu/scis/people/torsten-hahmann/ Torsten Hahmann] (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/megankatsumi Megan Katsumi] (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
* [https://www.inf.unibz.it/~okutz/ Oliver Kutz] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~loebe/ Frank Loebe] (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.theo.ovgu.de/Staff/Fabian+Neuhaus.html Fabian Neuhaus] (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guendalina-Righetti Guendalina Righetti] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bfaMR2YAAAAJ Tiago Prince Sales] (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
* [http://www.emiliosanfilippo.it/ Emilio Sanfilippo] (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
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=== Position Statements ===<br />
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==== Torsten Hahmann ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000841.html message 841]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members,<br />
<br />
As one of the candidates for the EC, I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself to those of you who do not know me. I have been on the EC and served as treasurer since 2021 with lots of help from Ken Baclawski as deputy treasurer (and previous treasurer). I also served a year as deputy treasurer before joining the EC. As treasurer and deputy treasurer, we mostly work behind the scenes on things like preparing budgets, annual reports, reviewing incoming funds, making payments, and helping support conferences and workshops (like FOIS). In addition, as the EC as whole we have been very busy in completing the shift to the new Swiss-based organization and setting up the new free membership model.<br />
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I'd be more than happy to continue serving on the EC, but am also very encouraged to see new (and old) faces willing to contribute to a larger degree to IAOA, so that we actually have an election (and not just confirmation) of EC members.<br />
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I received a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Toronto in 2013 and am now an associate professor of Spatial Computing at the University of Maine. I work on a number of ontology-centric projects that range from the foundations of ontology (e.g. the design of a hydro reference ontology, design of ontology patterns for spatial data, dealing with quantities and units), reasoning with ontologies (verification of first-order logic/Common Logic ontologies, automatic translations between Common Logic and OWL, reasoning within triple store), to applications in various domains (geographic information, flooding, forest health, utilities, cellulosic materials, privacy).<br />
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As for the coming year, I'm hopeful that we can regularly offer in-person (FOIS, workshops and the summer school) and online events (e.g. the online education series ESAO) that are of broad interest to all of us and the larger ontology community. I also want IAOA to be an active community that fosters the open exchange of ideas in a welcoming and respectful way.<br />
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I strongly encourage everyone to vote so that the resulting EC will represent the membership at large. I'm confident that regardless of the outcome of the election, we will have a great team of seasoned and new folks on the EC to move the organization forward.<br />
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Moreover, I encourage everyone to try to get more actively involved IAOA in any way you see fit, such as by joining one of the scientific committees or interest groups (see here: https://iaoa.org/index.php/organization/scientific-committees/) or simply by attending and contributing to affiliated virtual and in-person events (see the event calendar: https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/events/).<br />
<br />
Have a good weekend,<br />
<br />
Torsten<br />
</blockquote><br />
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==== Frank Loebe ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000845.html message 845]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
for a brief introduction of my background, I mention my educational <br />
background in computer science, specializing on artificial intelligence, <br />
particularly knowledge representation, and logic. Researchwise, I've <br />
primarily been active in applied ontology since the early 2000s. Most of <br />
my work there concerns ontology representation as well as top-level <br />
ontological notions and their application, mainly related to the General <br />
Formal Ontology (GFO).<br />
<br />
I do highly appreciate the field of applied ontology with its <br />
interdisciplinary character and diverse surrounding areas, as well as <br />
its community with many interesting members. Not at least therefore I <br />
accompany the IAOA since its initial ideas were publicly discussed at <br />
FOIS 2008 and act as Secretary since 2013 (the first year for which I <br />
got elected into the Executive Council), sharing that task with Megan <br />
Katsumi for the last few years. I hope that one or another contribution <br />
has materialized during that time, such as to the relocation of our <br />
association from Italy to Switzerland. Another continued activity of <br />
mine concerns the Education Technical Committee, with respect to which I <br />
aim at more regular efforts.<br />
<br />
In terms of goals for the next EC period of 2023-2024, I surely support <br />
what Torsten and Fabian have expressed in their statements, please cf. <br />
[1]. In addition to that, I have plenty of ideas to improve IAOA's <br />
regular business and its adaptation to new circumstances to allow all EC <br />
members and further helping hands to get involved. If elected, I shall <br />
be happy to add my share in moving things forward within the overall EC.<br />
<br />
Thank you for any contribution to this election and best regards,<br /><br />
Frank<br />
<br />
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PS:<br />
Let me note that no clear request for candidate statements by all <br />
candidates has been enforced for this election. From my point of view, <br />
given the season of the year and the late advent of the statements that <br />
we have, it should _not_ be taken as a sign of disinterest or lack of <br />
commitment if other candidates have or will not send one.<br />
<br />
(This suggests one improvement for running future elections ... ;-) ).<br />
<br />
<br />
[1] <br />
https://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php/IAOA_Assembly_2022_08#Position_Statements<br />
</blockquote><br />
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==== Fabian Neuhaus ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000844.html message 844]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members, <br />
<br />
I would like to thank Laure, Megan, Frank and Paul for the nomination. <br />
<br />
Because many new members have joined IAOA since the last election, I would also like to use the opportunity to introduce myself. While my academic roots are in philosophy, I am working as senior researcher at the faculty for computer science of the Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany. My research interests include, among many others, the logical foundations of ontology languages, best practices for ontology development, and ontology extension via machine learning techniques. <br />
<br />
I have been member of the IAOA Executive Council since 2013, and since the beginning of last yearI I have had the honor of serving as your Vice President. Over the years I have been involved in many IAOA activities, most recently as member of the Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO) steering committee and as program (co-)chair for IAOA's main conference "Formal Ontology in Information Systems" (FOIS) in 2020 and in 2021. <br />
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During the last years one of my major concerns has been to strengthen IAOA by increasing its appeal to a wider audience. For this reason Oliver Kutz and I proposed the elimination of membership fees, which was adopted in 2021. For the same reason Roberta Ferrario, Boyan Brodaric and I introduced a new track structure for FOIS in 2021 and increased the diversity of the FOIS program committee. As a result we were able to increase the ratio of accepted papers with the focus on methods, applications or domain ontologies from 12% in 2020 to 55% in 2021. Further, at FOIS 2021 there was a significant increase of submissions by authors who did not publish at previous editions of FOIS. <br />
<br />
In my opinion, one major task for the next EC will be improvement of membership engagement. In recent years the main way IAOA has interacted with its members was via its newsletter and the organization of events (e.g., FOIS, JOWO and the summer school ISAO). I believe that both are very valuable services for the community and IAOA should continue to provide them. However, originally IAOA was also intended to provide a forum where people can meet, discuss and organize themselves to work on subjects of their interest. While this is happening to some degree in our committees and SIGs, I believe that there is a lot of potential for improvement. <br />
<br />
If reelected as EC member, I will continue to work with the other EC members at broadening the appeal of IAOA and on increasing membership engagement. <br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Fabian <br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
<br />
==== Guendalina Righetti ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000843.html message 843]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
I would like to introduce myself to all of you as a new candidate for the EC.<br />
<br />
I am currently finishing my PhD in Computer Science at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, where I started in 2018. Actually, I started my education in Philosophy at the University of Genova, and I have been moving, more or less consciously, towards (theoretical) computer science at every step of my education ever since.<br />
<br />
My research interests are thus quite interdisciplinary and lie at the intersection between logic, knowledge representation, cognitive science, and applied ontology. My PhD project is about integrating cognitive and logical theories of concepts, contributing to the goal of rendering KR more cognitively oriented (or at least aware).<br />
<br />
I have been involved in the organisation of different ontology-oriented scientific events since the start of my PhD. I have actively participated in every occurrence of the JOWO series since 2019, either as an author or as a workshop chair. In particular, I have been co-chair of the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions of the Cognition And Ontology Workshop (CAOS 2019, CAOS 2021, CAOS 2022, https://caos.inf.unibz.it/pastcaos/). I have been involved in the organisation of FOIS as publicity co-chair in 2020 and 2021 (https://fois2021.inf.unibz.it/organisation/) as well in the publicity of the ESAO Launch Day in 2021.<br />
More generally, I have also been involved in the organisation of the 23rd International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (EKAW 2022) as publicity co-chair, as well as in the organisation of the 13th International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC 2022) as web chair.<br />
<br />
I believe that I could serve as an enthusiastic new addition to the council, willing to learn and to put myself out for the organisation.<br />
More concretely, I would like to work on further increasing IAOA’s interdisciplinary vision, by attracting new members coming from different backgrounds, and possibly different career levels, by working in the Education Committee and on the ESAO educational series.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Guendalina Righetti<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Tiago Prince Sales ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/date.html message 842]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
Let me take a few minutes of your time to properly introduce myself.<br />
<br />
I received my PhD cum laude from the University of Trento (Italy) in 2019.<br />
During my PhD, I was hosted by the Laboratory for Applied Ontology (LOA) of<br />
the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC). Later in 2019,<br />
I joined the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy). First as a research<br />
assistant and soon after as an assistant professor. Now, I am a senior<br />
researcher at the University of Twente (The Netherlands).<br />
<br />
My main areas of research are ontology-driven conceptual modeling and<br />
applied ontology. In particular, I contribute to the development of the<br />
Unified Foundational Ontology (UFO) and its lightweight implementation in<br />
OWL, dubbed gUFO. I also contribute to the development of the OntoUML<br />
language and its associated engineering tools, as well as to the design of<br />
multiple ontologies for business and social domains, including value, risk,<br />
security, competition, trust, and money.<br />
<br />
I have always enjoyed collaborating with the industry and engaging in<br />
technology transfer projects. My most recent partners include the Dutch<br />
National Health Care Institute, Accenture Labs Israel, and the AlpineBits<br />
Alliance.<br />
<br />
In the last years, I played multiple roles in the organization of<br />
ontology-centric scientific events, including being co-chair of the 4th and<br />
5th editions of the Workshop on Foundational Ontology (FOUST); co-chair of<br />
the 10th International Workshop on Vocabularies, Ontologies, and Rules for<br />
the Enterprise (VORTE); co-chair of the 15th and 16th editions of the<br />
International Workshop on Value Modeling and Business Ontologies (VMBO);<br />
program chair and general chair of the 13th and 14th editions of the<br />
Seminar on Ontology Research in Brazil (ONTOBRAS), respectively; and<br />
proceedings chair of the 8th Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO).<br />
<br />
I would like to join the executive council to more actively contribute to<br />
the development of our community. If elected, I would like to work on<br />
increasing IAOA’s visibility and attracting more members to join it.<br />
Moreover, I feel like I can be a voice in the executive council for the<br />
younger researchers within our community.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Tiago Prince Sales<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
<br />
The election results can be found on [https://iaoa.org/members/users/iaoa-res2022.php the IAOA voting system page]<br />
<br />
43 voters gave a total of 287 preferences (1 abstained) <br />
<br />
The newly elected members for the next period of office for the IAOA Executive Council are:<br />
<br />
*Boyan Brodaric (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
*Torsten Hahmann (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
*Megan Katsumi (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
*Oliver Kutz (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
*Frank Loebe (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
*Fabian Neuhaus (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
*Guendalina Righetti (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
*Tiago Prince Sales (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
*Emilio Sanfilippo (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
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This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
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== Key information ==<br />
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=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* Events<br />
** New Sequentially Hybrid Model of Events<br />
** Upcoming Major Events<br />
* Updates on Finances and Memberships<br />
* Updates from Technical Committees and Special Interest Groups<br />
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=== Most important dates ===<br />
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* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
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=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
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* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
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= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
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== Assembly schedule ==<br />
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* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
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The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
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== Assembly session ==<br />
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The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html] on August 18th, 2022 at 17:00-18:00 CEST & SAST, 16:00-17:00 BST, 12:00-13:00 BRT, 11:00-12:00 EDT, 08:00-09:00 PDT, 20:30-21:30 IST, and August 19th, 2022 at 00:00-01:00 JST<br />
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Connection details for virtual participation: <br />
* https://ju-se.zoom.us/j/69514929419<br />
* Password: 213306<br />
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=== Session agenda ===<br />
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The agenda includes the following items:<br />
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<ol><br />
<li>Introduction<br />
<li>General Updates<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>EC Election for 2023-2024 (results)<br />
<li>Preliminary 2021 Finances<br />
<li>Membership Development<br />
</ol><br />
<li> Events<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>JOWO 2022</li><br />
<li>FOIS & ISAO 2023</li><br />
<li>Sequentially Hybrid Model</li><br />
</ol><br />
<li> TCs & SIGs<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li> SWAO<br />
<li> ISTC<br />
<li> EduTC (including ESAO)<br />
</ol> <br />
<li>Outlook<br />
<li>AoB<br />
</ol><br />
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The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
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For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
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= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
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== Election schedule ==<br />
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<!--<br />
* [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-November/000370.html Announcement] (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process: Jul 08--><br />
* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
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== Process Details ==<br />
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Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
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=== Nomination ===<br />
<br />
* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* Any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self). Only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, <!-- see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement,--> and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
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=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
<br />
* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
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<br />
=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
<br />
* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
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=== Ballot ===<br />
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* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
<!-- * Each member can cast one vote on each topic. --><br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
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=== Voting outcome ===<br />
<br />
* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
<br />
== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
<br />
* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
<br />
* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
<br />
* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of Nominations ==<br />
<br />
=== Nomination Phase ===<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings (by members, formally valid) and supporters (by former members, informally))<br />
<br />
* Jul 25, 2022: <br />
** current EC members who are ready to continue and '''pre-accepted''' their nomination in or since EC meeting n.284, held on Jul 05, 2022 (cf. [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819]):<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Ken Baclawski''' (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
**** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
**** '''Megan Katsumi''' (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
**** '''Oliver Kutz''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
**** '''Frank Loebe''' (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
**** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
**** '''Emilio Sanfilippo''' (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
** plus two IAOA members approached from within the EC:<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Boyan Brodaric''' (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to IAOA President on Jul 27, 2022<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to [iaoa-member] in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000840.html message 840] of Aug 03, 2022<br />
**** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
***** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000832.html message 832] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Megan Katsumi for all nominees except for herself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000820.html message 820])<br />
*** Frank Loebe for all nominees except for himself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000821.html message 821])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt for Oliver Kutz, Frank Loebe, Fabian Neuhaus, and Emilio Sanfilippo ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Maria Hedblom for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000831.html message 831])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti for Boyan Brodaric ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
<br />
* Jul 26, 2022:<br />
** nominee: '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (University of Twente, The Netherlands (as of Aug 01, 2022))<br />
*** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000833.html message 833] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Giancarlo Guizzardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000822.html message 822])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** João Paulo Almeida ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000823.html message 823])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Jose Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000828.html message 828])<br />
*** Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000829.html message 829])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Julio Nardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000826.html message 826])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
*** Maria das Graças da Silva Teixeira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000830.html message 830])<br />
*** John Mylopoulos ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000835.html message 835])<br />
<br />
=== Support during Campaigning Phase ===<br />
* candidates supported<br />
** '''Megan Katsumi'''<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti'''<br />
** '''Boyan Brodaric'''<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales'''<br />
: by Frank Loebe ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000839.html message 839])<br />
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== EC Candidates ==<br />
=== Listing with Workpages ===<br />
* [http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kenb/ Ken Baclawski] (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lf3WbHgAAAAJ Boyan Brodaric] (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada) <br />
* [https://umaine.edu/scis/people/torsten-hahmann/ Torsten Hahmann] (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/megankatsumi Megan Katsumi] (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
* [https://www.inf.unibz.it/~okutz/ Oliver Kutz] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~loebe/ Frank Loebe] (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.theo.ovgu.de/Staff/Fabian+Neuhaus.html Fabian Neuhaus] (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guendalina-Righetti Guendalina Righetti] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bfaMR2YAAAAJ Tiago Prince Sales] (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
* [http://www.emiliosanfilippo.it/ Emilio Sanfilippo] (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
<br />
=== Position Statements ===<br />
<br />
==== Torsten Hahmann ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000841.html message 841]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members,<br />
<br />
As one of the candidates for the EC, I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself to those of you who do not know me. I have been on the EC and served as treasurer since 2021 with lots of help from Ken Baclawski as deputy treasurer (and previous treasurer). I also served a year as deputy treasurer before joining the EC. As treasurer and deputy treasurer, we mostly work behind the scenes on things like preparing budgets, annual reports, reviewing incoming funds, making payments, and helping support conferences and workshops (like FOIS). In addition, as the EC as whole we have been very busy in completing the shift to the new Swiss-based organization and setting up the new free membership model.<br />
<br />
I'd be more than happy to continue serving on the EC, but am also very encouraged to see new (and old) faces willing to contribute to a larger degree to IAOA, so that we actually have an election (and not just confirmation) of EC members.<br />
<br />
I received a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Toronto in 2013 and am now an associate professor of Spatial Computing at the University of Maine. I work on a number of ontology-centric projects that range from the foundations of ontology (e.g. the design of a hydro reference ontology, design of ontology patterns for spatial data, dealing with quantities and units), reasoning with ontologies (verification of first-order logic/Common Logic ontologies, automatic translations between Common Logic and OWL, reasoning within triple store), to applications in various domains (geographic information, flooding, forest health, utilities, cellulosic materials, privacy).<br />
<br />
As for the coming year, I'm hopeful that we can regularly offer in-person (FOIS, workshops and the summer school) and online events (e.g. the online education series ESAO) that are of broad interest to all of us and the larger ontology community. I also want IAOA to be an active community that fosters the open exchange of ideas in a welcoming and respectful way.<br />
<br />
I strongly encourage everyone to vote so that the resulting EC will represent the membership at large. I'm confident that regardless of the outcome of the election, we will have a great team of seasoned and new folks on the EC to move the organization forward.<br />
<br />
Moreover, I encourage everyone to try to get more actively involved IAOA in any way you see fit, such as by joining one of the scientific committees or interest groups (see here: https://iaoa.org/index.php/organization/scientific-committees/) or simply by attending and contributing to affiliated virtual and in-person events (see the event calendar: https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/events/).<br />
<br />
Have a good weekend,<br />
<br />
Torsten<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Frank Loebe ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000845.html message 845]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
for a brief introduction of my background, I mention my educational <br />
background in computer science, specializing on artificial intelligence, <br />
particularly knowledge representation, and logic. Researchwise, I've <br />
primarily been active in applied ontology since the early 2000s. Most of <br />
my work there concerns ontology representation as well as top-level <br />
ontological notions and their application, mainly related to the General <br />
Formal Ontology (GFO).<br />
<br />
I do highly appreciate the field of applied ontology with its <br />
interdisciplinary character and diverse surrounding areas, as well as <br />
its community with many interesting members. Not at least therefore I <br />
accompany the IAOA since its initial ideas were publicly discussed at <br />
FOIS 2008 and act as Secretary since 2013 (the first year for which I <br />
got elected into the Executive Council), sharing that task with Megan <br />
Katsumi for the last few years. I hope that one or another contribution <br />
has materialized during that time, such as to the relocation of our <br />
association from Italy to Switzerland. Another continued activity of <br />
mine concerns the Education Technical Committee, with respect to which I <br />
aim at more regular efforts.<br />
<br />
In terms of goals for the next EC period of 2023-2024, I surely support <br />
what Torsten and Fabian have expressed in their statements, please cf. <br />
[1]. In addition to that, I have plenty of ideas to improve IAOA's <br />
regular business and its adaptation to new circumstances to allow all EC <br />
members and further helping hands to get involved. If elected, I shall <br />
be happy to add my share in moving things forward within the overall EC.<br />
<br />
Thank you for any contribution to this election and best regards,<br /><br />
Frank<br />
<br />
<br />
PS:<br />
Let me note that no clear request for candidate statements by all <br />
candidates has been enforced for this election. From my point of view, <br />
given the season of the year and the late advent of the statements that <br />
we have, it should _not_ be taken as a sign of disinterest or lack of <br />
commitment if other candidates have or will not send one.<br />
<br />
(This suggests one improvement for running future elections ... ;-) ).<br />
<br />
<br />
[1] <br />
https://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php/IAOA_Assembly_2022_08#Position_Statements<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Fabian Neuhaus ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000844.html message 844]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members, <br />
<br />
I would like to thank Laure, Megan, Frank and Paul for the nomination. <br />
<br />
Because many new members have joined IAOA since the last election, I would also like to use the opportunity to introduce myself. While my academic roots are in philosophy, I am working as senior researcher at the faculty for computer science of the Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany. My research interests include, among many others, the logical foundations of ontology languages, best practices for ontology development, and ontology extension via machine learning techniques. <br />
<br />
I have been member of the IAOA Executive Council since 2013, and since the beginning of last yearI I have had the honor of serving as your Vice President. Over the years I have been involved in many IAOA activities, most recently as member of the Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO) steering committee and as program (co-)chair for IAOA's main conference "Formal Ontology in Information Systems" (FOIS) in 2020 and in 2021. <br />
<br />
During the last years one of my major concerns has been to strengthen IAOA by increasing its appeal to a wider audience. For this reason Oliver Kutz and I proposed the elimination of membership fees, which was adopted in 2021. For the same reason Roberta Ferrario, Boyan Brodaric and I introduced a new track structure for FOIS in 2021 and increased the diversity of the FOIS program committee. As a result we were able to increase the ratio of accepted papers with the focus on methods, applications or domain ontologies from 12% in 2020 to 55% in 2021. Further, at FOIS 2021 there was a significant increase of submissions by authors who did not publish at previous editions of FOIS. <br />
<br />
In my opinion, one major task for the next EC will be improvement of membership engagement. In recent years the main way IAOA has interacted with its members was via its newsletter and the organization of events (e.g., FOIS, JOWO and the summer school ISAO). I believe that both are very valuable services for the community and IAOA should continue to provide them. However, originally IAOA was also intended to provide a forum where people can meet, discuss and organize themselves to work on subjects of their interest. While this is happening to some degree in our committees and SIGs, I believe that there is a lot of potential for improvement. <br />
<br />
If reelected as EC member, I will continue to work with the other EC members at broadening the appeal of IAOA and on increasing membership engagement. <br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Fabian <br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
<br />
==== Guendalina Righetti ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000843.html message 843]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
I would like to introduce myself to all of you as a new candidate for the EC.<br />
<br />
I am currently finishing my PhD in Computer Science at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, where I started in 2018. Actually, I started my education in Philosophy at the University of Genova, and I have been moving, more or less consciously, towards (theoretical) computer science at every step of my education ever since.<br />
<br />
My research interests are thus quite interdisciplinary and lie at the intersection between logic, knowledge representation, cognitive science, and applied ontology. My PhD project is about integrating cognitive and logical theories of concepts, contributing to the goal of rendering KR more cognitively oriented (or at least aware).<br />
<br />
I have been involved in the organisation of different ontology-oriented scientific events since the start of my PhD. I have actively participated in every occurrence of the JOWO series since 2019, either as an author or as a workshop chair. In particular, I have been co-chair of the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions of the Cognition And Ontology Workshop (CAOS 2019, CAOS 2021, CAOS 2022, https://caos.inf.unibz.it/pastcaos/). I have been involved in the organisation of FOIS as publicity co-chair in 2020 and 2021 (https://fois2021.inf.unibz.it/organisation/) as well in the publicity of the ESAO Launch Day in 2021.<br />
More generally, I have also been involved in the organisation of the 23rd International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (EKAW 2022) as publicity co-chair, as well as in the organisation of the 13th International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC 2022) as web chair.<br />
<br />
I believe that I could serve as an enthusiastic new addition to the council, willing to learn and to put myself out for the organisation.<br />
More concretely, I would like to work on further increasing IAOA’s interdisciplinary vision, by attracting new members coming from different backgrounds, and possibly different career levels, by working in the Education Committee and on the ESAO educational series.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Guendalina Righetti<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Tiago Prince Sales ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/date.html message 842]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
Let me take a few minutes of your time to properly introduce myself.<br />
<br />
I received my PhD cum laude from the University of Trento (Italy) in 2019.<br />
During my PhD, I was hosted by the Laboratory for Applied Ontology (LOA) of<br />
the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC). Later in 2019,<br />
I joined the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy). First as a research<br />
assistant and soon after as an assistant professor. Now, I am a senior<br />
researcher at the University of Twente (The Netherlands).<br />
<br />
My main areas of research are ontology-driven conceptual modeling and<br />
applied ontology. In particular, I contribute to the development of the<br />
Unified Foundational Ontology (UFO) and its lightweight implementation in<br />
OWL, dubbed gUFO. I also contribute to the development of the OntoUML<br />
language and its associated engineering tools, as well as to the design of<br />
multiple ontologies for business and social domains, including value, risk,<br />
security, competition, trust, and money.<br />
<br />
I have always enjoyed collaborating with the industry and engaging in<br />
technology transfer projects. My most recent partners include the Dutch<br />
National Health Care Institute, Accenture Labs Israel, and the AlpineBits<br />
Alliance.<br />
<br />
In the last years, I played multiple roles in the organization of<br />
ontology-centric scientific events, including being co-chair of the 4th and<br />
5th editions of the Workshop on Foundational Ontology (FOUST); co-chair of<br />
the 10th International Workshop on Vocabularies, Ontologies, and Rules for<br />
the Enterprise (VORTE); co-chair of the 15th and 16th editions of the<br />
International Workshop on Value Modeling and Business Ontologies (VMBO);<br />
program chair and general chair of the 13th and 14th editions of the<br />
Seminar on Ontology Research in Brazil (ONTOBRAS), respectively; and<br />
proceedings chair of the 8th Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO).<br />
<br />
I would like to join the executive council to more actively contribute to<br />
the development of our community. If elected, I would like to work on<br />
increasing IAOA’s visibility and attracting more members to join it.<br />
Moreover, I feel like I can be a voice in the executive council for the<br />
younger researchers within our community.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Tiago Prince Sales<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
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<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
<br />
The election results can be found on [https://iaoa.org/members/users/iaoa-res2022.php the IAOA voting system page]<br />
<br />
43 voters gave a total of 287 preferences (1 abstained) <br />
<br />
The newly elected members for the next period of office for the IAOA Executive Council are:<br />
<br />
*Boyan Brodaric (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
*Torsten Hahmann (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
*Megan Katsumi (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
*Oliver Kutz (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
*Frank Loebe (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
*Fabian Neuhaus (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
*Guendalina Righetti (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
*Tiago Prince Sales (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
*Emilio Sanfilippo (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
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This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
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== Key information ==<br />
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=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* Events<br />
** New Sequentially Hybrid Model of Events<br />
** Upcoming Major Events<br />
* Updates on Finances and Memberships<br />
* Updates from Technical Committees and Special Interest Groups<br />
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=== Most important dates ===<br />
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* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
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=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
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* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
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= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
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== Assembly schedule ==<br />
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* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
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The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
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== Assembly session ==<br />
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The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html] on August 18th, 2022 at 17:00-18:00 CEST & SAST, 16:00-17:00 BST, 12:00-13:00 BRT, 11:00-12:00 EDT, 08:00-09:00 PDT, 20:30-21:30 IST<br />
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Connection details for virtual participation: <br />
* https://ju-se.zoom.us/j/69514929419<br />
* Password: 213306<br />
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=== Session agenda ===<br />
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The agenda includes the following items:<br />
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<ol><br />
<li>Introduction<br />
<li>General Updates<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>EC Election for 2023-2024 (results)<br />
<li>Preliminary 2021 Finances<br />
<li>Membership Development<br />
</ol><br />
<li> Events<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>JOWO 2022</li><br />
<li>FOIS & ISAO 2023</li><br />
<li>Sequentially Hybrid Model</li><br />
</ol><br />
<li> TCs & SIGs<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li> SWAO<br />
<li> ISTC<br />
<li> EduTC (including ESAO)<br />
</ol> <br />
<li>Outlook<br />
<li>AoB<br />
</ol><br />
<br />
The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
<br />
For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
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= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
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== Election schedule ==<br />
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<!--<br />
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* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
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== Process Details ==<br />
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Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
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=== Nomination ===<br />
<br />
* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* Any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self). Only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, <!-- see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement,--> and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
<br />
=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
<br />
* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
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<br />
=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
<br />
* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
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=== Ballot ===<br />
<br />
* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
<!-- * Each member can cast one vote on each topic. --><br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
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=== Voting outcome ===<br />
<br />
* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
<br />
== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
<br />
* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
<br />
* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
<br />
* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
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<br />
== List of Nominations ==<br />
<br />
=== Nomination Phase ===<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings (by members, formally valid) and supporters (by former members, informally))<br />
<br />
* Jul 25, 2022: <br />
** current EC members who are ready to continue and '''pre-accepted''' their nomination in or since EC meeting n.284, held on Jul 05, 2022 (cf. [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819]):<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Ken Baclawski''' (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
**** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
**** '''Megan Katsumi''' (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
**** '''Oliver Kutz''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
**** '''Frank Loebe''' (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
**** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
**** '''Emilio Sanfilippo''' (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
** plus two IAOA members approached from within the EC:<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Boyan Brodaric''' (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to IAOA President on Jul 27, 2022<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to [iaoa-member] in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000840.html message 840] of Aug 03, 2022<br />
**** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
***** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000832.html message 832] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Megan Katsumi for all nominees except for herself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000820.html message 820])<br />
*** Frank Loebe for all nominees except for himself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000821.html message 821])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt for Oliver Kutz, Frank Loebe, Fabian Neuhaus, and Emilio Sanfilippo ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Maria Hedblom for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000831.html message 831])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti for Boyan Brodaric ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
<br />
* Jul 26, 2022:<br />
** nominee: '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (University of Twente, The Netherlands (as of Aug 01, 2022))<br />
*** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000833.html message 833] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Giancarlo Guizzardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000822.html message 822])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** João Paulo Almeida ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000823.html message 823])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Jose Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000828.html message 828])<br />
*** Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000829.html message 829])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Julio Nardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000826.html message 826])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
*** Maria das Graças da Silva Teixeira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000830.html message 830])<br />
*** John Mylopoulos ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000835.html message 835])<br />
<br />
=== Support during Campaigning Phase ===<br />
* candidates supported<br />
** '''Megan Katsumi'''<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti'''<br />
** '''Boyan Brodaric'''<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales'''<br />
: by Frank Loebe ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000839.html message 839])<br />
<br />
<br />
== EC Candidates ==<br />
=== Listing with Workpages ===<br />
* [http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kenb/ Ken Baclawski] (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lf3WbHgAAAAJ Boyan Brodaric] (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada) <br />
* [https://umaine.edu/scis/people/torsten-hahmann/ Torsten Hahmann] (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/megankatsumi Megan Katsumi] (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
* [https://www.inf.unibz.it/~okutz/ Oliver Kutz] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~loebe/ Frank Loebe] (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.theo.ovgu.de/Staff/Fabian+Neuhaus.html Fabian Neuhaus] (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guendalina-Righetti Guendalina Righetti] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bfaMR2YAAAAJ Tiago Prince Sales] (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
* [http://www.emiliosanfilippo.it/ Emilio Sanfilippo] (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
<br />
=== Position Statements ===<br />
<br />
==== Torsten Hahmann ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000841.html message 841]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members,<br />
<br />
As one of the candidates for the EC, I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself to those of you who do not know me. I have been on the EC and served as treasurer since 2021 with lots of help from Ken Baclawski as deputy treasurer (and previous treasurer). I also served a year as deputy treasurer before joining the EC. As treasurer and deputy treasurer, we mostly work behind the scenes on things like preparing budgets, annual reports, reviewing incoming funds, making payments, and helping support conferences and workshops (like FOIS). In addition, as the EC as whole we have been very busy in completing the shift to the new Swiss-based organization and setting up the new free membership model.<br />
<br />
I'd be more than happy to continue serving on the EC, but am also very encouraged to see new (and old) faces willing to contribute to a larger degree to IAOA, so that we actually have an election (and not just confirmation) of EC members.<br />
<br />
I received a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Toronto in 2013 and am now an associate professor of Spatial Computing at the University of Maine. I work on a number of ontology-centric projects that range from the foundations of ontology (e.g. the design of a hydro reference ontology, design of ontology patterns for spatial data, dealing with quantities and units), reasoning with ontologies (verification of first-order logic/Common Logic ontologies, automatic translations between Common Logic and OWL, reasoning within triple store), to applications in various domains (geographic information, flooding, forest health, utilities, cellulosic materials, privacy).<br />
<br />
As for the coming year, I'm hopeful that we can regularly offer in-person (FOIS, workshops and the summer school) and online events (e.g. the online education series ESAO) that are of broad interest to all of us and the larger ontology community. I also want IAOA to be an active community that fosters the open exchange of ideas in a welcoming and respectful way.<br />
<br />
I strongly encourage everyone to vote so that the resulting EC will represent the membership at large. I'm confident that regardless of the outcome of the election, we will have a great team of seasoned and new folks on the EC to move the organization forward.<br />
<br />
Moreover, I encourage everyone to try to get more actively involved IAOA in any way you see fit, such as by joining one of the scientific committees or interest groups (see here: https://iaoa.org/index.php/organization/scientific-committees/) or simply by attending and contributing to affiliated virtual and in-person events (see the event calendar: https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/events/).<br />
<br />
Have a good weekend,<br />
<br />
Torsten<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Frank Loebe ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000845.html message 845]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
for a brief introduction of my background, I mention my educational <br />
background in computer science, specializing on artificial intelligence, <br />
particularly knowledge representation, and logic. Researchwise, I've <br />
primarily been active in applied ontology since the early 2000s. Most of <br />
my work there concerns ontology representation as well as top-level <br />
ontological notions and their application, mainly related to the General <br />
Formal Ontology (GFO).<br />
<br />
I do highly appreciate the field of applied ontology with its <br />
interdisciplinary character and diverse surrounding areas, as well as <br />
its community with many interesting members. Not at least therefore I <br />
accompany the IAOA since its initial ideas were publicly discussed at <br />
FOIS 2008 and act as Secretary since 2013 (the first year for which I <br />
got elected into the Executive Council), sharing that task with Megan <br />
Katsumi for the last few years. I hope that one or another contribution <br />
has materialized during that time, such as to the relocation of our <br />
association from Italy to Switzerland. Another continued activity of <br />
mine concerns the Education Technical Committee, with respect to which I <br />
aim at more regular efforts.<br />
<br />
In terms of goals for the next EC period of 2023-2024, I surely support <br />
what Torsten and Fabian have expressed in their statements, please cf. <br />
[1]. In addition to that, I have plenty of ideas to improve IAOA's <br />
regular business and its adaptation to new circumstances to allow all EC <br />
members and further helping hands to get involved. If elected, I shall <br />
be happy to add my share in moving things forward within the overall EC.<br />
<br />
Thank you for any contribution to this election and best regards,<br /><br />
Frank<br />
<br />
<br />
PS:<br />
Let me note that no clear request for candidate statements by all <br />
candidates has been enforced for this election. From my point of view, <br />
given the season of the year and the late advent of the statements that <br />
we have, it should _not_ be taken as a sign of disinterest or lack of <br />
commitment if other candidates have or will not send one.<br />
<br />
(This suggests one improvement for running future elections ... ;-) ).<br />
<br />
<br />
[1] <br />
https://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php/IAOA_Assembly_2022_08#Position_Statements<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Fabian Neuhaus ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000844.html message 844]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members, <br />
<br />
I would like to thank Laure, Megan, Frank and Paul for the nomination. <br />
<br />
Because many new members have joined IAOA since the last election, I would also like to use the opportunity to introduce myself. While my academic roots are in philosophy, I am working as senior researcher at the faculty for computer science of the Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany. My research interests include, among many others, the logical foundations of ontology languages, best practices for ontology development, and ontology extension via machine learning techniques. <br />
<br />
I have been member of the IAOA Executive Council since 2013, and since the beginning of last yearI I have had the honor of serving as your Vice President. Over the years I have been involved in many IAOA activities, most recently as member of the Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO) steering committee and as program (co-)chair for IAOA's main conference "Formal Ontology in Information Systems" (FOIS) in 2020 and in 2021. <br />
<br />
During the last years one of my major concerns has been to strengthen IAOA by increasing its appeal to a wider audience. For this reason Oliver Kutz and I proposed the elimination of membership fees, which was adopted in 2021. For the same reason Roberta Ferrario, Boyan Brodaric and I introduced a new track structure for FOIS in 2021 and increased the diversity of the FOIS program committee. As a result we were able to increase the ratio of accepted papers with the focus on methods, applications or domain ontologies from 12% in 2020 to 55% in 2021. Further, at FOIS 2021 there was a significant increase of submissions by authors who did not publish at previous editions of FOIS. <br />
<br />
In my opinion, one major task for the next EC will be improvement of membership engagement. In recent years the main way IAOA has interacted with its members was via its newsletter and the organization of events (e.g., FOIS, JOWO and the summer school ISAO). I believe that both are very valuable services for the community and IAOA should continue to provide them. However, originally IAOA was also intended to provide a forum where people can meet, discuss and organize themselves to work on subjects of their interest. While this is happening to some degree in our committees and SIGs, I believe that there is a lot of potential for improvement. <br />
<br />
If reelected as EC member, I will continue to work with the other EC members at broadening the appeal of IAOA and on increasing membership engagement. <br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Fabian <br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
<br />
==== Guendalina Righetti ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000843.html message 843]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
I would like to introduce myself to all of you as a new candidate for the EC.<br />
<br />
I am currently finishing my PhD in Computer Science at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, where I started in 2018. Actually, I started my education in Philosophy at the University of Genova, and I have been moving, more or less consciously, towards (theoretical) computer science at every step of my education ever since.<br />
<br />
My research interests are thus quite interdisciplinary and lie at the intersection between logic, knowledge representation, cognitive science, and applied ontology. My PhD project is about integrating cognitive and logical theories of concepts, contributing to the goal of rendering KR more cognitively oriented (or at least aware).<br />
<br />
I have been involved in the organisation of different ontology-oriented scientific events since the start of my PhD. I have actively participated in every occurrence of the JOWO series since 2019, either as an author or as a workshop chair. In particular, I have been co-chair of the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions of the Cognition And Ontology Workshop (CAOS 2019, CAOS 2021, CAOS 2022, https://caos.inf.unibz.it/pastcaos/). I have been involved in the organisation of FOIS as publicity co-chair in 2020 and 2021 (https://fois2021.inf.unibz.it/organisation/) as well in the publicity of the ESAO Launch Day in 2021.<br />
More generally, I have also been involved in the organisation of the 23rd International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (EKAW 2022) as publicity co-chair, as well as in the organisation of the 13th International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC 2022) as web chair.<br />
<br />
I believe that I could serve as an enthusiastic new addition to the council, willing to learn and to put myself out for the organisation.<br />
More concretely, I would like to work on further increasing IAOA’s interdisciplinary vision, by attracting new members coming from different backgrounds, and possibly different career levels, by working in the Education Committee and on the ESAO educational series.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Guendalina Righetti<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Tiago Prince Sales ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/date.html message 842]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
Let me take a few minutes of your time to properly introduce myself.<br />
<br />
I received my PhD cum laude from the University of Trento (Italy) in 2019.<br />
During my PhD, I was hosted by the Laboratory for Applied Ontology (LOA) of<br />
the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC). Later in 2019,<br />
I joined the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy). First as a research<br />
assistant and soon after as an assistant professor. Now, I am a senior<br />
researcher at the University of Twente (The Netherlands).<br />
<br />
My main areas of research are ontology-driven conceptual modeling and<br />
applied ontology. In particular, I contribute to the development of the<br />
Unified Foundational Ontology (UFO) and its lightweight implementation in<br />
OWL, dubbed gUFO. I also contribute to the development of the OntoUML<br />
language and its associated engineering tools, as well as to the design of<br />
multiple ontologies for business and social domains, including value, risk,<br />
security, competition, trust, and money.<br />
<br />
I have always enjoyed collaborating with the industry and engaging in<br />
technology transfer projects. My most recent partners include the Dutch<br />
National Health Care Institute, Accenture Labs Israel, and the AlpineBits<br />
Alliance.<br />
<br />
In the last years, I played multiple roles in the organization of<br />
ontology-centric scientific events, including being co-chair of the 4th and<br />
5th editions of the Workshop on Foundational Ontology (FOUST); co-chair of<br />
the 10th International Workshop on Vocabularies, Ontologies, and Rules for<br />
the Enterprise (VORTE); co-chair of the 15th and 16th editions of the<br />
International Workshop on Value Modeling and Business Ontologies (VMBO);<br />
program chair and general chair of the 13th and 14th editions of the<br />
Seminar on Ontology Research in Brazil (ONTOBRAS), respectively; and<br />
proceedings chair of the 8th Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO).<br />
<br />
I would like to join the executive council to more actively contribute to<br />
the development of our community. If elected, I would like to work on<br />
increasing IAOA’s visibility and attracting more members to join it.<br />
Moreover, I feel like I can be a voice in the executive council for the<br />
younger researchers within our community.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Tiago Prince Sales<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
<br />
The election results can be found on [https://iaoa.org/members/users/iaoa-res2022.php the IAOA voting system page]<br />
<br />
43 voters gave a total of 287 preferences (1 abstained) <br />
<br />
The newly elected members for the next period of office for the IAOA Executive Council are:<br />
<br />
*Boyan Brodaric (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
*Torsten Hahmann (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
*Megan Katsumi (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
*Oliver Kutz (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
*Frank Loebe (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
*Fabian Neuhaus (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
*Guendalina Righetti (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
*Tiago Prince Sales (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
*Emilio Sanfilippo (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
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<div>= [[https://iaoa.org IAOA]] Assembly in August 2022 =<br />
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This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Key information ==<br />
<br />
=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* Events<br />
** New Sequentially Hybrid Model of Events<br />
** Upcoming Major Events<br />
* Updates on Finances and Memberships<br />
* Updates from Technical Committees and Special Interest Groups<br />
<br />
=== Most important dates ===<br />
<br />
* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
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=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
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* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
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<br />
<br />
= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
<br />
== Assembly schedule ==<br />
<br />
* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
<br />
The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Assembly session ==<br />
<br />
The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html] on August 18th, 2022 at 17:00-18:00 CEST & SAST, 16:00-17:00 BST, 12:00-13:00 BRT, 11:00-12:00 EDT, 08:00-09:00 PDT, 20:30-21:30 IST<br />
<br />
Connection details for virtual participation: <br />
* https://ju-se.zoom.us/j/69514929419<br />
* Password: 213306<br />
<br />
=== Session agenda ===<br />
<br />
The agenda includes the following items:<br />
<br />
<ol><br />
<li>Introduction<br />
<li>General Updates<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>EC Election for 2023-2024 (results)<br />
<li>Preliminary 2021 Finances<br />
<li>Membership Development<br />
</ol><br />
<li> Events<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>JOWO 2022</li><br />
<li>FOIS & ISAO 2023</li><br />
<li>Sequentially Hybrid Model</li><br />
</ol><br />
<li> TCs & SIGs<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li> SWAO<br />
<li> ISTC<br />
<li> EduTC<br />
</ol> <br />
<li>Outlook<br />
<li>AoB<br />
</ol><br />
<br />
The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
<br />
For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election schedule ==<br />
<br />
<!--<br />
* [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-November/000370.html Announcement] (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process: Jul 08--><br />
* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
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<br />
== Process Details ==<br />
<br />
Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
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<br />
=== Nomination ===<br />
<br />
* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* Any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self). Only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, <!-- see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement,--> and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
<br />
=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
<br />
* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
<br />
* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Ballot ===<br />
<br />
* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
<!-- * Each member can cast one vote on each topic. --><br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
<br />
=== Voting outcome ===<br />
<br />
* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
<br />
== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
<br />
* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
<br />
* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
<br />
* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
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<br />
== List of Nominations ==<br />
<br />
=== Nomination Phase ===<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings (by members, formally valid) and supporters (by former members, informally))<br />
<br />
* Jul 25, 2022: <br />
** current EC members who are ready to continue and '''pre-accepted''' their nomination in or since EC meeting n.284, held on Jul 05, 2022 (cf. [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819]):<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Ken Baclawski''' (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
**** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
**** '''Megan Katsumi''' (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
**** '''Oliver Kutz''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
**** '''Frank Loebe''' (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
**** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
**** '''Emilio Sanfilippo''' (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
** plus two IAOA members approached from within the EC:<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Boyan Brodaric''' (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to IAOA President on Jul 27, 2022<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to [iaoa-member] in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000840.html message 840] of Aug 03, 2022<br />
**** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
***** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000832.html message 832] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Megan Katsumi for all nominees except for herself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000820.html message 820])<br />
*** Frank Loebe for all nominees except for himself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000821.html message 821])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt for Oliver Kutz, Frank Loebe, Fabian Neuhaus, and Emilio Sanfilippo ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Maria Hedblom for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000831.html message 831])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti for Boyan Brodaric ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
<br />
* Jul 26, 2022:<br />
** nominee: '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (University of Twente, The Netherlands (as of Aug 01, 2022))<br />
*** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000833.html message 833] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Giancarlo Guizzardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000822.html message 822])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** João Paulo Almeida ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000823.html message 823])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Jose Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000828.html message 828])<br />
*** Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000829.html message 829])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Julio Nardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000826.html message 826])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
*** Maria das Graças da Silva Teixeira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000830.html message 830])<br />
*** John Mylopoulos ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000835.html message 835])<br />
<br />
=== Support during Campaigning Phase ===<br />
* candidates supported<br />
** '''Megan Katsumi'''<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti'''<br />
** '''Boyan Brodaric'''<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales'''<br />
: by Frank Loebe ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000839.html message 839])<br />
<br />
<br />
== EC Candidates ==<br />
=== Listing with Workpages ===<br />
* [http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kenb/ Ken Baclawski] (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lf3WbHgAAAAJ Boyan Brodaric] (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada) <br />
* [https://umaine.edu/scis/people/torsten-hahmann/ Torsten Hahmann] (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/megankatsumi Megan Katsumi] (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
* [https://www.inf.unibz.it/~okutz/ Oliver Kutz] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~loebe/ Frank Loebe] (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.theo.ovgu.de/Staff/Fabian+Neuhaus.html Fabian Neuhaus] (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guendalina-Righetti Guendalina Righetti] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bfaMR2YAAAAJ Tiago Prince Sales] (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
* [http://www.emiliosanfilippo.it/ Emilio Sanfilippo] (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
<br />
=== Position Statements ===<br />
<br />
==== Torsten Hahmann ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000841.html message 841]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members,<br />
<br />
As one of the candidates for the EC, I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself to those of you who do not know me. I have been on the EC and served as treasurer since 2021 with lots of help from Ken Baclawski as deputy treasurer (and previous treasurer). I also served a year as deputy treasurer before joining the EC. As treasurer and deputy treasurer, we mostly work behind the scenes on things like preparing budgets, annual reports, reviewing incoming funds, making payments, and helping support conferences and workshops (like FOIS). In addition, as the EC as whole we have been very busy in completing the shift to the new Swiss-based organization and setting up the new free membership model.<br />
<br />
I'd be more than happy to continue serving on the EC, but am also very encouraged to see new (and old) faces willing to contribute to a larger degree to IAOA, so that we actually have an election (and not just confirmation) of EC members.<br />
<br />
I received a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Toronto in 2013 and am now an associate professor of Spatial Computing at the University of Maine. I work on a number of ontology-centric projects that range from the foundations of ontology (e.g. the design of a hydro reference ontology, design of ontology patterns for spatial data, dealing with quantities and units), reasoning with ontologies (verification of first-order logic/Common Logic ontologies, automatic translations between Common Logic and OWL, reasoning within triple store), to applications in various domains (geographic information, flooding, forest health, utilities, cellulosic materials, privacy).<br />
<br />
As for the coming year, I'm hopeful that we can regularly offer in-person (FOIS, workshops and the summer school) and online events (e.g. the online education series ESAO) that are of broad interest to all of us and the larger ontology community. I also want IAOA to be an active community that fosters the open exchange of ideas in a welcoming and respectful way.<br />
<br />
I strongly encourage everyone to vote so that the resulting EC will represent the membership at large. I'm confident that regardless of the outcome of the election, we will have a great team of seasoned and new folks on the EC to move the organization forward.<br />
<br />
Moreover, I encourage everyone to try to get more actively involved IAOA in any way you see fit, such as by joining one of the scientific committees or interest groups (see here: https://iaoa.org/index.php/organization/scientific-committees/) or simply by attending and contributing to affiliated virtual and in-person events (see the event calendar: https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/events/).<br />
<br />
Have a good weekend,<br />
<br />
Torsten<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Frank Loebe ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000845.html message 845]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
for a brief introduction of my background, I mention my educational <br />
background in computer science, specializing on artificial intelligence, <br />
particularly knowledge representation, and logic. Researchwise, I've <br />
primarily been active in applied ontology since the early 2000s. Most of <br />
my work there concerns ontology representation as well as top-level <br />
ontological notions and their application, mainly related to the General <br />
Formal Ontology (GFO).<br />
<br />
I do highly appreciate the field of applied ontology with its <br />
interdisciplinary character and diverse surrounding areas, as well as <br />
its community with many interesting members. Not at least therefore I <br />
accompany the IAOA since its initial ideas were publicly discussed at <br />
FOIS 2008 and act as Secretary since 2013 (the first year for which I <br />
got elected into the Executive Council), sharing that task with Megan <br />
Katsumi for the last few years. I hope that one or another contribution <br />
has materialized during that time, such as to the relocation of our <br />
association from Italy to Switzerland. Another continued activity of <br />
mine concerns the Education Technical Committee, with respect to which I <br />
aim at more regular efforts.<br />
<br />
In terms of goals for the next EC period of 2023-2024, I surely support <br />
what Torsten and Fabian have expressed in their statements, please cf. <br />
[1]. In addition to that, I have plenty of ideas to improve IAOA's <br />
regular business and its adaptation to new circumstances to allow all EC <br />
members and further helping hands to get involved. If elected, I shall <br />
be happy to add my share in moving things forward within the overall EC.<br />
<br />
Thank you for any contribution to this election and best regards,<br /><br />
Frank<br />
<br />
<br />
PS:<br />
Let me note that no clear request for candidate statements by all <br />
candidates has been enforced for this election. From my point of view, <br />
given the season of the year and the late advent of the statements that <br />
we have, it should _not_ be taken as a sign of disinterest or lack of <br />
commitment if other candidates have or will not send one.<br />
<br />
(This suggests one improvement for running future elections ... ;-) ).<br />
<br />
<br />
[1] <br />
https://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php/IAOA_Assembly_2022_08#Position_Statements<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Fabian Neuhaus ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000844.html message 844]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members, <br />
<br />
I would like to thank Laure, Megan, Frank and Paul for the nomination. <br />
<br />
Because many new members have joined IAOA since the last election, I would also like to use the opportunity to introduce myself. While my academic roots are in philosophy, I am working as senior researcher at the faculty for computer science of the Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany. My research interests include, among many others, the logical foundations of ontology languages, best practices for ontology development, and ontology extension via machine learning techniques. <br />
<br />
I have been member of the IAOA Executive Council since 2013, and since the beginning of last yearI I have had the honor of serving as your Vice President. Over the years I have been involved in many IAOA activities, most recently as member of the Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO) steering committee and as program (co-)chair for IAOA's main conference "Formal Ontology in Information Systems" (FOIS) in 2020 and in 2021. <br />
<br />
During the last years one of my major concerns has been to strengthen IAOA by increasing its appeal to a wider audience. For this reason Oliver Kutz and I proposed the elimination of membership fees, which was adopted in 2021. For the same reason Roberta Ferrario, Boyan Brodaric and I introduced a new track structure for FOIS in 2021 and increased the diversity of the FOIS program committee. As a result we were able to increase the ratio of accepted papers with the focus on methods, applications or domain ontologies from 12% in 2020 to 55% in 2021. Further, at FOIS 2021 there was a significant increase of submissions by authors who did not publish at previous editions of FOIS. <br />
<br />
In my opinion, one major task for the next EC will be improvement of membership engagement. In recent years the main way IAOA has interacted with its members was via its newsletter and the organization of events (e.g., FOIS, JOWO and the summer school ISAO). I believe that both are very valuable services for the community and IAOA should continue to provide them. However, originally IAOA was also intended to provide a forum where people can meet, discuss and organize themselves to work on subjects of their interest. While this is happening to some degree in our committees and SIGs, I believe that there is a lot of potential for improvement. <br />
<br />
If reelected as EC member, I will continue to work with the other EC members at broadening the appeal of IAOA and on increasing membership engagement. <br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Fabian <br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
<br />
==== Guendalina Righetti ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000843.html message 843]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
I would like to introduce myself to all of you as a new candidate for the EC.<br />
<br />
I am currently finishing my PhD in Computer Science at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, where I started in 2018. Actually, I started my education in Philosophy at the University of Genova, and I have been moving, more or less consciously, towards (theoretical) computer science at every step of my education ever since.<br />
<br />
My research interests are thus quite interdisciplinary and lie at the intersection between logic, knowledge representation, cognitive science, and applied ontology. My PhD project is about integrating cognitive and logical theories of concepts, contributing to the goal of rendering KR more cognitively oriented (or at least aware).<br />
<br />
I have been involved in the organisation of different ontology-oriented scientific events since the start of my PhD. I have actively participated in every occurrence of the JOWO series since 2019, either as an author or as a workshop chair. In particular, I have been co-chair of the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions of the Cognition And Ontology Workshop (CAOS 2019, CAOS 2021, CAOS 2022, https://caos.inf.unibz.it/pastcaos/). I have been involved in the organisation of FOIS as publicity co-chair in 2020 and 2021 (https://fois2021.inf.unibz.it/organisation/) as well in the publicity of the ESAO Launch Day in 2021.<br />
More generally, I have also been involved in the organisation of the 23rd International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (EKAW 2022) as publicity co-chair, as well as in the organisation of the 13th International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC 2022) as web chair.<br />
<br />
I believe that I could serve as an enthusiastic new addition to the council, willing to learn and to put myself out for the organisation.<br />
More concretely, I would like to work on further increasing IAOA’s interdisciplinary vision, by attracting new members coming from different backgrounds, and possibly different career levels, by working in the Education Committee and on the ESAO educational series.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Guendalina Righetti<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Tiago Prince Sales ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/date.html message 842]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
Let me take a few minutes of your time to properly introduce myself.<br />
<br />
I received my PhD cum laude from the University of Trento (Italy) in 2019.<br />
During my PhD, I was hosted by the Laboratory for Applied Ontology (LOA) of<br />
the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC). Later in 2019,<br />
I joined the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy). First as a research<br />
assistant and soon after as an assistant professor. Now, I am a senior<br />
researcher at the University of Twente (The Netherlands).<br />
<br />
My main areas of research are ontology-driven conceptual modeling and<br />
applied ontology. In particular, I contribute to the development of the<br />
Unified Foundational Ontology (UFO) and its lightweight implementation in<br />
OWL, dubbed gUFO. I also contribute to the development of the OntoUML<br />
language and its associated engineering tools, as well as to the design of<br />
multiple ontologies for business and social domains, including value, risk,<br />
security, competition, trust, and money.<br />
<br />
I have always enjoyed collaborating with the industry and engaging in<br />
technology transfer projects. My most recent partners include the Dutch<br />
National Health Care Institute, Accenture Labs Israel, and the AlpineBits<br />
Alliance.<br />
<br />
In the last years, I played multiple roles in the organization of<br />
ontology-centric scientific events, including being co-chair of the 4th and<br />
5th editions of the Workshop on Foundational Ontology (FOUST); co-chair of<br />
the 10th International Workshop on Vocabularies, Ontologies, and Rules for<br />
the Enterprise (VORTE); co-chair of the 15th and 16th editions of the<br />
International Workshop on Value Modeling and Business Ontologies (VMBO);<br />
program chair and general chair of the 13th and 14th editions of the<br />
Seminar on Ontology Research in Brazil (ONTOBRAS), respectively; and<br />
proceedings chair of the 8th Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO).<br />
<br />
I would like to join the executive council to more actively contribute to<br />
the development of our community. If elected, I would like to work on<br />
increasing IAOA’s visibility and attracting more members to join it.<br />
Moreover, I feel like I can be a voice in the executive council for the<br />
younger researchers within our community.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Tiago Prince Sales<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
<br />
The election results can be found on [https://iaoa.org/members/users/iaoa-res2022.php the IAOA voting system page]<br />
<br />
43 voters gave a total of 287 preferences (1 abstained) <br />
<br />
The newly elected members for the next period of office for the IAOA Executive Council are:<br />
<br />
*Boyan Brodaric (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
*Torsten Hahmann (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
*Megan Katsumi (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
*Oliver Kutz (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
*Frank Loebe (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
*Fabian Neuhaus (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
*Guendalina Righetti (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
*Tiago Prince Sales (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
*Emilio Sanfilippo (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
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<div>= [[https://iaoa.org IAOA]] Assembly in August 2022 =<br />
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This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Key information ==<br />
<br />
=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* Events<br />
** New Sequentially Hybrid Model of Events<br />
** Upcoming Major Events<br />
* Updates on Finances and Memberships<br />
* Updates from Technical Committees and Special Interest Groups<br />
<br />
=== Most important dates ===<br />
<br />
* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
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=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
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* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
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= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
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== Assembly schedule ==<br />
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* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
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The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
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== Assembly session ==<br />
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The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html] on August 18th, 2022, 17:00-18:00 CEST<br />
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Connection details for virtual participation: <br />
* https://ju-se.zoom.us/j/69514929419<br />
* Password: 213306<br />
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=== Session agenda ===<br />
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The agenda includes the following items:<br />
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<ol><br />
<li>Introduction<br />
<li>General Updates<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>EC Election for 2023-2024 (results)<br />
<li>Preliminary 2021 Finances<br />
<li>Membership Development<br />
</ol><br />
<li> Events<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>JOWO 2022</li><br />
<li>FOIS & ISAO 2023</li><br />
<li>Sequentially Hybrid Model</li><br />
</ol><br />
<li> TCs & SIGs<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li> SWAO<br />
<li> ISTC<br />
<li> EduTC<br />
</ol> <br />
<li>Outlook<br />
<li>AoB<br />
</ol><br />
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The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
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== Terms of Reference ==<br />
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For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
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= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
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== Election schedule ==<br />
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* [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-November/000370.html Announcement] (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process: Jul 08--><br />
* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
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== Process Details ==<br />
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Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
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=== Nomination ===<br />
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* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* Any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self). Only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, <!-- see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement,--> and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
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=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
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* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
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=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
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* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
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=== Ballot ===<br />
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* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
<!-- * Each member can cast one vote on each topic. --><br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
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=== Voting outcome ===<br />
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* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
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== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
<br />
* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
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* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
<br />
* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
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<br />
== List of Nominations ==<br />
<br />
=== Nomination Phase ===<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings (by members, formally valid) and supporters (by former members, informally))<br />
<br />
* Jul 25, 2022: <br />
** current EC members who are ready to continue and '''pre-accepted''' their nomination in or since EC meeting n.284, held on Jul 05, 2022 (cf. [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819]):<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Ken Baclawski''' (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
**** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
**** '''Megan Katsumi''' (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
**** '''Oliver Kutz''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
**** '''Frank Loebe''' (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
**** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
**** '''Emilio Sanfilippo''' (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
** plus two IAOA members approached from within the EC:<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Boyan Brodaric''' (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to IAOA President on Jul 27, 2022<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to [iaoa-member] in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000840.html message 840] of Aug 03, 2022<br />
**** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
***** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000832.html message 832] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Megan Katsumi for all nominees except for herself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000820.html message 820])<br />
*** Frank Loebe for all nominees except for himself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000821.html message 821])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt for Oliver Kutz, Frank Loebe, Fabian Neuhaus, and Emilio Sanfilippo ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Maria Hedblom for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000831.html message 831])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti for Boyan Brodaric ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
<br />
* Jul 26, 2022:<br />
** nominee: '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (University of Twente, The Netherlands (as of Aug 01, 2022))<br />
*** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000833.html message 833] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Giancarlo Guizzardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000822.html message 822])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** João Paulo Almeida ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000823.html message 823])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Jose Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000828.html message 828])<br />
*** Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000829.html message 829])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Julio Nardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000826.html message 826])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
*** Maria das Graças da Silva Teixeira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000830.html message 830])<br />
*** John Mylopoulos ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000835.html message 835])<br />
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=== Support during Campaigning Phase ===<br />
* candidates supported<br />
** '''Megan Katsumi'''<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti'''<br />
** '''Boyan Brodaric'''<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales'''<br />
: by Frank Loebe ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000839.html message 839])<br />
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== EC Candidates ==<br />
=== Listing with Workpages ===<br />
* [http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kenb/ Ken Baclawski] (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lf3WbHgAAAAJ Boyan Brodaric] (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada) <br />
* [https://umaine.edu/scis/people/torsten-hahmann/ Torsten Hahmann] (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/megankatsumi Megan Katsumi] (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
* [https://www.inf.unibz.it/~okutz/ Oliver Kutz] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~loebe/ Frank Loebe] (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.theo.ovgu.de/Staff/Fabian+Neuhaus.html Fabian Neuhaus] (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guendalina-Righetti Guendalina Righetti] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bfaMR2YAAAAJ Tiago Prince Sales] (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
* [http://www.emiliosanfilippo.it/ Emilio Sanfilippo] (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
<br />
=== Position Statements ===<br />
<br />
==== Torsten Hahmann ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000841.html message 841]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members,<br />
<br />
As one of the candidates for the EC, I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself to those of you who do not know me. I have been on the EC and served as treasurer since 2021 with lots of help from Ken Baclawski as deputy treasurer (and previous treasurer). I also served a year as deputy treasurer before joining the EC. As treasurer and deputy treasurer, we mostly work behind the scenes on things like preparing budgets, annual reports, reviewing incoming funds, making payments, and helping support conferences and workshops (like FOIS). In addition, as the EC as whole we have been very busy in completing the shift to the new Swiss-based organization and setting up the new free membership model.<br />
<br />
I'd be more than happy to continue serving on the EC, but am also very encouraged to see new (and old) faces willing to contribute to a larger degree to IAOA, so that we actually have an election (and not just confirmation) of EC members.<br />
<br />
I received a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Toronto in 2013 and am now an associate professor of Spatial Computing at the University of Maine. I work on a number of ontology-centric projects that range from the foundations of ontology (e.g. the design of a hydro reference ontology, design of ontology patterns for spatial data, dealing with quantities and units), reasoning with ontologies (verification of first-order logic/Common Logic ontologies, automatic translations between Common Logic and OWL, reasoning within triple store), to applications in various domains (geographic information, flooding, forest health, utilities, cellulosic materials, privacy).<br />
<br />
As for the coming year, I'm hopeful that we can regularly offer in-person (FOIS, workshops and the summer school) and online events (e.g. the online education series ESAO) that are of broad interest to all of us and the larger ontology community. I also want IAOA to be an active community that fosters the open exchange of ideas in a welcoming and respectful way.<br />
<br />
I strongly encourage everyone to vote so that the resulting EC will represent the membership at large. I'm confident that regardless of the outcome of the election, we will have a great team of seasoned and new folks on the EC to move the organization forward.<br />
<br />
Moreover, I encourage everyone to try to get more actively involved IAOA in any way you see fit, such as by joining one of the scientific committees or interest groups (see here: https://iaoa.org/index.php/organization/scientific-committees/) or simply by attending and contributing to affiliated virtual and in-person events (see the event calendar: https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/events/).<br />
<br />
Have a good weekend,<br />
<br />
Torsten<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Frank Loebe ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000845.html message 845]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
for a brief introduction of my background, I mention my educational <br />
background in computer science, specializing on artificial intelligence, <br />
particularly knowledge representation, and logic. Researchwise, I've <br />
primarily been active in applied ontology since the early 2000s. Most of <br />
my work there concerns ontology representation as well as top-level <br />
ontological notions and their application, mainly related to the General <br />
Formal Ontology (GFO).<br />
<br />
I do highly appreciate the field of applied ontology with its <br />
interdisciplinary character and diverse surrounding areas, as well as <br />
its community with many interesting members. Not at least therefore I <br />
accompany the IAOA since its initial ideas were publicly discussed at <br />
FOIS 2008 and act as Secretary since 2013 (the first year for which I <br />
got elected into the Executive Council), sharing that task with Megan <br />
Katsumi for the last few years. I hope that one or another contribution <br />
has materialized during that time, such as to the relocation of our <br />
association from Italy to Switzerland. Another continued activity of <br />
mine concerns the Education Technical Committee, with respect to which I <br />
aim at more regular efforts.<br />
<br />
In terms of goals for the next EC period of 2023-2024, I surely support <br />
what Torsten and Fabian have expressed in their statements, please cf. <br />
[1]. In addition to that, I have plenty of ideas to improve IAOA's <br />
regular business and its adaptation to new circumstances to allow all EC <br />
members and further helping hands to get involved. If elected, I shall <br />
be happy to add my share in moving things forward within the overall EC.<br />
<br />
Thank you for any contribution to this election and best regards,<br /><br />
Frank<br />
<br />
<br />
PS:<br />
Let me note that no clear request for candidate statements by all <br />
candidates has been enforced for this election. From my point of view, <br />
given the season of the year and the late advent of the statements that <br />
we have, it should _not_ be taken as a sign of disinterest or lack of <br />
commitment if other candidates have or will not send one.<br />
<br />
(This suggests one improvement for running future elections ... ;-) ).<br />
<br />
<br />
[1] <br />
https://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php/IAOA_Assembly_2022_08#Position_Statements<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Fabian Neuhaus ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000844.html message 844]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members, <br />
<br />
I would like to thank Laure, Megan, Frank and Paul for the nomination. <br />
<br />
Because many new members have joined IAOA since the last election, I would also like to use the opportunity to introduce myself. While my academic roots are in philosophy, I am working as senior researcher at the faculty for computer science of the Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany. My research interests include, among many others, the logical foundations of ontology languages, best practices for ontology development, and ontology extension via machine learning techniques. <br />
<br />
I have been member of the IAOA Executive Council since 2013, and since the beginning of last yearI I have had the honor of serving as your Vice President. Over the years I have been involved in many IAOA activities, most recently as member of the Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO) steering committee and as program (co-)chair for IAOA's main conference "Formal Ontology in Information Systems" (FOIS) in 2020 and in 2021. <br />
<br />
During the last years one of my major concerns has been to strengthen IAOA by increasing its appeal to a wider audience. For this reason Oliver Kutz and I proposed the elimination of membership fees, which was adopted in 2021. For the same reason Roberta Ferrario, Boyan Brodaric and I introduced a new track structure for FOIS in 2021 and increased the diversity of the FOIS program committee. As a result we were able to increase the ratio of accepted papers with the focus on methods, applications or domain ontologies from 12% in 2020 to 55% in 2021. Further, at FOIS 2021 there was a significant increase of submissions by authors who did not publish at previous editions of FOIS. <br />
<br />
In my opinion, one major task for the next EC will be improvement of membership engagement. In recent years the main way IAOA has interacted with its members was via its newsletter and the organization of events (e.g., FOIS, JOWO and the summer school ISAO). I believe that both are very valuable services for the community and IAOA should continue to provide them. However, originally IAOA was also intended to provide a forum where people can meet, discuss and organize themselves to work on subjects of their interest. While this is happening to some degree in our committees and SIGs, I believe that there is a lot of potential for improvement. <br />
<br />
If reelected as EC member, I will continue to work with the other EC members at broadening the appeal of IAOA and on increasing membership engagement. <br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Fabian <br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
<br />
==== Guendalina Righetti ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000843.html message 843]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
I would like to introduce myself to all of you as a new candidate for the EC.<br />
<br />
I am currently finishing my PhD in Computer Science at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, where I started in 2018. Actually, I started my education in Philosophy at the University of Genova, and I have been moving, more or less consciously, towards (theoretical) computer science at every step of my education ever since.<br />
<br />
My research interests are thus quite interdisciplinary and lie at the intersection between logic, knowledge representation, cognitive science, and applied ontology. My PhD project is about integrating cognitive and logical theories of concepts, contributing to the goal of rendering KR more cognitively oriented (or at least aware).<br />
<br />
I have been involved in the organisation of different ontology-oriented scientific events since the start of my PhD. I have actively participated in every occurrence of the JOWO series since 2019, either as an author or as a workshop chair. In particular, I have been co-chair of the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions of the Cognition And Ontology Workshop (CAOS 2019, CAOS 2021, CAOS 2022, https://caos.inf.unibz.it/pastcaos/). I have been involved in the organisation of FOIS as publicity co-chair in 2020 and 2021 (https://fois2021.inf.unibz.it/organisation/) as well in the publicity of the ESAO Launch Day in 2021.<br />
More generally, I have also been involved in the organisation of the 23rd International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (EKAW 2022) as publicity co-chair, as well as in the organisation of the 13th International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC 2022) as web chair.<br />
<br />
I believe that I could serve as an enthusiastic new addition to the council, willing to learn and to put myself out for the organisation.<br />
More concretely, I would like to work on further increasing IAOA’s interdisciplinary vision, by attracting new members coming from different backgrounds, and possibly different career levels, by working in the Education Committee and on the ESAO educational series.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Guendalina Righetti<br />
</blockquote><br />
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==== Tiago Prince Sales ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/date.html message 842]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
Let me take a few minutes of your time to properly introduce myself.<br />
<br />
I received my PhD cum laude from the University of Trento (Italy) in 2019.<br />
During my PhD, I was hosted by the Laboratory for Applied Ontology (LOA) of<br />
the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC). Later in 2019,<br />
I joined the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy). First as a research<br />
assistant and soon after as an assistant professor. Now, I am a senior<br />
researcher at the University of Twente (The Netherlands).<br />
<br />
My main areas of research are ontology-driven conceptual modeling and<br />
applied ontology. In particular, I contribute to the development of the<br />
Unified Foundational Ontology (UFO) and its lightweight implementation in<br />
OWL, dubbed gUFO. I also contribute to the development of the OntoUML<br />
language and its associated engineering tools, as well as to the design of<br />
multiple ontologies for business and social domains, including value, risk,<br />
security, competition, trust, and money.<br />
<br />
I have always enjoyed collaborating with the industry and engaging in<br />
technology transfer projects. My most recent partners include the Dutch<br />
National Health Care Institute, Accenture Labs Israel, and the AlpineBits<br />
Alliance.<br />
<br />
In the last years, I played multiple roles in the organization of<br />
ontology-centric scientific events, including being co-chair of the 4th and<br />
5th editions of the Workshop on Foundational Ontology (FOUST); co-chair of<br />
the 10th International Workshop on Vocabularies, Ontologies, and Rules for<br />
the Enterprise (VORTE); co-chair of the 15th and 16th editions of the<br />
International Workshop on Value Modeling and Business Ontologies (VMBO);<br />
program chair and general chair of the 13th and 14th editions of the<br />
Seminar on Ontology Research in Brazil (ONTOBRAS), respectively; and<br />
proceedings chair of the 8th Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO).<br />
<br />
I would like to join the executive council to more actively contribute to<br />
the development of our community. If elected, I would like to work on<br />
increasing IAOA’s visibility and attracting more members to join it.<br />
Moreover, I feel like I can be a voice in the executive council for the<br />
younger researchers within our community.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Tiago Prince Sales<br />
</blockquote><br />
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<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
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The election results can be found on [https://iaoa.org/members/users/iaoa-res2022.php the IAOA voting system page]<br />
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43 voters gave a total of 287 preferences (1 abstained) <br />
<br />
The newly elected members for the next period of office for the IAOA Executive Council are:<br />
<br />
*Boyan Brodaric (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
*Torsten Hahmann (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
*Megan Katsumi (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
*Oliver Kutz (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
*Frank Loebe (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
*Fabian Neuhaus (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
*Guendalina Righetti (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
*Tiago Prince Sales (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
*Emilio Sanfilippo (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
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<div>= [[https://iaoa.org IAOA]] Assembly in August 2022 =<br />
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This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
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== Key information ==<br />
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=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* Events<br />
** New Sequentially Hybrid Model of Events<br />
** Upcoming Major Events<br />
* Updates on Finances and Memberships<br />
* Updates from Technical Committees and Special Interest Groups<br />
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=== Most important dates ===<br />
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* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
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=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
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* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
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= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
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== Assembly schedule ==<br />
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* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
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The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
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== Assembly session ==<br />
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The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html]. <br />
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=== Session agenda ===<br />
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As of July 28, the agenda includes the following items:<br />
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<ol><br />
<li>Introduction<br />
<li>General Updates<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>EC Election for 2023-2024 (results)<br />
<li>2021 Finances<br />
<li>Membership Development<br />
</ol><br />
<li> Events<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>Sequentially Hybrid Model</li><br />
<li>FOIS & ISAO 2023</li><br />
</ol><br />
<li> TCs & SIGs<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li> EduTC<br />
<li> SWAO<br />
<li> ISTC<br />
</ol> <br />
<li>AoB<br />
</ol><br />
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The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
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== Terms of Reference ==<br />
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For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
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= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
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== Election schedule ==<br />
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* [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-November/000370.html Announcement] (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process: Jul 08--><br />
* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
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== Process Details ==<br />
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Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
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=== Nomination ===<br />
<br />
* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* Any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self). Only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, <!-- see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement,--> and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
<br />
=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
<br />
* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
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<br />
=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
<br />
* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
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<br />
=== Ballot ===<br />
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* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
<!-- * Each member can cast one vote on each topic. --><br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
<br />
=== Voting outcome ===<br />
<br />
* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
<br />
== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
<br />
* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
<br />
* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
<br />
* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of Nominations ==<br />
<br />
=== Nomination Phase ===<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings (by members, formally valid) and supporters (by former members, informally))<br />
<br />
* Jul 25, 2022: <br />
** current EC members who are ready to continue and '''pre-accepted''' their nomination in or since EC meeting n.284, held on Jul 05, 2022 (cf. [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819]):<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Ken Baclawski''' (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
**** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
**** '''Megan Katsumi''' (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
**** '''Oliver Kutz''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
**** '''Frank Loebe''' (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
**** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
**** '''Emilio Sanfilippo''' (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
** plus two IAOA members approached from within the EC:<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Boyan Brodaric''' (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to IAOA President on Jul 27, 2022<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to [iaoa-member] in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000840.html message 840] of Aug 03, 2022<br />
**** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
***** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000832.html message 832] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Megan Katsumi for all nominees except for herself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000820.html message 820])<br />
*** Frank Loebe for all nominees except for himself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000821.html message 821])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt for Oliver Kutz, Frank Loebe, Fabian Neuhaus, and Emilio Sanfilippo ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Maria Hedblom for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000831.html message 831])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti for Boyan Brodaric ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
<br />
* Jul 26, 2022:<br />
** nominee: '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (University of Twente, The Netherlands (as of Aug 01, 2022))<br />
*** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000833.html message 833] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Giancarlo Guizzardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000822.html message 822])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** João Paulo Almeida ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000823.html message 823])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Jose Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000828.html message 828])<br />
*** Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000829.html message 829])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Julio Nardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000826.html message 826])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
*** Maria das Graças da Silva Teixeira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000830.html message 830])<br />
*** John Mylopoulos ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000835.html message 835])<br />
<br />
=== Support during Campaigning Phase ===<br />
* candidates supported<br />
** '''Megan Katsumi'''<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti'''<br />
** '''Boyan Brodaric'''<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales'''<br />
: by Frank Loebe ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000839.html message 839])<br />
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== EC Candidates ==<br />
=== Listing with Workpages ===<br />
* [http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kenb/ Ken Baclawski] (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lf3WbHgAAAAJ Boyan Brodaric] (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada) <br />
* [https://umaine.edu/scis/people/torsten-hahmann/ Torsten Hahmann] (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/megankatsumi Megan Katsumi] (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
* [https://www.inf.unibz.it/~okutz/ Oliver Kutz] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~loebe/ Frank Loebe] (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.theo.ovgu.de/Staff/Fabian+Neuhaus.html Fabian Neuhaus] (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guendalina-Righetti Guendalina Righetti] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bfaMR2YAAAAJ Tiago Prince Sales] (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
* [http://www.emiliosanfilippo.it/ Emilio Sanfilippo] (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
<br />
=== Position Statements ===<br />
<br />
==== Torsten Hahmann ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000841.html message 841]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members,<br />
<br />
As one of the candidates for the EC, I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself to those of you who do not know me. I have been on the EC and served as treasurer since 2021 with lots of help from Ken Baclawski as deputy treasurer (and previous treasurer). I also served a year as deputy treasurer before joining the EC. As treasurer and deputy treasurer, we mostly work behind the scenes on things like preparing budgets, annual reports, reviewing incoming funds, making payments, and helping support conferences and workshops (like FOIS). In addition, as the EC as whole we have been very busy in completing the shift to the new Swiss-based organization and setting up the new free membership model.<br />
<br />
I'd be more than happy to continue serving on the EC, but am also very encouraged to see new (and old) faces willing to contribute to a larger degree to IAOA, so that we actually have an election (and not just confirmation) of EC members.<br />
<br />
I received a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Toronto in 2013 and am now an associate professor of Spatial Computing at the University of Maine. I work on a number of ontology-centric projects that range from the foundations of ontology (e.g. the design of a hydro reference ontology, design of ontology patterns for spatial data, dealing with quantities and units), reasoning with ontologies (verification of first-order logic/Common Logic ontologies, automatic translations between Common Logic and OWL, reasoning within triple store), to applications in various domains (geographic information, flooding, forest health, utilities, cellulosic materials, privacy).<br />
<br />
As for the coming year, I'm hopeful that we can regularly offer in-person (FOIS, workshops and the summer school) and online events (e.g. the online education series ESAO) that are of broad interest to all of us and the larger ontology community. I also want IAOA to be an active community that fosters the open exchange of ideas in a welcoming and respectful way.<br />
<br />
I strongly encourage everyone to vote so that the resulting EC will represent the membership at large. I'm confident that regardless of the outcome of the election, we will have a great team of seasoned and new folks on the EC to move the organization forward.<br />
<br />
Moreover, I encourage everyone to try to get more actively involved IAOA in any way you see fit, such as by joining one of the scientific committees or interest groups (see here: https://iaoa.org/index.php/organization/scientific-committees/) or simply by attending and contributing to affiliated virtual and in-person events (see the event calendar: https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/events/).<br />
<br />
Have a good weekend,<br />
<br />
Torsten<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Frank Loebe ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000845.html message 845]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
for a brief introduction of my background, I mention my educational <br />
background in computer science, specializing on artificial intelligence, <br />
particularly knowledge representation, and logic. Researchwise, I've <br />
primarily been active in applied ontology since the early 2000s. Most of <br />
my work there concerns ontology representation as well as top-level <br />
ontological notions and their application, mainly related to the General <br />
Formal Ontology (GFO).<br />
<br />
I do highly appreciate the field of applied ontology with its <br />
interdisciplinary character and diverse surrounding areas, as well as <br />
its community with many interesting members. Not at least therefore I <br />
accompany the IAOA since its initial ideas were publicly discussed at <br />
FOIS 2008 and act as Secretary since 2013 (the first year for which I <br />
got elected into the Executive Council), sharing that task with Megan <br />
Katsumi for the last few years. I hope that one or another contribution <br />
has materialized during that time, such as to the relocation of our <br />
association from Italy to Switzerland. Another continued activity of <br />
mine concerns the Education Technical Committee, with respect to which I <br />
aim at more regular efforts.<br />
<br />
In terms of goals for the next EC period of 2023-2024, I surely support <br />
what Torsten and Fabian have expressed in their statements, please cf. <br />
[1]. In addition to that, I have plenty of ideas to improve IAOA's <br />
regular business and its adaptation to new circumstances to allow all EC <br />
members and further helping hands to get involved. If elected, I shall <br />
be happy to add my share in moving things forward within the overall EC.<br />
<br />
Thank you for any contribution to this election and best regards,<br /><br />
Frank<br />
<br />
<br />
PS:<br />
Let me note that no clear request for candidate statements by all <br />
candidates has been enforced for this election. From my point of view, <br />
given the season of the year and the late advent of the statements that <br />
we have, it should _not_ be taken as a sign of disinterest or lack of <br />
commitment if other candidates have or will not send one.<br />
<br />
(This suggests one improvement for running future elections ... ;-) ).<br />
<br />
<br />
[1] <br />
https://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php/IAOA_Assembly_2022_08#Position_Statements<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Fabian Neuhaus ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000844.html message 844]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members, <br />
<br />
I would like to thank Laure, Megan, Frank and Paul for the nomination. <br />
<br />
Because many new members have joined IAOA since the last election, I would also like to use the opportunity to introduce myself. While my academic roots are in philosophy, I am working as senior researcher at the faculty for computer science of the Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany. My research interests include, among many others, the logical foundations of ontology languages, best practices for ontology development, and ontology extension via machine learning techniques. <br />
<br />
I have been member of the IAOA Executive Council since 2013, and since the beginning of last yearI I have had the honor of serving as your Vice President. Over the years I have been involved in many IAOA activities, most recently as member of the Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO) steering committee and as program (co-)chair for IAOA's main conference "Formal Ontology in Information Systems" (FOIS) in 2020 and in 2021. <br />
<br />
During the last years one of my major concerns has been to strengthen IAOA by increasing its appeal to a wider audience. For this reason Oliver Kutz and I proposed the elimination of membership fees, which was adopted in 2021. For the same reason Roberta Ferrario, Boyan Brodaric and I introduced a new track structure for FOIS in 2021 and increased the diversity of the FOIS program committee. As a result we were able to increase the ratio of accepted papers with the focus on methods, applications or domain ontologies from 12% in 2020 to 55% in 2021. Further, at FOIS 2021 there was a significant increase of submissions by authors who did not publish at previous editions of FOIS. <br />
<br />
In my opinion, one major task for the next EC will be improvement of membership engagement. In recent years the main way IAOA has interacted with its members was via its newsletter and the organization of events (e.g., FOIS, JOWO and the summer school ISAO). I believe that both are very valuable services for the community and IAOA should continue to provide them. However, originally IAOA was also intended to provide a forum where people can meet, discuss and organize themselves to work on subjects of their interest. While this is happening to some degree in our committees and SIGs, I believe that there is a lot of potential for improvement. <br />
<br />
If reelected as EC member, I will continue to work with the other EC members at broadening the appeal of IAOA and on increasing membership engagement. <br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Fabian <br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
<br />
==== Guendalina Righetti ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000843.html message 843]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
I would like to introduce myself to all of you as a new candidate for the EC.<br />
<br />
I am currently finishing my PhD in Computer Science at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, where I started in 2018. Actually, I started my education in Philosophy at the University of Genova, and I have been moving, more or less consciously, towards (theoretical) computer science at every step of my education ever since.<br />
<br />
My research interests are thus quite interdisciplinary and lie at the intersection between logic, knowledge representation, cognitive science, and applied ontology. My PhD project is about integrating cognitive and logical theories of concepts, contributing to the goal of rendering KR more cognitively oriented (or at least aware).<br />
<br />
I have been involved in the organisation of different ontology-oriented scientific events since the start of my PhD. I have actively participated in every occurrence of the JOWO series since 2019, either as an author or as a workshop chair. In particular, I have been co-chair of the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions of the Cognition And Ontology Workshop (CAOS 2019, CAOS 2021, CAOS 2022, https://caos.inf.unibz.it/pastcaos/). I have been involved in the organisation of FOIS as publicity co-chair in 2020 and 2021 (https://fois2021.inf.unibz.it/organisation/) as well in the publicity of the ESAO Launch Day in 2021.<br />
More generally, I have also been involved in the organisation of the 23rd International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (EKAW 2022) as publicity co-chair, as well as in the organisation of the 13th International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC 2022) as web chair.<br />
<br />
I believe that I could serve as an enthusiastic new addition to the council, willing to learn and to put myself out for the organisation.<br />
More concretely, I would like to work on further increasing IAOA’s interdisciplinary vision, by attracting new members coming from different backgrounds, and possibly different career levels, by working in the Education Committee and on the ESAO educational series.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Guendalina Righetti<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Tiago Prince Sales ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/date.html message 842]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
Let me take a few minutes of your time to properly introduce myself.<br />
<br />
I received my PhD cum laude from the University of Trento (Italy) in 2019.<br />
During my PhD, I was hosted by the Laboratory for Applied Ontology (LOA) of<br />
the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC). Later in 2019,<br />
I joined the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy). First as a research<br />
assistant and soon after as an assistant professor. Now, I am a senior<br />
researcher at the University of Twente (The Netherlands).<br />
<br />
My main areas of research are ontology-driven conceptual modeling and<br />
applied ontology. In particular, I contribute to the development of the<br />
Unified Foundational Ontology (UFO) and its lightweight implementation in<br />
OWL, dubbed gUFO. I also contribute to the development of the OntoUML<br />
language and its associated engineering tools, as well as to the design of<br />
multiple ontologies for business and social domains, including value, risk,<br />
security, competition, trust, and money.<br />
<br />
I have always enjoyed collaborating with the industry and engaging in<br />
technology transfer projects. My most recent partners include the Dutch<br />
National Health Care Institute, Accenture Labs Israel, and the AlpineBits<br />
Alliance.<br />
<br />
In the last years, I played multiple roles in the organization of<br />
ontology-centric scientific events, including being co-chair of the 4th and<br />
5th editions of the Workshop on Foundational Ontology (FOUST); co-chair of<br />
the 10th International Workshop on Vocabularies, Ontologies, and Rules for<br />
the Enterprise (VORTE); co-chair of the 15th and 16th editions of the<br />
International Workshop on Value Modeling and Business Ontologies (VMBO);<br />
program chair and general chair of the 13th and 14th editions of the<br />
Seminar on Ontology Research in Brazil (ONTOBRAS), respectively; and<br />
proceedings chair of the 8th Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO).<br />
<br />
I would like to join the executive council to more actively contribute to<br />
the development of our community. If elected, I would like to work on<br />
increasing IAOA’s visibility and attracting more members to join it.<br />
Moreover, I feel like I can be a voice in the executive council for the<br />
younger researchers within our community.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Tiago Prince Sales<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
<br />
The election results can be found on [https://iaoa.org/members/users/iaoa-res2022.php the IAOA voting system page]<br />
<br />
43 voters gave a total of 287 preferences (1 abstained) <br />
<br />
The newly elected members for the next period of office for the IAOA Executive Council are:<br />
<br />
*Boyan Brodaric (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
*Torsten Hahmann (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
*Megan Katsumi (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
*Oliver Kutz (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
*Frank Loebe (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
*Fabian Neuhaus (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
*Guendalina Righetti (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
*Tiago Prince Sales (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
*Emilio Sanfilippo (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
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<div>= [[https://iaoa.org IAOA]] Assembly in August 2022 =<br />
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This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
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<br />
== Key information ==<br />
<br />
=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* Events<br />
** New Sequentially Hybrid Model of Events<br />
** Upcoming Major Events<br />
* Updates on Finances and Memberships<br />
* Updates from Technical Committees and Special Interest Groups<br />
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=== Most important dates ===<br />
<br />
* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
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=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
<br />
* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
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<br />
<br />
= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
<br />
== Assembly schedule ==<br />
<br />
* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
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The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Assembly session ==<br />
<br />
The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html]. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Session agenda ===<br />
<br />
As of July 28, the agenda includes the following items:<br />
<br />
<ol><br />
<li>Introduction<br />
<li>General Updates<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>EC Election for 2023-2024 (results)<br />
<li>2021 Finances<br />
<li>Membership Development<br />
</ol><br />
<li> Events<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>Sequentially Hybrid Model</li><br />
<li>FOIS & ISAO 2023</li><br />
</ol><br />
<li> TCs & SIGs<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li> EduTC<br />
<li> SWAO<br />
<li> ISTC<br />
</ol> <br />
<li>AoB<br />
</ol><br />
<br />
The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
<br />
For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election schedule ==<br />
<br />
<!--<br />
* [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-November/000370.html Announcement] (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process: Jul 08--><br />
* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
<br />
<br />
== Process Details ==<br />
<br />
Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Nomination ===<br />
<br />
* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* Any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self). Only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, <!-- see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement,--> and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
<br />
=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
<br />
* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
<br />
* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Ballot ===<br />
<br />
* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
<!-- * Each member can cast one vote on each topic. --><br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
<br />
=== Voting outcome ===<br />
<br />
* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
<br />
== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
<br />
* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
<br />
* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
<br />
* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of Nominations ==<br />
<br />
=== Nomination Phase ===<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings (by members, formally valid) and supporters (by former members, informally))<br />
<br />
* Jul 25, 2022: <br />
** current EC members who are ready to continue and '''pre-accepted''' their nomination in or since EC meeting n.284, held on Jul 05, 2022 (cf. [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819]):<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Ken Baclawski''' (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
**** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
**** '''Megan Katsumi''' (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
**** '''Oliver Kutz''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
**** '''Frank Loebe''' (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
**** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
**** '''Emilio Sanfilippo''' (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
** plus two IAOA members approached from within the EC:<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Boyan Brodaric''' (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to IAOA President on Jul 27, 2022<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to [iaoa-member] in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000840.html message 840] of Aug 03, 2022<br />
**** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
***** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000832.html message 832] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Megan Katsumi for all nominees except for herself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000820.html message 820])<br />
*** Frank Loebe for all nominees except for himself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000821.html message 821])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt for Oliver Kutz, Frank Loebe, Fabian Neuhaus, and Emilio Sanfilippo ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Maria Hedblom for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000831.html message 831])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti for Boyan Brodaric ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
<br />
* Jul 26, 2022:<br />
** nominee: '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (University of Twente, The Netherlands (as of Aug 01, 2022))<br />
*** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000833.html message 833] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Giancarlo Guizzardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000822.html message 822])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** João Paulo Almeida ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000823.html message 823])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Jose Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000828.html message 828])<br />
*** Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000829.html message 829])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Julio Nardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000826.html message 826])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
*** Maria das Graças da Silva Teixeira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000830.html message 830])<br />
*** John Mylopoulos ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000835.html message 835])<br />
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=== Support during Campaigning Phase ===<br />
* candidates supported<br />
** '''Megan Katsumi'''<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti'''<br />
** '''Boyan Brodaric'''<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales'''<br />
: by Frank Loebe ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000839.html message 839])<br />
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== EC Candidates ==<br />
=== Listing with Workpages ===<br />
* [http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kenb/ Ken Baclawski] (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lf3WbHgAAAAJ Boyan Brodaric] (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada) <br />
* [https://umaine.edu/scis/people/torsten-hahmann/ Torsten Hahmann] (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/megankatsumi Megan Katsumi] (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
* [https://www.inf.unibz.it/~okutz/ Oliver Kutz] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~loebe/ Frank Loebe] (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.theo.ovgu.de/Staff/Fabian+Neuhaus.html Fabian Neuhaus] (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guendalina-Righetti Guendalina Righetti] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bfaMR2YAAAAJ Tiago Prince Sales] (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
* [http://www.emiliosanfilippo.it/ Emilio Sanfilippo] (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
<br />
=== Position Statements ===<br />
<br />
==== Torsten Hahmann ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000841.html message 841]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members,<br />
<br />
As one of the candidates for the EC, I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself to those of you who do not know me. I have been on the EC and served as treasurer since 2021 with lots of help from Ken Baclawski as deputy treasurer (and previous treasurer). I also served a year as deputy treasurer before joining the EC. As treasurer and deputy treasurer, we mostly work behind the scenes on things like preparing budgets, annual reports, reviewing incoming funds, making payments, and helping support conferences and workshops (like FOIS). In addition, as the EC as whole we have been very busy in completing the shift to the new Swiss-based organization and setting up the new free membership model.<br />
<br />
I'd be more than happy to continue serving on the EC, but am also very encouraged to see new (and old) faces willing to contribute to a larger degree to IAOA, so that we actually have an election (and not just confirmation) of EC members.<br />
<br />
I received a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Toronto in 2013 and am now an associate professor of Spatial Computing at the University of Maine. I work on a number of ontology-centric projects that range from the foundations of ontology (e.g. the design of a hydro reference ontology, design of ontology patterns for spatial data, dealing with quantities and units), reasoning with ontologies (verification of first-order logic/Common Logic ontologies, automatic translations between Common Logic and OWL, reasoning within triple store), to applications in various domains (geographic information, flooding, forest health, utilities, cellulosic materials, privacy).<br />
<br />
As for the coming year, I'm hopeful that we can regularly offer in-person (FOIS, workshops and the summer school) and online events (e.g. the online education series ESAO) that are of broad interest to all of us and the larger ontology community. I also want IAOA to be an active community that fosters the open exchange of ideas in a welcoming and respectful way.<br />
<br />
I strongly encourage everyone to vote so that the resulting EC will represent the membership at large. I'm confident that regardless of the outcome of the election, we will have a great team of seasoned and new folks on the EC to move the organization forward.<br />
<br />
Moreover, I encourage everyone to try to get more actively involved IAOA in any way you see fit, such as by joining one of the scientific committees or interest groups (see here: https://iaoa.org/index.php/organization/scientific-committees/) or simply by attending and contributing to affiliated virtual and in-person events (see the event calendar: https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/events/).<br />
<br />
Have a good weekend,<br />
<br />
Torsten<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Frank Loebe ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000845.html message 845]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
for a brief introduction of my background, I mention my educational <br />
background in computer science, specializing on artificial intelligence, <br />
particularly knowledge representation, and logic. Researchwise, I've <br />
primarily been active in applied ontology since the early 2000s. Most of <br />
my work there concerns ontology representation as well as top-level <br />
ontological notions and their application, mainly related to the General <br />
Formal Ontology (GFO).<br />
<br />
I do highly appreciate the field of applied ontology with its <br />
interdisciplinary character and diverse surrounding areas, as well as <br />
its community with many interesting members. Not at least therefore I <br />
accompany the IAOA since its initial ideas were publicly discussed at <br />
FOIS 2008 and act as Secretary since 2013 (the first year for which I <br />
got elected into the Executive Council), sharing that task with Megan <br />
Katsumi for the last few years. I hope that one or another contribution <br />
has materialized during that time, such as to the relocation of our <br />
association from Italy to Switzerland. Another continued activity of <br />
mine concerns the Education Technical Committee, with respect to which I <br />
aim at more regular efforts.<br />
<br />
In terms of goals for the next EC period of 2023-2024, I surely support <br />
what Torsten and Fabian have expressed in their statements, please cf. <br />
[1]. In addition to that, I have plenty of ideas to improve IAOA's <br />
regular business and its adaptation to new circumstances to allow all EC <br />
members and further helping hands to get involved. If elected, I shall <br />
be happy to add my share in moving things forward within the overall EC.<br />
<br />
Thank you for any contribution to this election and best regards,<br /><br />
Frank<br />
<br />
<br />
PS:<br />
Let me note that no clear request for candidate statements by all <br />
candidates has been enforced for this election. From my point of view, <br />
given the season of the year and the late advent of the statements that <br />
we have, it should _not_ be taken as a sign of disinterest or lack of <br />
commitment if other candidates have or will not send one.<br />
<br />
(This suggests one improvement for running future elections ... ;-) ).<br />
<br />
<br />
[1] <br />
https://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php/IAOA_Assembly_2022_08#Position_Statements<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Fabian Neuhaus ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000844.html message 844]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members, <br />
<br />
I would like to thank Laure, Megan, Frank and Paul for the nomination. <br />
<br />
Because many new members have joined IAOA since the last election, I would also like to use the opportunity to introduce myself. While my academic roots are in philosophy, I am working as senior researcher at the faculty for computer science of the Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany. My research interests include, among many others, the logical foundations of ontology languages, best practices for ontology development, and ontology extension via machine learning techniques. <br />
<br />
I have been member of the IAOA Executive Council since 2013, and since the beginning of last yearI I have had the honor of serving as your Vice President. Over the years I have been involved in many IAOA activities, most recently as member of the Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO) steering committee and as program (co-)chair for IAOA's main conference "Formal Ontology in Information Systems" (FOIS) in 2020 and in 2021. <br />
<br />
During the last years one of my major concerns has been to strengthen IAOA by increasing its appeal to a wider audience. For this reason Oliver Kutz and I proposed the elimination of membership fees, which was adopted in 2021. For the same reason Roberta Ferrario, Boyan Brodaric and I introduced a new track structure for FOIS in 2021 and increased the diversity of the FOIS program committee. As a result we were able to increase the ratio of accepted papers with the focus on methods, applications or domain ontologies from 12% in 2020 to 55% in 2021. Further, at FOIS 2021 there was a significant increase of submissions by authors who did not publish at previous editions of FOIS. <br />
<br />
In my opinion, one major task for the next EC will be improvement of membership engagement. In recent years the main way IAOA has interacted with its members was via its newsletter and the organization of events (e.g., FOIS, JOWO and the summer school ISAO). I believe that both are very valuable services for the community and IAOA should continue to provide them. However, originally IAOA was also intended to provide a forum where people can meet, discuss and organize themselves to work on subjects of their interest. While this is happening to some degree in our committees and SIGs, I believe that there is a lot of potential for improvement. <br />
<br />
If reelected as EC member, I will continue to work with the other EC members at broadening the appeal of IAOA and on increasing membership engagement. <br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Fabian <br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
<br />
==== Guendalina Righetti ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000843.html message 843]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
I would like to introduce myself to all of you as a new candidate for the EC.<br />
<br />
I am currently finishing my PhD in Computer Science at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, where I started in 2018. Actually, I started my education in Philosophy at the University of Genova, and I have been moving, more or less consciously, towards (theoretical) computer science at every step of my education ever since.<br />
<br />
My research interests are thus quite interdisciplinary and lie at the intersection between logic, knowledge representation, cognitive science, and applied ontology. My PhD project is about integrating cognitive and logical theories of concepts, contributing to the goal of rendering KR more cognitively oriented (or at least aware).<br />
<br />
I have been involved in the organisation of different ontology-oriented scientific events since the start of my PhD. I have actively participated in every occurrence of the JOWO series since 2019, either as an author or as a workshop chair. In particular, I have been co-chair of the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions of the Cognition And Ontology Workshop (CAOS 2019, CAOS 2021, CAOS 2022, https://caos.inf.unibz.it/pastcaos/). I have been involved in the organisation of FOIS as publicity co-chair in 2020 and 2021 (https://fois2021.inf.unibz.it/organisation/) as well in the publicity of the ESAO Launch Day in 2021.<br />
More generally, I have also been involved in the organisation of the 23rd International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (EKAW 2022) as publicity co-chair, as well as in the organisation of the 13th International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC 2022) as web chair.<br />
<br />
I believe that I could serve as an enthusiastic new addition to the council, willing to learn and to put myself out for the organisation.<br />
More concretely, I would like to work on further increasing IAOA’s interdisciplinary vision, by attracting new members coming from different backgrounds, and possibly different career levels, by working in the Education Committee and on the ESAO educational series.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Guendalina Righetti<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Tiago Prince Sales ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/date.html message 842]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
Let me take a few minutes of your time to properly introduce myself.<br />
<br />
I received my PhD cum laude from the University of Trento (Italy) in 2019.<br />
During my PhD, I was hosted by the Laboratory for Applied Ontology (LOA) of<br />
the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC). Later in 2019,<br />
I joined the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy). First as a research<br />
assistant and soon after as an assistant professor. Now, I am a senior<br />
researcher at the University of Twente (The Netherlands).<br />
<br />
My main areas of research are ontology-driven conceptual modeling and<br />
applied ontology. In particular, I contribute to the development of the<br />
Unified Foundational Ontology (UFO) and its lightweight implementation in<br />
OWL, dubbed gUFO. I also contribute to the development of the OntoUML<br />
language and its associated engineering tools, as well as to the design of<br />
multiple ontologies for business and social domains, including value, risk,<br />
security, competition, trust, and money.<br />
<br />
I have always enjoyed collaborating with the industry and engaging in<br />
technology transfer projects. My most recent partners include the Dutch<br />
National Health Care Institute, Accenture Labs Israel, and the AlpineBits<br />
Alliance.<br />
<br />
In the last years, I played multiple roles in the organization of<br />
ontology-centric scientific events, including being co-chair of the 4th and<br />
5th editions of the Workshop on Foundational Ontology (FOUST); co-chair of<br />
the 10th International Workshop on Vocabularies, Ontologies, and Rules for<br />
the Enterprise (VORTE); co-chair of the 15th and 16th editions of the<br />
International Workshop on Value Modeling and Business Ontologies (VMBO);<br />
program chair and general chair of the 13th and 14th editions of the<br />
Seminar on Ontology Research in Brazil (ONTOBRAS), respectively; and<br />
proceedings chair of the 8th Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO).<br />
<br />
I would like to join the executive council to more actively contribute to<br />
the development of our community. If elected, I would like to work on<br />
increasing IAOA’s visibility and attracting more members to join it.<br />
Moreover, I feel like I can be a voice in the executive council for the<br />
younger researchers within our community.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Tiago Prince Sales<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
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<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
<br />
The election results can be found on [https://iaoa.org/members/users/iaoa-res2022.php the IAOA voting system page]<br />
<br />
43 voters gave a total of 287 preferences (1 abstained) <br />
<br />
The newly elected members for the next period of office for the IAOA Executive Council are:<br />
<br />
**Boyan Brodaric (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
**Torsten Hahmann (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
**Megan Katsumi (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
**Oliver Kutz (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
**Frank Loebe (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
**Fabian Neuhaus (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
**Guendalina Righetti (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
**Tiago Prince Sales (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
**Emilio Sanfilippo (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
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This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
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== Key information ==<br />
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=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* Events<br />
** New Sequentially Hybrid Model of Events<br />
** Upcoming Major Events<br />
* Updates on Finances and Memberships<br />
* Updates from Technical Committees and Special Interest Groups<br />
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=== Most important dates ===<br />
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* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
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=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
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* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
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= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
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== Assembly schedule ==<br />
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* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
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The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
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== Assembly session ==<br />
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The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html]. <br />
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=== Session agenda ===<br />
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As of July 28, the agenda includes the following items:<br />
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<ol><br />
<li>Introduction<br />
<li>General Updates<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>EC Election for 2023-2024 (results)<br />
<li>2021 Finances<br />
<li>Membership Development<br />
</ol><br />
<li> Events<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>Sequentially Hybrid Model</li><br />
<li>FOIS & ISAO 2023</li><br />
</ol><br />
<li> TCs & SIGs<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li> EduTC<br />
<li> SWAO<br />
<li> ISTC<br />
</ol> <br />
<li>AoB<br />
</ol><br />
<br />
The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
<br />
For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
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= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
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== Election schedule ==<br />
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* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
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== Process Details ==<br />
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Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
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=== Nomination ===<br />
<br />
* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* Any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self). Only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, <!-- see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement,--> and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
<br />
=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
<br />
* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
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=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
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* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
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=== Ballot ===<br />
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* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
<!-- * Each member can cast one vote on each topic. --><br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
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=== Voting outcome ===<br />
<br />
* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
<br />
== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
<br />
* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
<br />
* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
<br />
* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of Nominations ==<br />
<br />
=== Nomination Phase ===<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings (by members, formally valid) and supporters (by former members, informally))<br />
<br />
* Jul 25, 2022: <br />
** current EC members who are ready to continue and '''pre-accepted''' their nomination in or since EC meeting n.284, held on Jul 05, 2022 (cf. [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819]):<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Ken Baclawski''' (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
**** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
**** '''Megan Katsumi''' (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
**** '''Oliver Kutz''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
**** '''Frank Loebe''' (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
**** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
**** '''Emilio Sanfilippo''' (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
** plus two IAOA members approached from within the EC:<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Boyan Brodaric''' (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to IAOA President on Jul 27, 2022<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to [iaoa-member] in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000840.html message 840] of Aug 03, 2022<br />
**** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
***** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000832.html message 832] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Megan Katsumi for all nominees except for herself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000820.html message 820])<br />
*** Frank Loebe for all nominees except for himself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000821.html message 821])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt for Oliver Kutz, Frank Loebe, Fabian Neuhaus, and Emilio Sanfilippo ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Maria Hedblom for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000831.html message 831])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti for Boyan Brodaric ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
<br />
* Jul 26, 2022:<br />
** nominee: '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (University of Twente, The Netherlands (as of Aug 01, 2022))<br />
*** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000833.html message 833] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Giancarlo Guizzardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000822.html message 822])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** João Paulo Almeida ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000823.html message 823])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Jose Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000828.html message 828])<br />
*** Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000829.html message 829])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Julio Nardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000826.html message 826])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
*** Maria das Graças da Silva Teixeira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000830.html message 830])<br />
*** John Mylopoulos ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000835.html message 835])<br />
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=== Support during Campaigning Phase ===<br />
* candidates supported<br />
** '''Megan Katsumi'''<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti'''<br />
** '''Boyan Brodaric'''<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales'''<br />
: by Frank Loebe ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000839.html message 839])<br />
<br />
<br />
== EC Candidates ==<br />
=== Listing with Workpages ===<br />
* [http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kenb/ Ken Baclawski] (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lf3WbHgAAAAJ Boyan Brodaric] (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada) <br />
* [https://umaine.edu/scis/people/torsten-hahmann/ Torsten Hahmann] (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/megankatsumi Megan Katsumi] (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
* [https://www.inf.unibz.it/~okutz/ Oliver Kutz] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~loebe/ Frank Loebe] (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.theo.ovgu.de/Staff/Fabian+Neuhaus.html Fabian Neuhaus] (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guendalina-Righetti Guendalina Righetti] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bfaMR2YAAAAJ Tiago Prince Sales] (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
* [http://www.emiliosanfilippo.it/ Emilio Sanfilippo] (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
<br />
=== Position Statements ===<br />
<br />
==== Torsten Hahmann ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000841.html message 841]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members,<br />
<br />
As one of the candidates for the EC, I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself to those of you who do not know me. I have been on the EC and served as treasurer since 2021 with lots of help from Ken Baclawski as deputy treasurer (and previous treasurer). I also served a year as deputy treasurer before joining the EC. As treasurer and deputy treasurer, we mostly work behind the scenes on things like preparing budgets, annual reports, reviewing incoming funds, making payments, and helping support conferences and workshops (like FOIS). In addition, as the EC as whole we have been very busy in completing the shift to the new Swiss-based organization and setting up the new free membership model.<br />
<br />
I'd be more than happy to continue serving on the EC, but am also very encouraged to see new (and old) faces willing to contribute to a larger degree to IAOA, so that we actually have an election (and not just confirmation) of EC members.<br />
<br />
I received a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Toronto in 2013 and am now an associate professor of Spatial Computing at the University of Maine. I work on a number of ontology-centric projects that range from the foundations of ontology (e.g. the design of a hydro reference ontology, design of ontology patterns for spatial data, dealing with quantities and units), reasoning with ontologies (verification of first-order logic/Common Logic ontologies, automatic translations between Common Logic and OWL, reasoning within triple store), to applications in various domains (geographic information, flooding, forest health, utilities, cellulosic materials, privacy).<br />
<br />
As for the coming year, I'm hopeful that we can regularly offer in-person (FOIS, workshops and the summer school) and online events (e.g. the online education series ESAO) that are of broad interest to all of us and the larger ontology community. I also want IAOA to be an active community that fosters the open exchange of ideas in a welcoming and respectful way.<br />
<br />
I strongly encourage everyone to vote so that the resulting EC will represent the membership at large. I'm confident that regardless of the outcome of the election, we will have a great team of seasoned and new folks on the EC to move the organization forward.<br />
<br />
Moreover, I encourage everyone to try to get more actively involved IAOA in any way you see fit, such as by joining one of the scientific committees or interest groups (see here: https://iaoa.org/index.php/organization/scientific-committees/) or simply by attending and contributing to affiliated virtual and in-person events (see the event calendar: https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/events/).<br />
<br />
Have a good weekend,<br />
<br />
Torsten<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Frank Loebe ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000845.html message 845]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
for a brief introduction of my background, I mention my educational <br />
background in computer science, specializing on artificial intelligence, <br />
particularly knowledge representation, and logic. Researchwise, I've <br />
primarily been active in applied ontology since the early 2000s. Most of <br />
my work there concerns ontology representation as well as top-level <br />
ontological notions and their application, mainly related to the General <br />
Formal Ontology (GFO).<br />
<br />
I do highly appreciate the field of applied ontology with its <br />
interdisciplinary character and diverse surrounding areas, as well as <br />
its community with many interesting members. Not at least therefore I <br />
accompany the IAOA since its initial ideas were publicly discussed at <br />
FOIS 2008 and act as Secretary since 2013 (the first year for which I <br />
got elected into the Executive Council), sharing that task with Megan <br />
Katsumi for the last few years. I hope that one or another contribution <br />
has materialized during that time, such as to the relocation of our <br />
association from Italy to Switzerland. Another continued activity of <br />
mine concerns the Education Technical Committee, with respect to which I <br />
aim at more regular efforts.<br />
<br />
In terms of goals for the next EC period of 2023-2024, I surely support <br />
what Torsten and Fabian have expressed in their statements, please cf. <br />
[1]. In addition to that, I have plenty of ideas to improve IAOA's <br />
regular business and its adaptation to new circumstances to allow all EC <br />
members and further helping hands to get involved. If elected, I shall <br />
be happy to add my share in moving things forward within the overall EC.<br />
<br />
Thank you for any contribution to this election and best regards,<br /><br />
Frank<br />
<br />
<br />
PS:<br />
Let me note that no clear request for candidate statements by all <br />
candidates has been enforced for this election. From my point of view, <br />
given the season of the year and the late advent of the statements that <br />
we have, it should _not_ be taken as a sign of disinterest or lack of <br />
commitment if other candidates have or will not send one.<br />
<br />
(This suggests one improvement for running future elections ... ;-) ).<br />
<br />
<br />
[1] <br />
https://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php/IAOA_Assembly_2022_08#Position_Statements<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Fabian Neuhaus ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000844.html message 844]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members, <br />
<br />
I would like to thank Laure, Megan, Frank and Paul for the nomination. <br />
<br />
Because many new members have joined IAOA since the last election, I would also like to use the opportunity to introduce myself. While my academic roots are in philosophy, I am working as senior researcher at the faculty for computer science of the Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany. My research interests include, among many others, the logical foundations of ontology languages, best practices for ontology development, and ontology extension via machine learning techniques. <br />
<br />
I have been member of the IAOA Executive Council since 2013, and since the beginning of last yearI I have had the honor of serving as your Vice President. Over the years I have been involved in many IAOA activities, most recently as member of the Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO) steering committee and as program (co-)chair for IAOA's main conference "Formal Ontology in Information Systems" (FOIS) in 2020 and in 2021. <br />
<br />
During the last years one of my major concerns has been to strengthen IAOA by increasing its appeal to a wider audience. For this reason Oliver Kutz and I proposed the elimination of membership fees, which was adopted in 2021. For the same reason Roberta Ferrario, Boyan Brodaric and I introduced a new track structure for FOIS in 2021 and increased the diversity of the FOIS program committee. As a result we were able to increase the ratio of accepted papers with the focus on methods, applications or domain ontologies from 12% in 2020 to 55% in 2021. Further, at FOIS 2021 there was a significant increase of submissions by authors who did not publish at previous editions of FOIS. <br />
<br />
In my opinion, one major task for the next EC will be improvement of membership engagement. In recent years the main way IAOA has interacted with its members was via its newsletter and the organization of events (e.g., FOIS, JOWO and the summer school ISAO). I believe that both are very valuable services for the community and IAOA should continue to provide them. However, originally IAOA was also intended to provide a forum where people can meet, discuss and organize themselves to work on subjects of their interest. While this is happening to some degree in our committees and SIGs, I believe that there is a lot of potential for improvement. <br />
<br />
If reelected as EC member, I will continue to work with the other EC members at broadening the appeal of IAOA and on increasing membership engagement. <br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Fabian <br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
<br />
==== Guendalina Righetti ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000843.html message 843]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
I would like to introduce myself to all of you as a new candidate for the EC.<br />
<br />
I am currently finishing my PhD in Computer Science at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, where I started in 2018. Actually, I started my education in Philosophy at the University of Genova, and I have been moving, more or less consciously, towards (theoretical) computer science at every step of my education ever since.<br />
<br />
My research interests are thus quite interdisciplinary and lie at the intersection between logic, knowledge representation, cognitive science, and applied ontology. My PhD project is about integrating cognitive and logical theories of concepts, contributing to the goal of rendering KR more cognitively oriented (or at least aware).<br />
<br />
I have been involved in the organisation of different ontology-oriented scientific events since the start of my PhD. I have actively participated in every occurrence of the JOWO series since 2019, either as an author or as a workshop chair. In particular, I have been co-chair of the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions of the Cognition And Ontology Workshop (CAOS 2019, CAOS 2021, CAOS 2022, https://caos.inf.unibz.it/pastcaos/). I have been involved in the organisation of FOIS as publicity co-chair in 2020 and 2021 (https://fois2021.inf.unibz.it/organisation/) as well in the publicity of the ESAO Launch Day in 2021.<br />
More generally, I have also been involved in the organisation of the 23rd International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (EKAW 2022) as publicity co-chair, as well as in the organisation of the 13th International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC 2022) as web chair.<br />
<br />
I believe that I could serve as an enthusiastic new addition to the council, willing to learn and to put myself out for the organisation.<br />
More concretely, I would like to work on further increasing IAOA’s interdisciplinary vision, by attracting new members coming from different backgrounds, and possibly different career levels, by working in the Education Committee and on the ESAO educational series.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Guendalina Righetti<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
==== Tiago Prince Sales ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/date.html message 842]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
Let me take a few minutes of your time to properly introduce myself.<br />
<br />
I received my PhD cum laude from the University of Trento (Italy) in 2019.<br />
During my PhD, I was hosted by the Laboratory for Applied Ontology (LOA) of<br />
the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC). Later in 2019,<br />
I joined the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy). First as a research<br />
assistant and soon after as an assistant professor. Now, I am a senior<br />
researcher at the University of Twente (The Netherlands).<br />
<br />
My main areas of research are ontology-driven conceptual modeling and<br />
applied ontology. In particular, I contribute to the development of the<br />
Unified Foundational Ontology (UFO) and its lightweight implementation in<br />
OWL, dubbed gUFO. I also contribute to the development of the OntoUML<br />
language and its associated engineering tools, as well as to the design of<br />
multiple ontologies for business and social domains, including value, risk,<br />
security, competition, trust, and money.<br />
<br />
I have always enjoyed collaborating with the industry and engaging in<br />
technology transfer projects. My most recent partners include the Dutch<br />
National Health Care Institute, Accenture Labs Israel, and the AlpineBits<br />
Alliance.<br />
<br />
In the last years, I played multiple roles in the organization of<br />
ontology-centric scientific events, including being co-chair of the 4th and<br />
5th editions of the Workshop on Foundational Ontology (FOUST); co-chair of<br />
the 10th International Workshop on Vocabularies, Ontologies, and Rules for<br />
the Enterprise (VORTE); co-chair of the 15th and 16th editions of the<br />
International Workshop on Value Modeling and Business Ontologies (VMBO);<br />
program chair and general chair of the 13th and 14th editions of the<br />
Seminar on Ontology Research in Brazil (ONTOBRAS), respectively; and<br />
proceedings chair of the 8th Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO).<br />
<br />
I would like to join the executive council to more actively contribute to<br />
the development of our community. If elected, I would like to work on<br />
increasing IAOA’s visibility and attracting more members to join it.<br />
Moreover, I feel like I can be a voice in the executive council for the<br />
younger researchers within our community.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Tiago Prince Sales<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
<br />
The election results can be found on [https://iaoa.org/members/users/iaoa-res2022.php the IAOA voting system page]<br />
<br />
43 voters gave a total of 287 preferences (1 abstained) <br />
<br />
The newly elected members for the next period of office for the IAOA Executive Council are:<br />
<br />
Boyan Brodaric (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
Torsten Hahmann (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
Megan Katsumi (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
Oliver Kutz (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
Frank Loebe (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
Fabian Neuhaus (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
Guendalina Righetti (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
Tiago Prince Sales (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
Emilio Sanfilippo (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
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<div>= [[https://iaoa.org IAOA]] Assembly in August 2022 =<br />
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This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
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<br />
== Key information ==<br />
<br />
=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* Events<br />
** New Sequentially Hybrid Model of Events<br />
** Upcoming Major Events<br />
* Updates on Finances and Memberships<br />
* Updates from Technical Committees and Special Interest Groups<br />
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=== Most important dates ===<br />
<br />
* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
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=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
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* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
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<br />
<br />
= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
<br />
== Assembly schedule ==<br />
<br />
* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
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The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Assembly session ==<br />
<br />
The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html]. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Session agenda ===<br />
<br />
As of July 28, the agenda includes the following items:<br />
<br />
<ol><br />
<li>Introduction<br />
<li>General Updates<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>EC Election for 2023-2024 (results)<br />
<li>2021 Finances<br />
<li>Membership Development<br />
</ol><br />
<li> Events<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>Sequentially Hybrid Model</li><br />
<li>FOIS & ISAO 2023</li><br />
</ol><br />
<li> TCs & SIGs<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li> EduTC<br />
<li> SWAO<br />
<li> ISTC<br />
</ol> <br />
<li>AoB<br />
</ol><br />
<br />
The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
<br />
For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
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<br />
= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
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<br />
== Election schedule ==<br />
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* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
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== Process Details ==<br />
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Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
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=== Nomination ===<br />
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* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* Any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self). Only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, <!-- see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement,--> and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
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=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
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* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
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=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
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* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
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=== Ballot ===<br />
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* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
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* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
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=== Voting outcome ===<br />
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* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
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== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
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* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
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* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
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* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
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* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
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* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
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== List of Nominations ==<br />
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=== Nomination Phase ===<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings (by members, formally valid) and supporters (by former members, informally))<br />
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* Jul 25, 2022: <br />
** current EC members who are ready to continue and '''pre-accepted''' their nomination in or since EC meeting n.284, held on Jul 05, 2022 (cf. [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819]):<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Ken Baclawski''' (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
**** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
**** '''Megan Katsumi''' (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
**** '''Oliver Kutz''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
**** '''Frank Loebe''' (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
**** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
**** '''Emilio Sanfilippo''' (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
** plus two IAOA members approached from within the EC:<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Boyan Brodaric''' (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to IAOA President on Jul 27, 2022<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to [iaoa-member] in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000840.html message 840] of Aug 03, 2022<br />
**** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
***** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000832.html message 832] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Megan Katsumi for all nominees except for herself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000820.html message 820])<br />
*** Frank Loebe for all nominees except for himself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000821.html message 821])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt for Oliver Kutz, Frank Loebe, Fabian Neuhaus, and Emilio Sanfilippo ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Maria Hedblom for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000831.html message 831])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti for Boyan Brodaric ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
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* Jul 26, 2022:<br />
** nominee: '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (University of Twente, The Netherlands (as of Aug 01, 2022))<br />
*** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000833.html message 833] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Giancarlo Guizzardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000822.html message 822])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** João Paulo Almeida ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000823.html message 823])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Jose Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000828.html message 828])<br />
*** Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000829.html message 829])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Julio Nardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000826.html message 826])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
*** Maria das Graças da Silva Teixeira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000830.html message 830])<br />
*** John Mylopoulos ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000835.html message 835])<br />
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=== Support during Campaigning Phase ===<br />
* candidates supported<br />
** '''Megan Katsumi'''<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti'''<br />
** '''Boyan Brodaric'''<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales'''<br />
: by Frank Loebe ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000839.html message 839])<br />
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== EC Candidates ==<br />
=== Listing with Workpages ===<br />
* [http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kenb/ Ken Baclawski] (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lf3WbHgAAAAJ Boyan Brodaric] (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada) <br />
* [https://umaine.edu/scis/people/torsten-hahmann/ Torsten Hahmann] (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/megankatsumi Megan Katsumi] (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
* [https://www.inf.unibz.it/~okutz/ Oliver Kutz] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~loebe/ Frank Loebe] (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.theo.ovgu.de/Staff/Fabian+Neuhaus.html Fabian Neuhaus] (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guendalina-Righetti Guendalina Righetti] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bfaMR2YAAAAJ Tiago Prince Sales] (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
* [http://www.emiliosanfilippo.it/ Emilio Sanfilippo] (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
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=== Position Statements ===<br />
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==== Torsten Hahmann ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000841.html message 841]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members,<br />
<br />
As one of the candidates for the EC, I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself to those of you who do not know me. I have been on the EC and served as treasurer since 2021 with lots of help from Ken Baclawski as deputy treasurer (and previous treasurer). I also served a year as deputy treasurer before joining the EC. As treasurer and deputy treasurer, we mostly work behind the scenes on things like preparing budgets, annual reports, reviewing incoming funds, making payments, and helping support conferences and workshops (like FOIS). In addition, as the EC as whole we have been very busy in completing the shift to the new Swiss-based organization and setting up the new free membership model.<br />
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I'd be more than happy to continue serving on the EC, but am also very encouraged to see new (and old) faces willing to contribute to a larger degree to IAOA, so that we actually have an election (and not just confirmation) of EC members.<br />
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I received a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Toronto in 2013 and am now an associate professor of Spatial Computing at the University of Maine. I work on a number of ontology-centric projects that range from the foundations of ontology (e.g. the design of a hydro reference ontology, design of ontology patterns for spatial data, dealing with quantities and units), reasoning with ontologies (verification of first-order logic/Common Logic ontologies, automatic translations between Common Logic and OWL, reasoning within triple store), to applications in various domains (geographic information, flooding, forest health, utilities, cellulosic materials, privacy).<br />
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As for the coming year, I'm hopeful that we can regularly offer in-person (FOIS, workshops and the summer school) and online events (e.g. the online education series ESAO) that are of broad interest to all of us and the larger ontology community. I also want IAOA to be an active community that fosters the open exchange of ideas in a welcoming and respectful way.<br />
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I strongly encourage everyone to vote so that the resulting EC will represent the membership at large. I'm confident that regardless of the outcome of the election, we will have a great team of seasoned and new folks on the EC to move the organization forward.<br />
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Moreover, I encourage everyone to try to get more actively involved IAOA in any way you see fit, such as by joining one of the scientific committees or interest groups (see here: https://iaoa.org/index.php/organization/scientific-committees/) or simply by attending and contributing to affiliated virtual and in-person events (see the event calendar: https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/events/).<br />
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Have a good weekend,<br />
<br />
Torsten<br />
</blockquote><br />
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==== Frank Loebe ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000845.html message 845]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
for a brief introduction of my background, I mention my educational <br />
background in computer science, specializing on artificial intelligence, <br />
particularly knowledge representation, and logic. Researchwise, I've <br />
primarily been active in applied ontology since the early 2000s. Most of <br />
my work there concerns ontology representation as well as top-level <br />
ontological notions and their application, mainly related to the General <br />
Formal Ontology (GFO).<br />
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I do highly appreciate the field of applied ontology with its <br />
interdisciplinary character and diverse surrounding areas, as well as <br />
its community with many interesting members. Not at least therefore I <br />
accompany the IAOA since its initial ideas were publicly discussed at <br />
FOIS 2008 and act as Secretary since 2013 (the first year for which I <br />
got elected into the Executive Council), sharing that task with Megan <br />
Katsumi for the last few years. I hope that one or another contribution <br />
has materialized during that time, such as to the relocation of our <br />
association from Italy to Switzerland. Another continued activity of <br />
mine concerns the Education Technical Committee, with respect to which I <br />
aim at more regular efforts.<br />
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In terms of goals for the next EC period of 2023-2024, I surely support <br />
what Torsten and Fabian have expressed in their statements, please cf. <br />
[1]. In addition to that, I have plenty of ideas to improve IAOA's <br />
regular business and its adaptation to new circumstances to allow all EC <br />
members and further helping hands to get involved. If elected, I shall <br />
be happy to add my share in moving things forward within the overall EC.<br />
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Thank you for any contribution to this election and best regards,<br /><br />
Frank<br />
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PS:<br />
Let me note that no clear request for candidate statements by all <br />
candidates has been enforced for this election. From my point of view, <br />
given the season of the year and the late advent of the statements that <br />
we have, it should _not_ be taken as a sign of disinterest or lack of <br />
commitment if other candidates have or will not send one.<br />
<br />
(This suggests one improvement for running future elections ... ;-) ).<br />
<br />
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[1] <br />
https://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php/IAOA_Assembly_2022_08#Position_Statements<br />
</blockquote><br />
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==== Fabian Neuhaus ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000844.html message 844]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear members, <br />
<br />
I would like to thank Laure, Megan, Frank and Paul for the nomination. <br />
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Because many new members have joined IAOA since the last election, I would also like to use the opportunity to introduce myself. While my academic roots are in philosophy, I am working as senior researcher at the faculty for computer science of the Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany. My research interests include, among many others, the logical foundations of ontology languages, best practices for ontology development, and ontology extension via machine learning techniques. <br />
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I have been member of the IAOA Executive Council since 2013, and since the beginning of last yearI I have had the honor of serving as your Vice President. Over the years I have been involved in many IAOA activities, most recently as member of the Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO) steering committee and as program (co-)chair for IAOA's main conference "Formal Ontology in Information Systems" (FOIS) in 2020 and in 2021. <br />
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During the last years one of my major concerns has been to strengthen IAOA by increasing its appeal to a wider audience. For this reason Oliver Kutz and I proposed the elimination of membership fees, which was adopted in 2021. For the same reason Roberta Ferrario, Boyan Brodaric and I introduced a new track structure for FOIS in 2021 and increased the diversity of the FOIS program committee. As a result we were able to increase the ratio of accepted papers with the focus on methods, applications or domain ontologies from 12% in 2020 to 55% in 2021. Further, at FOIS 2021 there was a significant increase of submissions by authors who did not publish at previous editions of FOIS. <br />
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In my opinion, one major task for the next EC will be improvement of membership engagement. In recent years the main way IAOA has interacted with its members was via its newsletter and the organization of events (e.g., FOIS, JOWO and the summer school ISAO). I believe that both are very valuable services for the community and IAOA should continue to provide them. However, originally IAOA was also intended to provide a forum where people can meet, discuss and organize themselves to work on subjects of their interest. While this is happening to some degree in our committees and SIGs, I believe that there is a lot of potential for improvement. <br />
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If reelected as EC member, I will continue to work with the other EC members at broadening the appeal of IAOA and on increasing membership engagement. <br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Fabian <br />
</blockquote><br />
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==== Guendalina Righetti ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000843.html message 843]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
I would like to introduce myself to all of you as a new candidate for the EC.<br />
<br />
I am currently finishing my PhD in Computer Science at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, where I started in 2018. Actually, I started my education in Philosophy at the University of Genova, and I have been moving, more or less consciously, towards (theoretical) computer science at every step of my education ever since.<br />
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My research interests are thus quite interdisciplinary and lie at the intersection between logic, knowledge representation, cognitive science, and applied ontology. My PhD project is about integrating cognitive and logical theories of concepts, contributing to the goal of rendering KR more cognitively oriented (or at least aware).<br />
<br />
I have been involved in the organisation of different ontology-oriented scientific events since the start of my PhD. I have actively participated in every occurrence of the JOWO series since 2019, either as an author or as a workshop chair. In particular, I have been co-chair of the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions of the Cognition And Ontology Workshop (CAOS 2019, CAOS 2021, CAOS 2022, https://caos.inf.unibz.it/pastcaos/). I have been involved in the organisation of FOIS as publicity co-chair in 2020 and 2021 (https://fois2021.inf.unibz.it/organisation/) as well in the publicity of the ESAO Launch Day in 2021.<br />
More generally, I have also been involved in the organisation of the 23rd International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (EKAW 2022) as publicity co-chair, as well as in the organisation of the 13th International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC 2022) as web chair.<br />
<br />
I believe that I could serve as an enthusiastic new addition to the council, willing to learn and to put myself out for the organisation.<br />
More concretely, I would like to work on further increasing IAOA’s interdisciplinary vision, by attracting new members coming from different backgrounds, and possibly different career levels, by working in the Education Committee and on the ESAO educational series.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Guendalina Righetti<br />
</blockquote><br />
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==== Tiago Prince Sales ====<br />
[https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/date.html message 842]<br />
<blockquote><br />
Dear all,<br />
<br />
Let me take a few minutes of your time to properly introduce myself.<br />
<br />
I received my PhD cum laude from the University of Trento (Italy) in 2019.<br />
During my PhD, I was hosted by the Laboratory for Applied Ontology (LOA) of<br />
the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC). Later in 2019,<br />
I joined the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy). First as a research<br />
assistant and soon after as an assistant professor. Now, I am a senior<br />
researcher at the University of Twente (The Netherlands).<br />
<br />
My main areas of research are ontology-driven conceptual modeling and<br />
applied ontology. In particular, I contribute to the development of the<br />
Unified Foundational Ontology (UFO) and its lightweight implementation in<br />
OWL, dubbed gUFO. I also contribute to the development of the OntoUML<br />
language and its associated engineering tools, as well as to the design of<br />
multiple ontologies for business and social domains, including value, risk,<br />
security, competition, trust, and money.<br />
<br />
I have always enjoyed collaborating with the industry and engaging in<br />
technology transfer projects. My most recent partners include the Dutch<br />
National Health Care Institute, Accenture Labs Israel, and the AlpineBits<br />
Alliance.<br />
<br />
In the last years, I played multiple roles in the organization of<br />
ontology-centric scientific events, including being co-chair of the 4th and<br />
5th editions of the Workshop on Foundational Ontology (FOUST); co-chair of<br />
the 10th International Workshop on Vocabularies, Ontologies, and Rules for<br />
the Enterprise (VORTE); co-chair of the 15th and 16th editions of the<br />
International Workshop on Value Modeling and Business Ontologies (VMBO);<br />
program chair and general chair of the 13th and 14th editions of the<br />
Seminar on Ontology Research in Brazil (ONTOBRAS), respectively; and<br />
proceedings chair of the 8th Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO).<br />
<br />
I would like to join the executive council to more actively contribute to<br />
the development of our community. If elected, I would like to work on<br />
increasing IAOA’s visibility and attracting more members to join it.<br />
Moreover, I feel like I can be a voice in the executive council for the<br />
younger researchers within our community.<br />
<br />
Best regards,<br /><br />
Tiago Prince Sales<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
<br />
The election results can be found on [https://iaoa.org/members/users/iaoa-res2022.php the IAOA voting system page]<br />
<br />
43 voters gave a total of 287 preferences (1 abstained) <br />
<br />
The newly elected members for the next period of office for the IAOA Executive Council are:<br />
<br />
- Boyan Brodaric (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
- Torsten Hahmann (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
- Megan Katsumi (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
- Oliver Kutz (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
- Frank Loebe (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
- Fabian Neuhaus (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
- Guendalina Righetti (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
- Tiago Prince Sales (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
- Emilio Sanfilippo (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
<br />
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Please do not edit or modify this page yourself; send any editing request to the Secretary or the President.</div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_Assembly_2022_08&diff=1010IAOA Assembly 2022 082022-08-08T08:11:28Z<p>Vieu: /* Nomination Phase */</p>
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<div>= [[https://iaoa.org IAOA]] Assembly in August 2022 =<br />
<br />
This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Key information ==<br />
<br />
=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* Events<br />
** New Sequentially Hybrid Model of Events<br />
** Upcoming Major Events<br />
* Updates on Finances and Memberships<br />
* Updates from Technical Committees and Special Interest Groups<br />
<br />
=== Most important dates ===<br />
<br />
* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
<br />
* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
<br />
== Assembly schedule ==<br />
<br />
* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
<br />
The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Assembly session ==<br />
<br />
The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html]. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Session agenda ===<br />
<br />
As of July 28, the agenda includes the following items:<br />
<br />
<ol><br />
<li>Introduction<br />
<li>General Updates<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>EC Election for 2023-2024 (results)<br />
<li>2021 Finances<br />
<li>Membership Development<br />
</ol><br />
<li> Events<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>Sequentially Hybrid Model</li><br />
<li>FOIS & ISAO 2023</li><br />
</ol><br />
<li> TCs & SIGs<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li> EduTC<br />
<li> SWAO<br />
<li> ISTC<br />
</ol> <br />
<li>AoB<br />
</ol><br />
<br />
The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
<br />
For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election schedule ==<br />
<br />
<!--<br />
* [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-November/000370.html Announcement] (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process: Jul 08--><br />
* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
<br />
<br />
== Process Details ==<br />
<br />
Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Nomination ===<br />
<br />
* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* Any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self). Only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, <!-- see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement,--> and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
<br />
=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
<br />
* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
<br />
* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Ballot ===<br />
<br />
* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
<!-- * Each member can cast one vote on each topic. --><br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
<br />
=== Voting outcome ===<br />
<br />
* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
<br />
== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
<br />
* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
<br />
* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
<br />
* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of Nominations ==<br />
<br />
=== Nomination Phase ===<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings (by members, formally valid) and supporters (by former members, informally))<br />
<br />
* Jul 25, 2022: <br />
** current EC members who are ready to continue and '''pre-accepted''' their nomination in or since EC meeting n.284, held on Jul 05, 2022 (cf. [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819]):<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Ken Baclawski''' (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
**** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
**** '''Megan Katsumi''' (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
**** '''Oliver Kutz''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
**** '''Frank Loebe''' (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
**** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
**** '''Emilio Sanfilippo''' (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
** plus two IAOA members approached from within the EC:<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Boyan Brodaric''' (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to IAOA President on Jul 27, 2022<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to [iaoa-member] in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000840.html message 840] of Aug 03, 2022<br />
**** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
***** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000832.html message 832] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Megan Katsumi for all nominees except for herself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000820.html message 820])<br />
*** Frank Loebe for all nominees except for himself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000821.html message 821])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt for Oliver Kutz, Frank Loebe, Fabian Neuhaus, and Emilio Sanfilippo ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Maria Hedblom for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000831.html message 831])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti for Boyan Brodaric ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
<br />
* Jul 26, 2022:<br />
** nominee: '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (University of Twente, The Netherlands (as of Aug 01, 2022))<br />
*** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000833.html message 833] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Giancarlo Guizzardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000822.html message 822])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** João Paulo Almeida ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000823.html message 823])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Jose Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000828.html message 828])<br />
*** Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000829.html message 829])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Julio Nardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000826.html message 826])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
*** Maria das Graças da Silva Teixeira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000830.html message 830])<br />
*** John Mylopoulos ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000835.html message 835])<br />
<br />
=== Support during Campaigning Phase ===<br />
* candidates supported<br />
** '''Megan Katsumi'''<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti'''<br />
** '''Boyan Brodaric'''<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales'''<br />
: by Frank Loebe ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000839.html message 839])<br />
<br />
=== Position Statements ===<br />
<br />
** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000841.html message 841)<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/date.html message 842)<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000843.html message 843)<br />
** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000844.html message 844)<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of EC candidates ==<br />
* [http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kenb/ Ken Baclawski] (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lf3WbHgAAAAJ Boyan Brodaric] (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada) <br />
* [https://umaine.edu/scis/people/torsten-hahmann/ Torsten Hahmann] (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/megankatsumi Megan Katsumi] (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
* [https://www.inf.unibz.it/~okutz/ Oliver Kutz] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~loebe/ Frank Loebe] (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.theo.ovgu.de/Staff/Fabian+Neuhaus.html Fabian Neuhaus] (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guendalina-Righetti Guendalina Righetti] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bfaMR2YAAAAJ Tiago Prince Sales] (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
* [http://www.emiliosanfilippo.it/ Emilio Sanfilippo] (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
<br />
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This page is maintained primarily by the Secretary of the Association (Frank Loebe).<br />
<br />
Please do not edit or modify this page yourself; send any editing request to the Secretary or the President.</div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_Assembly_2022_08&diff=1009IAOA Assembly 2022 082022-08-08T08:08:23Z<p>Vieu: /* Nomination Phase */</p>
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<div>= [[https://iaoa.org IAOA]] Assembly in August 2022 =<br />
<br />
This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Key information ==<br />
<br />
=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* Events<br />
** New Sequentially Hybrid Model of Events<br />
** Upcoming Major Events<br />
* Updates on Finances and Memberships<br />
* Updates from Technical Committees and Special Interest Groups<br />
<br />
=== Most important dates ===<br />
<br />
* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
<br />
* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
<br />
== Assembly schedule ==<br />
<br />
* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
<br />
The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Assembly session ==<br />
<br />
The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html]. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Session agenda ===<br />
<br />
As of July 28, the agenda includes the following items:<br />
<br />
<ol><br />
<li>Introduction<br />
<li>General Updates<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>EC Election for 2023-2024 (results)<br />
<li>2021 Finances<br />
<li>Membership Development<br />
</ol><br />
<li> Events<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>Sequentially Hybrid Model</li><br />
<li>FOIS & ISAO 2023</li><br />
</ol><br />
<li> TCs & SIGs<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li> EduTC<br />
<li> SWAO<br />
<li> ISTC<br />
</ol> <br />
<li>AoB<br />
</ol><br />
<br />
The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
<br />
For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election schedule ==<br />
<br />
<!--<br />
* [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-November/000370.html Announcement] (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process: Jul 08--><br />
* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
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== Process Details ==<br />
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Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
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=== Nomination ===<br />
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* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* Any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self). Only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, <!-- see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement,--> and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
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=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
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* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
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=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
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* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
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=== Ballot ===<br />
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* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
<!-- * Each member can cast one vote on each topic. --><br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
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=== Voting outcome ===<br />
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* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
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== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
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* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
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* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
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* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
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* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
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* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
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== List of Nominations ==<br />
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=== Nomination Phase ===<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings (by members, formally valid) and supporters (by former members, informally))<br />
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* Jul 25, 2022: <br />
** current EC members who are ready to continue and '''pre-accepted''' their nomination in or since EC meeting n.284, held on Jul 05, 2022 (cf. [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819]):<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Ken Baclawski''' (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
**** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
**** '''Megan Katsumi''' (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
**** '''Oliver Kutz''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
**** '''Frank Loebe''' (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
**** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
**** '''Emilio Sanfilippo''' (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
** plus two IAOA members approached from within the EC:<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Boyan Brodaric''' (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to IAOA President on Jul 27, 2022<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to [iaoa-member] in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000840.html message 840] of Aug 03, 2022<br />
**** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
***** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000832.html message 832] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Megan Katsumi for all nominees except for herself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000820.html message 820])<br />
*** Frank Loebe for all nominees except for himself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000821.html message 821])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt for Oliver Kutz, Frank Loebe, Fabian Neuhaus, and Emilio Sanfilippo ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Maria Hedblom for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000831.html message 831])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel for Guendalina ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
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* Jul 26, 2022:<br />
** nominee: '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (University of Twente, The Netherlands (as of Aug 01, 2022))<br />
*** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000833.html message 833] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Giancarlo Guizzardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000822.html message 822])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** João Paulo Almeida ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000823.html message 823])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Jose Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000828.html message 828])<br />
*** Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000829.html message 829])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Julio Nardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000826.html message 826])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
*** Maria das Graças da Silva Teixeira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000830.html message 830])<br />
*** John Mylopoulos ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000835.html message 835])<br />
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=== Support during Campaigning Phase ===<br />
* candidates supported<br />
** '''Megan Katsumi'''<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti'''<br />
** '''Boyan Brodaric'''<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales'''<br />
: by Frank Loebe ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000839.html message 839])<br />
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=== Position Statements ===<br />
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** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000841.html message 841)<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/date.html message 842)<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000843.html message 843)<br />
** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000844.html message 844)<br />
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== List of EC candidates ==<br />
* [http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kenb/ Ken Baclawski] (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lf3WbHgAAAAJ Boyan Brodaric] (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada) <br />
* [https://umaine.edu/scis/people/torsten-hahmann/ Torsten Hahmann] (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/megankatsumi Megan Katsumi] (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
* [https://www.inf.unibz.it/~okutz/ Oliver Kutz] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~loebe/ Frank Loebe] (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.theo.ovgu.de/Staff/Fabian+Neuhaus.html Fabian Neuhaus] (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guendalina-Righetti Guendalina Righetti] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bfaMR2YAAAAJ Tiago Prince Sales] (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
* [http://www.emiliosanfilippo.it/ Emilio Sanfilippo] (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
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== Election Results ==<br />
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<div>= [[https://iaoa.org IAOA]] Assembly in August 2022 =<br />
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This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
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== Key information ==<br />
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=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* Events<br />
** New Sequentially Hybrid Model of Events<br />
** Upcoming Major Events<br />
* Updates on Finances and Memberships<br />
* Updates from Technical Committees and Special Interest Groups<br />
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=== Most important dates ===<br />
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* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
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=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
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* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
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= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
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== Assembly schedule ==<br />
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* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
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The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
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== Assembly session ==<br />
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The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html]. <br />
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=== Session agenda ===<br />
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As of July 28, the agenda includes the following items:<br />
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<ol><br />
<li>Introduction<br />
<li>General Updates<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>EC Election for 2023-2024 (results)<br />
<li>2021 Finances<br />
<li>Membership Development<br />
</ol><br />
<li> Events<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>Sequentially Hybrid Model</li><br />
<li>FOIS & ISAO 2023</li><br />
</ol><br />
<li> TCs & SIGs<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li> EduTC<br />
<li> SWAO<br />
<li> ISTC<br />
</ol> <br />
<li>AoB<br />
</ol><br />
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The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
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== Terms of Reference ==<br />
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For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
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= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
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== Election schedule ==<br />
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<!--<br />
* [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-November/000370.html Announcement] (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process: Jul 08--><br />
* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
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== Process Details ==<br />
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Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
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=== Nomination ===<br />
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* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* Any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self). Only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, <!-- see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement,--> and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
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=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
<br />
* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
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=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
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* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
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=== Ballot ===<br />
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* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
<!-- * Each member can cast one vote on each topic. --><br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
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=== Voting outcome ===<br />
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* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
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== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
<br />
* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
<br />
* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
<br />
* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of Nominations ==<br />
<br />
=== Nomination Phase ===<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings (by members, formally valid) and supporters (by former members, informally))<br />
<br />
* Jul 25, 2022: <br />
** current EC members who are ready to continue and '''pre-accepted''' their nomination in or since EC meeting n.284, held on Jul 05, 2022 (cf. [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819]):<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Ken Baclawski''' (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
**** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
**** '''Megan Katsumi''' (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
**** '''Oliver Kutz''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
**** '''Frank Loebe''' (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
**** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
**** '''Emilio Sanfilippo''' (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
** plus two IAOA members approached from within the EC:<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Boyan Brodaric''' (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to IAOA President on Jul 27, 2022<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to [iaoa-member] in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000840.html message 840] of Aug 03, 2022<br />
**** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
***** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000832.html message 832] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Megan Katsumi for all nominees except for herself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000820.html message 820])<br />
*** Frank Loebe for all nominees except for himself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000821.html message 821])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt for Oliver Kutz, Frank Loebe, Fabian Neuhaus, and Emilio Sanfilippo ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Maria Hedblom ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000831.html message 831])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel for Guendalina ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
<br />
* Jul 26, 2022:<br />
** nominee: '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (University of Twente, The Netherlands (as of Aug 01, 2022))<br />
*** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000833.html message 833] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Giancarlo Guizzardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000822.html message 822])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** João Paulo Almeida ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000823.html message 823])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Jose Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000828.html message 828])<br />
*** Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000829.html message 829])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Julio Nardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000826.html message 826])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
*** Maria das Graças da Silva Teixeira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000830.html message 830])<br />
*** John Mylopoulos ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000835.html message 835])<br />
<br />
=== Support during Campaigning Phase ===<br />
* candidates supported<br />
** '''Megan Katsumi'''<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti'''<br />
** '''Boyan Brodaric'''<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales'''<br />
: by Frank Loebe ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000839.html message 839])<br />
<br />
=== Position Statements ===<br />
<br />
** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000841.html message 841)<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/date.html message 842)<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000843.html message 843)<br />
** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000844.html message 844)<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of EC candidates ==<br />
* [http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kenb/ Ken Baclawski] (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lf3WbHgAAAAJ Boyan Brodaric] (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada) <br />
* [https://umaine.edu/scis/people/torsten-hahmann/ Torsten Hahmann] (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/megankatsumi Megan Katsumi] (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
* [https://www.inf.unibz.it/~okutz/ Oliver Kutz] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~loebe/ Frank Loebe] (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.theo.ovgu.de/Staff/Fabian+Neuhaus.html Fabian Neuhaus] (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guendalina-Righetti Guendalina Righetti] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bfaMR2YAAAAJ Tiago Prince Sales] (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
* [http://www.emiliosanfilippo.it/ Emilio Sanfilippo] (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
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== Election Results ==<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
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<div>= [[https://iaoa.org IAOA]] Assembly in August 2022 =<br />
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This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
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== Key information ==<br />
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=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* Events<br />
** New Sequentially Hybrid Model of Events<br />
** Upcoming Major Events<br />
* Updates on Finances and Memberships<br />
* Updates from Technical Committees and Special Interest Groups<br />
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=== Most important dates ===<br />
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* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
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=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
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* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
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= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
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== Assembly schedule ==<br />
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* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
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The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
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== Assembly session ==<br />
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The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html]. <br />
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=== Session agenda ===<br />
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As of July 28, the agenda includes the following items:<br />
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<ol><br />
<li>Introduction<br />
<li>General Updates<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>EC Election for 2023-2024 (results)<br />
<li>2021 Finances<br />
<li>Membership Development<br />
</ol><br />
<li> Events<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>Sequentially Hybrid Model</li><br />
<li>FOIS & ISAO 2023</li><br />
</ol><br />
<li> TCs & SIGs<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li> EduTC<br />
<li> SWAO<br />
<li> ISTC<br />
</ol> <br />
<li>AoB<br />
</ol><br />
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The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
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== Terms of Reference ==<br />
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For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
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= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
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== Election schedule ==<br />
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<!--<br />
* [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-November/000370.html Announcement] (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process: Jul 08--><br />
* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
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== Process Details ==<br />
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Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
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=== Nomination ===<br />
<br />
* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* Any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self). Only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, <!-- see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement,--> and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
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=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
<br />
* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
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=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
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* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
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=== Ballot ===<br />
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* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
<!-- * Each member can cast one vote on each topic. --><br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
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=== Voting outcome ===<br />
<br />
* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
<br />
== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
<br />
* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
<br />
* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
<br />
* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of Nominations ==<br />
<br />
=== Nomination Phase ===<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings (by members, formally valid) and supporters (by former members, informally))<br />
<br />
* Jul 25, 2022: <br />
** current EC members who are ready to continue and '''pre-accepted''' their nomination in or since EC meeting n.284, held on Jul 05, 2022 (cf. [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819]):<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Ken Baclawski''' (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
**** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
**** '''Megan Katsumi''' (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
**** '''Oliver Kutz''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
**** '''Frank Loebe''' (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
**** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
**** '''Emilio Sanfilippo''' (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
** plus two IAOA members approached from within the EC:<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Boyan Brodaric''' (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to IAOA President on Jul 27, 2022<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to [iaoa-member] in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000840.html message 840] of Aug 03, 2022<br />
**** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
***** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000832.html message 832] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Megan Katsumi for all nominees except for herself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000820.html message 820])<br />
*** Frank Loebe for all nominees except for himself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000821.html message 821])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt for Oliver Kutz, Frank Loebe, Fabian Neuhaus, and Emilio Sanfilippo ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Maria Hedblom ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000831.html message 831])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel for Guendalina ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
<br />
* Jul 26, 2022:<br />
** nominee: '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (University of Twente, The Netherlands (as of Aug 01, 2022))<br />
*** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000833.html message 833] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Giancarlo Guizzardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000822.html message 822])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** João Paulo Almeida ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000823.html message 823])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Jose Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000828.html message 828])<br />
*** Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000829.html message 829])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Julio Nardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000826.html message 826])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
*** Maria das Graças da Silva Teixeira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000830.html message 830])<br />
*** John Mylopoulos ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000835.html message 835])<br />
<br />
=== Support during Campaigning Phase ===<br />
* candidates supported<br />
** '''Megan Katsumi'''<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti'''<br />
** '''Boyan Brodaric'''<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales'''<br />
: by Frank Loebe ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000839.html message 839])<br />
<br />
=== Position Statements ===<br />
<br />
** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000841.html message 841)<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/date.html message 842)<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000843.html message 843)<br />
** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000844.html message 844)<br />
<br />
== List of EC candidates ==<br />
* [http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kenb/ Ken Baclawski] (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lf3WbHgAAAAJ Boyan Brodaric] (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada) <br />
* [https://umaine.edu/scis/people/torsten-hahmann/ Torsten Hahmann] (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/megankatsumi Megan Katsumi] (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
* [https://www.inf.unibz.it/~okutz/ Oliver Kutz] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~loebe/ Frank Loebe] (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.theo.ovgu.de/Staff/Fabian+Neuhaus.html Fabian Neuhaus] (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guendalina-Righetti Guendalina Righetti] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bfaMR2YAAAAJ Tiago Prince Sales] (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
* [http://www.emiliosanfilippo.it/ Emilio Sanfilippo] (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
<br />
<br />
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This page is maintained primarily by the Secretary of the Association (Frank Loebe).<br />
<br />
Please do not edit or modify this page yourself; send any editing request to the Secretary or the President.</div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_Assembly_2022_08&diff=1006IAOA Assembly 2022 082022-08-08T08:04:51Z<p>Vieu: /* List of Nominations */</p>
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<div>= [[https://iaoa.org IAOA]] Assembly in August 2022 =<br />
<br />
This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Key information ==<br />
<br />
=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* Events<br />
** New Sequentially Hybrid Model of Events<br />
** Upcoming Major Events<br />
* Updates on Finances and Memberships<br />
* Updates from Technical Committees and Special Interest Groups<br />
<br />
=== Most important dates ===<br />
<br />
* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
<br />
* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
<br />
== Assembly schedule ==<br />
<br />
* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
<br />
The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Assembly session ==<br />
<br />
The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html]. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Session agenda ===<br />
<br />
As of July 28, the agenda includes the following items:<br />
<br />
<ol><br />
<li>Introduction<br />
<li>General Updates<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>EC Election for 2023-2024 (results)<br />
<li>2021 Finances<br />
<li>Membership Development<br />
</ol><br />
<li> Events<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li>Sequentially Hybrid Model</li><br />
<li>FOIS & ISAO 2023</li><br />
</ol><br />
<li> TCs & SIGs<br />
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><br />
<li> EduTC<br />
<li> SWAO<br />
<li> ISTC<br />
</ol> <br />
<li>AoB<br />
</ol><br />
<br />
The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
<br />
For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election schedule ==<br />
<br />
<!--<br />
* [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-November/000370.html Announcement] (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process: Jul 08--><br />
* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
<br />
<br />
== Process Details ==<br />
<br />
Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Nomination ===<br />
<br />
* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* Any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self). Only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, <!-- see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement,--> and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
<br />
=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
<br />
* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
<br />
* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Ballot ===<br />
<br />
* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
<!-- * Each member can cast one vote on each topic. --><br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
<br />
=== Voting outcome ===<br />
<br />
* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
<br />
== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
<br />
* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
<br />
* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
<br />
* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of Nominations ==<br />
<br />
=== Nomination Phase ===<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings (by members, formally valid) and supporters (by former members, informally))<br />
<br />
* Jul 25, 2022: <br />
** current EC members who are ready to continue and '''pre-accepted''' their nomination in or since EC meeting n.284, held on Jul 05, 2022 (cf. [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819]):<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Ken Baclawski''' (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
**** '''Torsten Hahmann''' (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
**** '''Megan Katsumi''' (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
**** '''Oliver Kutz''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
**** '''Frank Loebe''' (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
**** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
**** '''Emilio Sanfilippo''' (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
** plus two IAOA members approached from within the EC:<br />
*** nominees:<br />
**** '''Boyan Brodaric''' (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada)<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to IAOA President on Jul 27, 2022<br />
***** acceptance statement sent to [iaoa-member] in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000840.html message 840] of Aug 03, 2022<br />
**** '''Guendalina Righetti''' (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
***** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000832.html message 832] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000819.html message 819])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Megan Katsumi for all nominees except for herself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000820.html message 820])<br />
*** Frank Loebe for all nominees except for himself ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000821.html message 821])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz for Guendalina Righetti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt for Oliver Kutz, Frank Loebe, Fabian Neuhaus, and Emilio Sanfilippo ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Maria Hedblom ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000831.html message 831])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel for Guendalina ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
<br />
* Jul 26, 2022:<br />
** nominee: '''Tiago Prince Sales''' (University of Twente, The Netherlands (as of Aug 01, 2022))<br />
*** acceptance statement in [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000833.html message 833] of Jul 27, 2022<br />
** nominator: Giancarlo Guizzardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000822.html message 822])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** João Paulo Almeida ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000823.html message 823])<br />
*** Oliver Kutz ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000824.html message 824])<br />
*** Paul Brandt ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000836.html message 836])<br />
*** Jose Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000828.html message 828])<br />
*** Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000829.html message 829])<br />
** supporters:<br />
*** Mara Abel ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000825.html message 825])<br />
*** Julio Nardi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000826.html message 826])<br />
*** Maria Claudia Cavalcanti ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000827.html message 827])<br />
*** Maria das Graças da Silva Teixeira ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000830.html message 830])<br />
*** John Mylopoulos ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-July/000835.html message 835])<br />
<br />
=== Support during Campaigning Phase ===<br />
* candidates supported<br />
** '''Megan Katsumi'''<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti'''<br />
** '''Boyan Brodaric'''<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales'''<br />
: by Frank Loebe ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000839.html message 839])<br />
<br />
=== Position Statements ===<br />
<br />
** '''Torsten Hahmann''' https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000841.html (message 841)<br />
** '''Tiago Prince Sales''' https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/date.html (message 842)<br />
** '''Guendalina Righetti''' https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000843.html (message 843)<br />
** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2022-August/000844.html (message 844)<br />
<br />
== List of EC candidates ==<br />
* [http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kenb/ Ken Baclawski] (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lf3WbHgAAAAJ Boyan Brodaric] (Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada) <br />
* [https://umaine.edu/scis/people/torsten-hahmann/ Torsten Hahmann] (University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA)<br />
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/megankatsumi Megan Katsumi] (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
* [https://www.inf.unibz.it/~okutz/ Oliver Kutz] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~loebe/ Frank Loebe] (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.theo.ovgu.de/Staff/Fabian+Neuhaus.html Fabian Neuhaus] (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guendalina-Righetti Guendalina Righetti] (Free University of Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bfaMR2YAAAAJ Tiago Prince Sales] (University of Twente, The Netherlands)<br />
* [http://www.emiliosanfilippo.it/ Emilio Sanfilippo] (Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
This page is maintained primarily by the Secretary of the Association (Frank Loebe).<br />
<br />
Please do not edit or modify this page yourself; send any editing request to the Secretary or the President.</div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_Assembly_2022_08&diff=997IAOA Assembly 2022 082022-07-08T16:18:48Z<p>Vieu: /* Nomination */</p>
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<div>= [[https://iaoa.org IAOA]] Assembly in August 2022 =<br />
<br />
This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Key information ==<br />
<br />
=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* < ''additions pending'' ><br />
<br />
<br />
=== Most important dates ===<br />
<br />
* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
<br />
* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
<br />
== Assembly schedule ==<br />
<br />
* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
<br />
The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Assembly session ==<br />
<br />
The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html]. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Session agenda ===<br />
<br />
Currently, the agenda includes the following items:<br />
<br />
* EC election results 2022<br />
* < ''additions pending'' ><br />
<br />
The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
<br />
For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election schedule ==<br />
<br />
<!--<br />
* [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-November/000370.html Announcement] (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process: Jul 08--><br />
* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
<br />
<br />
== Process Details ==<br />
<br />
Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Nomination ===<br />
<br />
* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* Any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self). Only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, <!-- see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement,--> and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
<br />
=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
<br />
* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
<br />
* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Ballot ===<br />
<br />
* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
<!-- * Each member can cast one vote on each topic. --><br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
<br />
=== Voting outcome ===<br />
<br />
* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
<br />
== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
<br />
* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
<br />
* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
<br />
* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of Nominations ==<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings)<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of EC candidates ==<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
This page is maintained primarily by the Secretary of the Association (Frank Loebe).<br />
<br />
Please do not edit or modify this page yourself; send any editing request to the Secretary or the President.</div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_Assembly_2022_08&diff=996IAOA Assembly 2022 082022-07-08T16:12:44Z<p>Vieu: /* Ballot */</p>
<hr />
<div>= [[https://iaoa.org IAOA]] Assembly in August 2022 =<br />
<br />
This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Key information ==<br />
<br />
=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* < ''additions pending'' ><br />
<br />
<br />
=== Most important dates ===<br />
<br />
* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
<br />
* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
<br />
== Assembly schedule ==<br />
<br />
* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
<br />
The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Assembly session ==<br />
<br />
The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html]. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Session agenda ===<br />
<br />
Currently, the agenda includes the following items:<br />
<br />
* EC election results 2022<br />
* < ''additions pending'' ><br />
<br />
The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
<br />
For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election schedule ==<br />
<br />
<!--<br />
* [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-November/000370.html Announcement] (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process: Jul 08--><br />
* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
<br />
<br />
== Process Details ==<br />
<br />
Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Nomination ===<br />
<br />
* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* While any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self), only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement, and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
<br />
* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
<br />
* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Ballot ===<br />
<br />
* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
<!-- * Each member can cast one vote on each topic. --><br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
<br />
=== Voting outcome ===<br />
<br />
* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
<br />
== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
<br />
* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
<br />
* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
<br />
* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of Nominations ==<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings)<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of EC candidates ==<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
This page is maintained primarily by the Secretary of the Association (Frank Loebe).<br />
<br />
Please do not edit or modify this page yourself; send any editing request to the Secretary or the President.</div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_Assembly_2022_08&diff=995IAOA Assembly 2022 082022-07-08T16:09:47Z<p>Vieu: /* Ballot */</p>
<hr />
<div>= [[https://iaoa.org IAOA]] Assembly in August 2022 =<br />
<br />
This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Key information ==<br />
<br />
=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* < ''additions pending'' ><br />
<br />
<br />
=== Most important dates ===<br />
<br />
* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
<br />
* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
<br />
== Assembly schedule ==<br />
<br />
* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
<br />
The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Assembly session ==<br />
<br />
The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html]. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Session agenda ===<br />
<br />
Currently, the agenda includes the following items:<br />
<br />
* EC election results 2022<br />
* < ''additions pending'' ><br />
<br />
The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
<br />
For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election schedule ==<br />
<br />
<!--<br />
* [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-November/000370.html Announcement] (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process: Jul 08--><br />
* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
<br />
<br />
== Process Details ==<br />
<br />
Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Nomination ===<br />
<br />
* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* While any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self), only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement, and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
<br />
* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
<br />
* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Ballot ===<br />
<br />
* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
* Each member can cast one vote on each topic. <br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
<br />
=== Voting outcome ===<br />
<br />
* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
<br />
== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
<br />
* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
<br />
* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
<br />
* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of Nominations ==<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings)<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of EC candidates ==<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
This page is maintained primarily by the Secretary of the Association (Frank Loebe).<br />
<br />
Please do not edit or modify this page yourself; send any editing request to the Secretary or the President.</div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_Assembly_2022_08&diff=994IAOA Assembly 2022 082022-07-08T16:08:26Z<p>Vieu: /* Voting outcome */</p>
<hr />
<div>= [[https://iaoa.org IAOA]] Assembly in August 2022 =<br />
<br />
This page provides core information about the 2022 assembly of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Key information ==<br />
<br />
=== Major agenda items ===<br />
* 2022 Executive Council (EC) Election<br />(9 positions for 2023-2024)<br />
* < ''additions pending'' ><br />
<br />
<br />
=== Most important dates ===<br />
<br />
* Fri, Jul 08 - assembly announcement <br />
* Wed, Jul 27 - nomination closes, additional agenda items due<br />
* Mon, Aug 08 - assembly called to order, ballot(s) start<br />
* Mon, Aug 15 - ballot(s) close<br />
* Thu, Aug 18 - Assembly session (synchronous, hybrid) and end<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Highlighted sections below ===<br />
<br />
* Assembly<br />
** [ [[#Assembly_schedule|Assembly schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Session_agenda|Session agenda]] ]<br />
* EC Election<br />
** [ [[#Election_schedule|Election schedule]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Nomination|Nomination]] ]<br />
** [ [[#List_of_EC_candidates|List of EC candidates]] ]<br />
** [ [[#Election_results|Election results]] ]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= Assembly (in detail) =<br />
<br />
== Assembly schedule ==<br />
<br />
* Preparation phase<br />
** Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, incl. election process: Jul 08<br />
** Proposals for additional '''agenda items due''': Jul 27<br />
** Finalizing agenda, material and preparations by: Aug 07<br />
* Assembly <br />
** Call to order (by the IAOA President): Aug 08<br />
** '''e-ballot(s)''' period: Aug 08-15<br />
** '''Assembly session''': Aug 18 <br />
<br />
The session end concludes the overall assembly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Assembly session ==<br />
<br />
The assembly session is held in hybrid mode during JOWO 2022 [https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2022/index.html]. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Session agenda ===<br />
<br />
Currently, the agenda includes the following items:<br />
<br />
* EC election results 2022<br />
* < ''additions pending'' ><br />
<br />
The membership is encouraged and welcome to suggest additional agenda items to be included before the deadline.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
<br />
For the formal regulations of the assembly, including the EC election, please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= EC Election (major part of the Assembly) =<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election schedule ==<br />
<br />
<!--<br />
* [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-November/000370.html Announcement] (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process: Jul 08--><br />
* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly, including Election Process: Jul 08<br />
* Candidature Phase<br />
** Nomination and Discussion opens: Jul 08<br />
** Nomination closes: Jul 27 (AoE = UTC-12)<br />
** Candidates list published: Jul 28<br />
* Campaigning by candidates:<br />
** continues from Jul 29<br />(after completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate) <br />
** Campaigning and discussion closes: Aug 07<br />
* Election<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 00:01, August 08 (CEST)''' <br />
** '''Ballot closes: 23:59, August 15 (AoE = UTC-12)'''<br />
** Announcement of election results: before or on Aug 18<br />
<br />
<br />
== Process Details ==<br />
<br />
Nine (9) positions are open for election. The new Executive Council takes office on January 01, 2023, by default until Dec 31, 2024.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Nomination ===<br />
<br />
* Starting from July 08, 2022 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* While any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self), only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement, and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, Jul 27, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on Jul 28, 2022.<br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected '''if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.'''<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Campaigning and discussion ===<br />
<br />
* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on August 7, 2022 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
<br />
<br />
=== Official start of the 2022 IAOA Assembly ===<br />
<br />
* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Ballot ===<br />
<br />
* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, August 8 (CET) till 23:59, August 15, 2022 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
* The web address and access details will be distributed before the opening of the ballot. <br />
* Each member can cast one vote on each topic. <br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
<br />
<br />
=== Voting outcome ===<br />
<br />
* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 August 15 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2023. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by August 17, 2022. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered.<br />
<br />
== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
<br />
* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
<br />
* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46);">PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE</b> as soon as possible.<br />
Please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
<br />
* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of Nominations ==<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings)<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of EC candidates ==<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
<br />
<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
This page is maintained primarily by the Secretary of the Association (Frank Loebe).<br />
<br />
Please do not edit or modify this page yourself; send any editing request to the Secretary or the President.</div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_IT_Assembly_2021_11&diff=939IAOA IT Assembly 2021 112021-11-22T14:48:42Z<p>Vieu: /* Quorum, Participants & Proxies */</p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA-IT Extraordinary Assembly - November 2021 =<br />
<br />
A final, extraordinary assembly of the membership of IAOA domiciled in Italy is being called in November 2021, in accordance with the Association Statute and other legal requirements. The main purpose is to decide on the dissolution of the Association in Italy, in the context of its relocation to Switzerland. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Pre-Announcement of Assembly: 29 October 2021<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 08 November 2021<br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA-IT President): '''22 November 2021 at 17:00 GMT/UTC'''<br />
: (regional times: 09:00 PST / 12:00 EST / 18:00 CET / Tue 02:00 JST, cf. also [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20211122T1700&ah=1&am=00])<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size:large">(''further details follow in the next few days'')</span><br />
<br />
== Quorum, Participants & Proxies ==<br />
<br />
'''Quorum''' for ballot on dissolution: '''75%''' of all members, i.e., '''19''' out of 25 members<br />
<br />
Overall participation as of Mon, Nov 22, 11:30 UTC:<br />
* '''20''' in total plus likely 4<br />
** 15 present online (or 14 + 1 more by proxy for RM)<br />
** 5 additionally via proxy (SB, NG, OK, LO, BS)<br />
** 1 likely additionally present online (AC)<br />
** 3 likely additionally via proxy (MK, WK, MM)<br />
<br />
=== Expecting ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Count !! Initials !! Surname, first name !! has proxy<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || JA || Almeida, João Paulo || GG<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || KB || Baclawski, Ken || <br />
|-<br />
| 3 || JB || Bateman, John || <br />
|-<br />
| 4 || RF || Ferrario, Roberta || <br />
|-<br />
| 5 || AG || Galton, Antony || LV<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || MG || Gruninger, Michael || <br />
|-<br />
| 7 || GG || Guizzardi, Giancarlo || JA<br />
|-<br />
| 8 || JH || Hastings, Janna || LJ<br />
|-<br />
| 9 || HH || Herre, Heinrich || <br />
|-<br />
| 10 || LJ || Jansen, Ludger || JH<br />
|-<br />
| 11 || FL || Loebe, Frank ||<br />
|-<br />
| 12 || FN || Neuhaus, Fabian || LV<br />
|-<br />
| 13 || RM || Mizoguchi, Riichiro || ? FN ?<br />
|-<br />
| 14 || LV || Vieu, Laure ||<br />
|-<br />
| 15 || AV || Vizedom, Amanda || KB<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Regrets ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Count !! Initials !! Surname, first name !! has proxy<br />
|-<br />
| 16 || SB || Borgo, Stefano || JB<br />
|-<br />
| 17 || AC || Cohn, Anthony || <br />
|-<br />
| 18 || NG || Guarino, Nicola || RF (GG)<br />
|-<br />
| 19 || MK || Keet, Maria || ? FL ?<br />
|-<br />
| 20 || WK || Kuhn, Werner || ? MG ?<br />
|-<br />
| 21 || LO || Obrst, Leo || KB<br />
|-<br />
| 22 || OK || Kutz, Oliver || FL<br />
|-<br />
| 23 || MM || Musen, Mark || ? RF ?<br />
|-<br />
| 24 || BS || Smith, Barry || MG<br />
|-<br />
| 25 || ZW || Wood, Zena || <br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Agenda, ballot items and accompanying material ==<br />
<br />
== Ballot results ==<br />
(TBD)</div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_IT_Assembly_2021_11&diff=938IAOA IT Assembly 2021 112021-11-22T14:47:41Z<p>Vieu: /* Quorum, Participants & Proxies */</p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA-IT Extraordinary Assembly - November 2021 =<br />
<br />
A final, extraordinary assembly of the membership of IAOA domiciled in Italy is being called in November 2021, in accordance with the Association Statute and other legal requirements. The main purpose is to decide on the dissolution of the Association in Italy, in the context of its relocation to Switzerland. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Pre-Announcement of Assembly: 29 October 2021<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 08 November 2021<br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA-IT President): '''22 November 2021 at 17:00 GMT/UTC'''<br />
: (regional times: 09:00 PST / 12:00 EST / 18:00 CET / Tue 02:00 JST, cf. also [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20211122T1700&ah=1&am=00])<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size:large">(''further details follow in the next few days'')</span><br />
<br />
== Quorum, Participants & Proxies ==<br />
<br />
'''Quorum''' for ballot on dissolution: '''75%''' of all members, i.e., '''19''' out of 25 members<br />
<br />
Overall participation as of Mon, Nov 22, 11:30 UTC:<br />
* '''20''' in total plus likely 4<br />
** 15 present online <br />
** 5 additionally via proxy (SB, NG, OK, LO, BS)<br />
** 1 likely additionally present online (AC)<br />
** 3 likely additionally via proxy (MK, WK, MM)<br />
<br />
=== Expecting ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Count !! Initials !! Surname, first name !! has proxy<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || JA || Almeida, João Paulo || GG<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || KB || Baclawski, Ken || <br />
|-<br />
| 3 || JB || Bateman, John || <br />
|-<br />
| 4 || RF || Ferrario, Roberta || <br />
|-<br />
| 5 || AG || Galton, Antony || LV<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || MG || Gruninger, Michael || <br />
|-<br />
| 7 || GG || Guizzardi, Giancarlo || JA<br />
|-<br />
| 8 || JH || Hastings, Janna || LJ<br />
|-<br />
| 9 || HH || Herre, Heinrich || <br />
|-<br />
| 10 || LJ || Jansen, Ludger || JH<br />
|-<br />
| 11 || FL || Loebe, Frank ||<br />
|-<br />
| 12 || FN || Neuhaus, Fabian || LV<br />
|-<br />
| 13 || RM || Mizoguchi, Riichiro || ? FN ?<br />
|-<br />
| 14 || LV || Vieu, Laure ||<br />
|-<br />
| 15 || AV || Vizedom, Amanda || KB<br />
|}<br />
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=== Regrets ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Count !! Initials !! Surname, first name !! has proxy<br />
|-<br />
| 16 || SB || Borgo, Stefano || JB<br />
|-<br />
| 17 || AC || Cohn, Anthony || <br />
|-<br />
| 18 || NG || Guarino, Nicola || RF (GG)<br />
|-<br />
| 19 || MK || Keet, Maria || ? FL ?<br />
|-<br />
| 20 || WK || Kuhn, Werner || ? MG ?<br />
|-<br />
| 21 || LO || Obrst, Leo || KB<br />
|-<br />
| 22 || OK || Kutz, Oliver || FL<br />
|-<br />
| 23 || MM || Musen, Mark || ? RF ?<br />
|-<br />
| 24 || BS || Smith, Barry || MG<br />
|-<br />
| 25 || ZW || Wood, Zena || <br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Agenda, ballot items and accompanying material ==<br />
<br />
== Ballot results ==<br />
(TBD)</div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_IT_Assembly_2021_11&diff=937IAOA IT Assembly 2021 112021-11-22T14:41:40Z<p>Vieu: /* Regrets */</p>
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<div>= IAOA-IT Extraordinary Assembly - November 2021 =<br />
<br />
A final, extraordinary assembly of the membership of IAOA domiciled in Italy is being called in November 2021, in accordance with the Association Statute and other legal requirements. The main purpose is to decide on the dissolution of the Association in Italy, in the context of its relocation to Switzerland. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Pre-Announcement of Assembly: 29 October 2021<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 08 November 2021<br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA-IT President): '''22 November 2021 at 17:00 GMT/UTC'''<br />
: (regional times: 09:00 PST / 12:00 EST / 18:00 CET / Tue 02:00 JST, cf. also [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20211122T1700&ah=1&am=00])<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size:large">(''further details follow in the next few days'')</span><br />
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== Quorum, Participants & Proxies ==<br />
<br />
'''Quorum''' for ballot on dissolution: '''75%''' of all members, i.e., '''19''' out of 25 members<br />
<br />
Overall participation as of Mon, Nov 22, 11:30 UTC:<br />
* '''18''' in total plus likely 3<br />
** 15 present online <br />
** 3 additionally via proxy<br />
** 3 likely additionally via proxy (SB, NG, one of {MK, WK, MM})<br />
<br />
=== Expecting ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Count !! Initials !! Surname, first name !! has proxy<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || JA || Almeida, João Paulo || GG<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || KB || Baclawski, Ken || <br />
|-<br />
| 3 || JB || Bateman, John || <br />
|-<br />
| 4 || RF || Ferrario, Roberta || <br />
|-<br />
| 5 || AG || Galton, Antony || LV<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || MG || Gruninger, Michael || <br />
|-<br />
| 7 || GG || Guizzardi, Giancarlo || JA<br />
|-<br />
| 8 || JH || Hastings, Janna || LJ<br />
|-<br />
| 9 || HH || Herre, Heinrich || <br />
|-<br />
| 10 || LJ || Jansen, Ludger || JH<br />
|-<br />
| 11 || FL || Loebe, Frank ||<br />
|-<br />
| 12 || FN || Neuhaus, Fabian || LV<br />
|-<br />
| 13 || RM || Mizoguchi, Riichiro || ? FN ?<br />
|-<br />
| 14 || LV || Vieu, Laure ||<br />
|-<br />
| 15 || AV || Vizedom, Amanda || KB<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Regrets ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Count !! Initials !! Surname, first name !! has proxy<br />
|-<br />
| 16 || SB || Borgo, Stefano || JB<br />
|-<br />
| 17 || AC || Cohn, Anthony || <br />
|-<br />
| 18 || NG || Guarino, Nicola || RF (GG)<br />
|-<br />
| 19 || MK || Keet, Maria || ? FL ?<br />
|-<br />
| 20 || WK || Kuhn, Werner || ? MG ?<br />
|-<br />
| 21 || LO || Obrst, Leo || KB<br />
|-<br />
| 22 || OK || Kutz, Oliver || FL<br />
|-<br />
| 23 || MM || Musen, Mark || ? RF ?<br />
|-<br />
| 24 || BS || Smith, Barry || MG<br />
|-<br />
| 25 || ZW || Wood, Zena || <br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Agenda, ballot items and accompanying material ==<br />
<br />
== Ballot results ==<br />
(TBD)</div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=Edu:ESAO&diff=917Edu:ESAO2021-11-03T18:03:04Z<p>Vieu: </p>
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<div>= Educational Series on Applied Ontology (ESAO) =<br />
<br />
[https://iaoa.org/ IAOA] is currently preparing a new educational effort under the name '''Educational Series on Applied Ontology''' (ESAO) that shall be suited for learning about topics of Applied Ontology, primarily established basics and foundations. The series is inspired by the Interdisciplinary Schools on Applied Ontology ([https://iaoa.org/index.php/isao-history/ ISAO]), but - in times of the Corona pandemic - it is complementary in format and its overall approach.<br />
<br />
ESAO is being planned as a long-term effort, which shall be prominently started with a launch event on Sep 10, 2021 (Fri), preceding [https://fois2021.inf.unibz.it/ FOIS 2021] (Sep 13-16) in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. Likewise the ESAO Launch Day will be part of the second [https://summerofknowledge.inf.unibz.it/ Bolzano Summer of Knowledge] (BoSK 2021) and is intended to be held in a hybrid format.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Key Idea ==<br />
The key idea of ESAO is a combination of (1) an '''archive of educational material''' and (2) a '''webinar series for presentation and exchange''' on that material.<br />
<br />
For (1), we aim at creating an archive of short (10-20 min), self-contained units of educational material (videos, web-, screen- and podcasts, a.o.) that is available to be streamed on demand. Any such unit can originate from recording a live session, but likewise it can be produced in any other suitable way. The purpose is the material as such and making it accessible.<br />
<br />
Concerning (2), an accompanying webinar series shall present the material and allow for personal interaction about its topics in a variety of formats, e.g. as live presentation with subsequent discussion, as question and answer sessions or panel discussions on a few units together for further digestion (then expected to have been “consumed” already), as well as further formats may be proposed.<br />
<br />
<br />
== <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46)">ESAO Launch Day</b> on Sep 10, 2021 ==<br />
The new series is launched with an agglomeration of webinar sessions, most of which demonstate the intended format of short tutorials followed by discussion. This is bordered by a short introduction and a bar camp session at the end. <br />
<br />
While information on the Launch Day will be archived in this wiki afterwards, for the time being there is an [https://esao2021.inf.unibz.it/ ESAO Launch Day website] that offers detailed and up-to-date information. If you are interested, please move on to '''https://esao2021.inf.unibz.it/'''.<br />
<br />
== <b style="color:rgb(176,46,46)">ESAO First Webinar</b> on Nov 9, 2021 ==<br />
The first of the regular webinar sessions will be held on November 9th, 11:00-12:00 EST, 17:00-18:00 CET, online.<br />
No registration is needed, the Zoom link will be published here soon. <br />
<br />
Program: <br />
* 11:00-11:30 EST, 17:00-17:30 CET<br />
Adrien Barton, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse (IRIT) - CNRS, France<br />
<br />
"Ontological realism: A philosophical overview"<br />
<br />
* 11:30-12:00 EST, 17:30-18:00 CET<br />
Lars Vogt, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology (TIB), Germany<br />
<br />
"Boundaries and natural units"</div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_Assembly_2020_11&diff=815IAOA Assembly 2020 112020-11-09T09:21:57Z<p>Vieu: </p>
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<div>= [[IAOA]] Executive Council Election 2020 =<br />
This page comprises core information about the Executive Council Election 2020 of the International Assocation for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [https://iaoa.org], located in Bern, Switzerland. Updates of this page reflect the development as the election process proceeds.<br />
<br />
Nine (9) positions are open for election.<br />
<br />
'''Quick Reference:'''<br />
* '''[ [[#Events_and_Time-table|Events and Time-table]] ]'''<br />
* '''[ [[#List_of_Candidates|List of Candidates]] ]'''<br />
* '''[ [[#Election_Results|Election Results]] ]''' <br />
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'<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
<!--<br />
* [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-November/000370.html Announcement] (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process: November 26, 2018--><br />
* Announcement (by the IAOA President) of Assembly and Election Process<br />
* Candidature Phase -- Nomination and Discussion opens: October 28, 2020<br />
* Nomination closes: November 9, 2020<br />
* Candidates list published: Npvember 10, 2020<br />
* Campaigning by candidates: continues from November 10, 2020 upon completion of the nomination-verification-acceptance of a candidate <br />
* Campaigning and Discussion closes: November 16, 2020 <br />
* IAOA Assembly -- i.e., the 2020 IAOA ordinary assembly eBallot -- called to order (by the IAOA President): November 17, 2020<br />
<!-- <br />
* '''Ballot opens: 00:01, December 17, 2018 (CET)''' <br />
* '''Ballot closes: 23:59, December 20, 2018 (AoE = UTC-12)''' --><br />
* Announcement of election results: before or on November 27, 2020<br />
* New Executive Council takes office: January 1, 2021<br />
<br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
<br />
Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute as of Jun 23, 2016], as linked at [https://iaoa.org/index.php/about/statute-and-bylaws/], especially Art. 11 (Voting and Decisions), Art. 13 (Assembly) and Art. 14 (Executive Council).<br />
<br />
<br />
== Process Details ==<br />
<br />
=== Nomination: October 28 - November 9, 2020 ===<br />
<br />
* Starting from October 28, 2020 you can nominate and second any individual (excluding yourself) as a candidate for membership in the next IAOA Executive Council (EC). <br />
* While any person who is a current member of IAOA may nominate or second a nomination (excluding self), only an individual who is verified as an IAOA member may be a proper candidate to go on the ballot. <br />
* To make a nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> (if you are already an IAOA member) providing: <br />
** (A) your name/affiliation/email-address, <br />
** (B) the nominee's name/affiliation/email-address, and <br />
** (C) a citation stating why your nominee would make a good candidate for the IAOA EC. <br />
* To second the nomination, send an email to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> providing the name of the nominee you are seconding. <br />
* The individual making a nomination (and those who second the nomination) should be responsible for communicating with the nominee, see to it that the nominee meets the membership requirement, and get the nominee to send his/her acceptance (on the nomination, seconding, and candidacy) in writing to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* The nomination period closes at 23:59, November 9, 2020 (AoE = UTC-12). The list of candidates is published in completion on November 10, 2020. <br />
* Nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected if the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacant positions. In that case no ballot is required.<br />
<br />
=== Campaigning and discussion: November 10 - November 16, 2020 ===<br />
<br />
* Once a nominee has been verified to be a member of IAOA, and has accepted the nomination, and the nomination has been seconded, he/she should send to the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de> : <br />
** a brief "position statement" (between 200~250 words) describing his/her view on the Association, goals as Executive Committee (EC) member, activities they want to pursue if elected, ... etc. <br />
** this statement will accompany the candidate's listing when the list of all candidates on the ballot are published prior to voting <br />
* after that, the candidate can start his/her campaign activities on the [iaoa-member] mailing list <iaoa-member@ovgu.de>. <br />
* Candidates are encouraged to make position statements and plans they have if elected to the EC. <br />
* Other IAOA Members are invited to ask questions, seek clarifications on the candidates' plans etc. <br />
* Other items to be voted on by the Assembly might also be introduced and discussed during this period (in line with Art. 13 of the Statute). <br />
* The mailing list is not moderated for subscribers and IAOA members are encouraged to interact freely. <br />
* Campaigning and discussion will close on November 16, 2020 at 10:59 AoE = UTC-12 / 23:59 CET. <br />
<br />
=== Official start of the 2020 IAOA Assembly: November 17, 2020 ===<br />
<br />
* The President shall call the Assembly to order (virtually, in an email message) and points out the list of candidates that may be elected to the next IAOA Executive Council membership, along with any other items that will be on the (electronic) ballot. <br />
* All members are expected and asked to respond to this message by going to the voting page to confirm their presence at this virtual assembly (as the ballot outcome will be the stronger, the more members have participated, even although no quorum applies).<br />
* Any error or discrepancy found on the list of candidates (and other ballot items) should be reflected to the IAOA President and the Executive Council < iaoa - council [at] ovgu . de > on the same day for rectification.<br />
<br />
=== Ballot: November 17 - November 22, 2020 ===<br />
<br />
* IAOA members can vote online from 00:01, November 17 (CET) till 23:59, November 22, 2020 (AoE = UTC-12). <br />
* The web address and access details will be distributed before the opening of the ballot. <br />
* Each member can cast one vote on each topic. <br />
* A vote for the IAOA EC means the selection of up to 9 members from the list of candidates. <br />
* A vote for an item means the selection of one among the provided options for that item. <br />
* All votes are anonymous. <br />
* A member may cast his/her electronic vote by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and there to the Utilities area.<br />
** You will need your membership password to get into the voting site<br />
** If you have lost your password, you can request a new one via the "[https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?]" link on the login page to the Member Area.<br />
** If there is additional trouble with your authentication or membership, write < info [at] iaoa.org > for help.<br />
** Should you have any doubt or problem relating to this election, don't hesitate to contact the President Laure Vieu OR the Secretary Frank Loebe < secretary [at] iaoa . org ><br />
<br />
=== Voting outcome ===<br />
<br />
* Immediately after voting is closed at 23:59 November 22 (AoE), raw results of the votes shall be available by going to IAOA Member Area: https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ and then to the Utilities. <br />
** Note that these are only "raw" votes ... the official election and ballot outcome will need to be confirmed and will need to be announced later.<br />
* The 9 members that receive more votes among the candidates for the EC are elected and will join the new IAOA EC. <br />
* In case of a tie, the length of continuous membership by candidates in the Association will be taken into account, with longer membership ranking higher. If there is still a tie, then age will be used to break the tie, with younger candidates taking priority. <br />
* The members that are elected will join the new IAOA Executive Council and will take office on January 1, 2021. <br />
* Unless we run into complications (such as technical issues, etc.), the outcome of the voting will be officially announced to the [iaoa-member] mailing list by November 27, 2020. <br />
* Any and all reports of concern (including especially, complaint and/or objection) to the officially announced voting results should be brought to the attention of the Executive Council in writing (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>) within 48 hours of the official announcement. Each item of concern received will be individually and openly handled. Past this window, no further report of this nature on the matter will be considered. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Q & A and Clarifications ==<br />
<br />
* ... ''(to be added as they arise!)'' <br />
<br />
* Question: Since only IAOA members may vote, '''when''' (''before what date'') '''must I [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ join IAOA]''' to be able '''to vote in this Election'''? <br />
** Answer: ... '''PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS UP-TO-DATE''' as soon as possible.<br />
If you have not renewed your membership during 2020, then your membership has elapsed;<br />
please [https://iaoa.org/index.php/join/ apply for renewal] before making a nomination or otherwise participating in the election.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is quorum''' for the Assembly where this EC Election is held? Please also clarify ''when and how'' should members 'confirm their presence' in the Assembly so as to be properly recognized in the quorum count. <br />
** Answer: According to the IAOA Statute (Art. 13) the Assembly is validly constituted without a quorum, unless there are motions on Statute changes or the dissolution of the Association. Nevertheless, a high participation rate is very desirable! Your presence will be counted if you are a member of IAOA and you cast your electronic vote (''including abstentions!'') directly during the ballot period.<br />
<br />
* Question: '''What is the term of office''' for the newly elected IAOA Executive Council (EC)? <br />
** Answer: It will be 2 years, as recorded in Article 14 of the Statute. <br />
<br />
* Question: '''What should I do if I have questions''' (not covered here) or run into problems with the Election or voting process? <br />
** Answer: Just send a message to the Executive Council (via email to <iaoa - council @ ovgu . de>), stating clearly who you are, and what is the issue (please also provide some context where applicable) ... we will try to respond to you promptly.<br />
<br />
<br />
== List of Nominations ==<br />
(chronological order of nominations, within each entry chronological order of secondings)<br />
<br />
* Nov 03, 2020:<br />
** nominee: '''Laure Vieu''' (IRIT-CNRS, University of Toulouse, France and LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
*** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000609.html statement of acceptance] <br />
** nominator: Nicola Guarino ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000606.html message])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Anthony Cohn ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000607.html message])<br />
*** John Bateman ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000611.html message])<br />
*** Diego Calvanese ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000613.html message])<br />
*** Riichiro Mizoguchi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000618.html message])<br />
* Nov 03, 2020: current EC members who are ready to continue and '''pre-accepted''' their nomination in EC meeting n.251, held on Nov 02, 2020 (cf. [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000608.html message]):<br />
** nominees:<br />
*** '''Ken Baclawski''' (Northeastern University, Boston, USA)<br />
*** '''Oliver Kutz''' (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy)<br />
*** '''Frank Loebe''' (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
*** '''Fabian Neuhaus''' (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
*** '''Amanda Vizedom''' (Credit Suisse, Raleigh, North-Carolina, USA)<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000608.html message])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** John Bateman ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000611.html message])<br />
*** Diego Calvanese ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000613.html message])<br />
*** Paul Brandt ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000614.html message])<br />
*** Riichiro Mizoguchi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000618.html message])<br />
* Nov 03, 2020:<br />
** nominee: '''Torsten Hahmann''' (University of Maine, USA)<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000609.html message])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Anthony Cohn ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000610.html message])<br />
*** John Bateman ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000611.html message])<br />
*** Diego Calvanese ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000613.html message])<br />
*** Paul Brandt ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000614.html message])<br />
*** Riichiro Mizoguchi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000618.html message])<br />
* Nov 05, 2020:<br />
** nominee: '''Emilio Sanfilippo''' (LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
*** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000617.html statement of acceptance]<br />
** nominator: Roberta Ferrario ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000615.html message])<br />
** seconders:<br />
*** Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000616.html message])<br />
*** Riichiro Mizoguchi ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000618.html message])<br />
* Nov 06, 2020:<br />
** nominee: '''Megan Katsumi''' (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
** nominator: Laure Vieu ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000619.html message])<br />
** seconder: Frank Loebe ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-November/000620.html message])<br />
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<br />
== List of Candidates ==<br />
* [http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kenb/ Ken Baclawski] (Northeastern University, Boston, USA)<br />
* [https://umaine.edu/scis/people/torsten-hahmann/ Torsten Hahmann] (University of Maine, USA)<br />
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/megankatsumi Megan Katsumi] (University of Toronto, Canada)<br />
* [https://www.inf.unibz.it/~okutz/ Oliver Kutz] (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy)<br />
* [http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~loebe/ Frank Loebe] (University of Leipzig, Germany)<br />
* [http://iks.cs.ovgu.de/~fneuhaus/ Fabian Neuhaus] (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)<br />
* [http://www.emiliosanfilippo.it/ Emilio Sanfilippo] (LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
* [http://www.irit.fr/~Laure.Vieu/ Laure Vieu] (IRIT-CNRS, University of Toulouse, France and LOA, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy)<br />
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandavizedom Amanda Vizedom] (Credit Suisse, Raleigh, North-Carolina, USA)<br />
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<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
''< to appear >''<br />
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At the end of the nomination phase, on December 09, 2018, nine candidates had been nominated for nine positions. In accordance with Article VII, Section 4, of the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IAOA-ByLaws-V1.2.doc.pdf Bylaws of IAOA in Italy], also adopted for this election, the following rule becomes effective:<br />
"If the number of candidates is not larger than the number of vacancies, no ballot is required and the nominated candidates are deemed to have been elected."<br />
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Consequently, '''the list of candidates above constitutes the set of the new EC members for the period of 2019-2020'''.<br />
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This result has also been circulated on the [iaoa-member] mailing list by the current President, Michael Gruninger ([https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-December/000484.html message]).<br />
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Thanks to all who participated in the election, in one way or another!--><br />
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This page is maintained primarily by the Secretary of the Association (Frank Loebe).<br />
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Please do not edit or modify this page yourself; send any editing request to the Election Committee list or to any of the individuals named above.</div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_Assembly_2020_04&diff=783IAOA Assembly 2020 042020-04-29T09:44:57Z<p>Vieu: /* Process Details and Remarks */</p>
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<div>= IAOA Ordinary Assembly - April-May 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the IAOA Financial Report 2019. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 07 April 2020<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-April/000574.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list<br />
** [https://iaoa.org/index.php/2020/04/07/iaoa-first-2020-virtual-assembly-announcement/ news post] at the IAOA website<br />
* Publication of the '''[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2019.pdf IAOA Financial Report 2019]''' (ballot item): 16 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 16 April 2020, closes 23 Apr 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 28 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA President): '''29 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 29 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 06 May 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 08 May 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2019.pdf IAOA Financial Report 2019] ===<br />
The ballot concerns the IAOA Financial Report 2019 [1]. After preparation, the Report and the underlying books have been checked by the Board of Auditors. On 17 March 2020 the Executive Council had pre-approved the Financial Report (with pending minor editorial changes) and the Auditors Report (see below) was positive. With publication to the IAOA Membership, it can be examined and debated during the discussion phase of the ballot.<br />
<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2019.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2019.pdf]<br />
<br />
=== Auditors Report ===<br />
[as of April 08, 2020]<br />
<pre><br />
To Whom It May Concern,<br />
<br />
We have checked independently the account of the association<br />
IAOA Switzerland from 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31. The bill<br />
closes with expenses of 5,703.80 € and earnings 23,293.81 €,<br />
with a profit of 17,590.01 €. To the best of our knowledge,<br />
the balance shown in the balance sheet is consistent, and the<br />
accounting is clear and managed correctly.<br />
<br />
Approved: Megan Katsumi, IAOA Auditor<br />
Approved: Adrien Barton, IAOA Substitute Auditor<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
=== Informative Item: [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-ch-budget-2020.pdf IAOA Budget 2020] ===<br />
Though not part of the ballot, the IAOA Budget 2020 [2] is provided and can be subject to consideration during the discussion phase.<br />
<br />
[2] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-ch-budget-2020.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-ch-budget-2020.pdf]<br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']--><br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2019 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Notes:<br />
* The act of casting a vote constitutes a member's participation in the assembly.<br />
* Only voting "Yes" contributes to achieving the simple majority of favorable votes that constitutes approval of a ballot, while "Abstain" and "No" do not. In particular, also "Abstain" counts as a vote, but not as a favorable vote.<br />
<br />
Thanks!<br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]<!--<br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 17<br />
** Number of members as of 10 April 2019: 72<br />
** '''Participation rate: 23.6%''':<br />
* Ballot on the 2018 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 16 (94.1%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 1 (5.9%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2018 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 94.1%''' by the participants., as officially announced by the President on 2019-04-20, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--><br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
* Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute], especially Clauses "13. Assembly" and "11. Voting and Decisions".<br />
* In effect, '''no quorum applies''' and there must be '''more "Yes" than "No" votes in order to approve''' the Financial Report (and the Auditors Report).<br />
* If you would like to '''vote by proxy''', please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <secretary[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
<br />
<blockquote>It is the responsibility of the Assembly: [...] To approve the annual financial report and the report of the auditors; [...]. The Assembly approves motions on Statute changes and the dissolution of the Association by qualified majority, all other decisions are made by '''simple majority'''.<br /><br />
(''excerpt of Clause 13.'')</blockquote><br />
<br />
<blockquote>By default, ballots on motions have the voting options "Yes", "No" and "Abstain". For such ballots the following definitions apply.<br />
A simple majority is reached if there are more "Yes" than "No" votes, disregarding the number of abstentions.<br />
A qualified majority is reached if at least two thirds of all casted votes are "Yes".<br />
In ballots of the Assembly, there is '''no quorum for motions that require a simple majority''' and<br />
motions that require a qualified majority have a quorum of 30% of all personal members.<br />
All ballots of the Executive Council, [...]."<br /><br />
(''excerpt of Clause 11.'')</blockquote></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_Assembly_2020_04&diff=782IAOA Assembly 2020 042020-04-29T09:43:50Z<p>Vieu: /* Process Details and Remarks */</p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA Ordinary Assembly - April-May 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the IAOA Financial Report 2019. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 07 April 2020<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-April/000574.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list<br />
** [https://iaoa.org/index.php/2020/04/07/iaoa-first-2020-virtual-assembly-announcement/ news post] at the IAOA website<br />
* Publication of the '''[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2019.pdf IAOA Financial Report 2019]''' (ballot item): 16 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 16 April 2020, closes 23 Apr 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 28 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA President): '''29 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 29 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 06 May 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 08 May 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2019.pdf IAOA Financial Report 2019] ===<br />
The ballot concerns the IAOA Financial Report 2019 [1]. After preparation, the Report and the underlying books have been checked by the Board of Auditors. On 17 March 2020 the Executive Council had pre-approved the Financial Report (with pending minor editorial changes) and the Auditors Report (see below) was positive. With publication to the IAOA Membership, it can be examined and debated during the discussion phase of the ballot.<br />
<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2019.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2019.pdf]<br />
<br />
=== Auditors Report ===<br />
[as of April 08, 2020]<br />
<pre><br />
To Whom It May Concern,<br />
<br />
We have checked independently the account of the association<br />
IAOA Switzerland from 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31. The bill<br />
closes with expenses of 5,703.80 € and earnings 23,293.81 €,<br />
with a profit of 17,590.01 €. To the best of our knowledge,<br />
the balance shown in the balance sheet is consistent, and the<br />
accounting is clear and managed correctly.<br />
<br />
Approved: Megan Katsumi, IAOA Auditor<br />
Approved: Adrien Barton, IAOA Substitute Auditor<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
=== Informative Item: [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-ch-budget-2020.pdf IAOA Budget 2020] ===<br />
Though not part of the ballot, the IAOA Budget 2020 [2] is provided and can be subject to consideration during the discussion phase.<br />
<br />
[2] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-ch-budget-2020.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-ch-budget-2020.pdf]<br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']--><br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2019 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Notes:<br />
#* The act of casting a vote constitutes a member's participation in the assembly.<br />
#* Only voting "Yes" contributes to achieving the simple majority of favorable votes that constitutes approval of a ballot, while "Abstain" and "No" do not. In particular, also "Abstain" counts as a vote, but not as a favorable vote.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks!<br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]<!--<br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 17<br />
** Number of members as of 10 April 2019: 72<br />
** '''Participation rate: 23.6%''':<br />
* Ballot on the 2018 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 16 (94.1%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 1 (5.9%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2018 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 94.1%''' by the participants., as officially announced by the President on 2019-04-20, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--><br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
* Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute], especially Clauses "13. Assembly" and "11. Voting and Decisions".<br />
* In effect, '''no quorum applies''' and there must be '''more "Yes" than "No" votes in order to approve''' the Financial Report (and the Auditors Report).<br />
* If you would like to '''vote by proxy''', please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <secretary[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
<br />
<blockquote>It is the responsibility of the Assembly: [...] To approve the annual financial report and the report of the auditors; [...]. The Assembly approves motions on Statute changes and the dissolution of the Association by qualified majority, all other decisions are made by '''simple majority'''.<br /><br />
(''excerpt of Clause 13.'')</blockquote><br />
<br />
<blockquote>By default, ballots on motions have the voting options "Yes", "No" and "Abstain". For such ballots the following definitions apply.<br />
A simple majority is reached if there are more "Yes" than "No" votes, disregarding the number of abstentions.<br />
A qualified majority is reached if at least two thirds of all casted votes are "Yes".<br />
In ballots of the Assembly, there is '''no quorum for motions that require a simple majority''' and<br />
motions that require a qualified majority have a quorum of 30% of all personal members.<br />
All ballots of the Executive Council, [...]."<br /><br />
(''excerpt of Clause 11.'')</blockquote></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_IT_Assembly_2020_04&diff=778IAOA IT Assembly 2020 042020-04-21T14:45:14Z<p>Vieu: /* Results of the Ballot */</p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA-IT Ordinary Assembly - April 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA-IT membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 27 March 2020<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2020-March/000010.html announcement message] at IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
** [https://italy.iaoa.org/news/ news] post ("IAOA Italy 1st 2020 General Assembly") at the IAOA Italy website<br />
* Publication of the '''[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf Financial Report 2019] of IAOA Italy''' (ballot item): 07 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 27 March 2020, closes 09 April 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 14 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA-IT President): '''15 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 15 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 17 April 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><!--<br />
* '''Quorum was missed''' during the first ballot, counting '''10 participants''', whereas 13 were required due to a membership count of 23 on 09 April 2019.<br />
* IAOA Assembly, 2nd call (by the IAOA President): 13 April 2019<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 13 April 2019''' 00:00:00 (UTC-12)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 16 April 2019''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2019-April/000005.html announcement message] at the IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 24 April 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT] ===<br />
<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf]<br />
<br />
=== Terms of Reference ===<br />
Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IAOA-Statute2012-approved.pdf IAOA-IT Statute] (especially Clause 18 regarding "Assembly" of the Association).<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
At the first call the Assembly is validly constituted by the presence of half plus one of the Members; if such required quorum is not met, then at a second subsequent call, the Assembly is validly constituted with any number of Members present. Every Member has the right to vote and may vote directly or via proxy assigned to another Member by following the procedure in the Association’s Bylaws. No more than two proxies per member may be accepted. The Assembly approves motions with the favourable vote of a simple majority of the members in attendance with the exception of the cases explicitly established in this Statute and in the Association's Bylaws.<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
* quorum<br />
** we will need the participation of 50%+1 members in this Assembly to have quorum<br />
<!--** with 25 active IAOA Italy members as of 09 Apr 2019, the '''quorum''' is (23/2)+1 = '''13 ballot participants'''--><br />
** the act of casting a ballot (with "Yes", "No" or "Abstain") will constitute a member's participation in the Assembly. Therefore, the total number of votes will be used to qualify whether we have a quorum.<br />
** should a second call become necessary, votes cast during the first call are transferred to the second one, i.e., voting does not need to be repeated<br />
* if you would like to vote by proxy, please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <iaoa-italy[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
* approval<br />
** approval of the motion here is constituted by a favorable vote of a '''simple majority of the members in attendance'''<br />
** note that only voting "Yes" can contribute to achieving that simple majority of favorable votes that constitutes approval of a ballot, while "Abstain" and "No" do not.<br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<!--<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===--><br />
We are using this year the [[balotilo.org]] voting system (a non-profit initiative, guaranteeing privacy and the secrecy of votes).<br />
<br />
You will receive a personal message sent by the system, with a personal link that you can use to vote. The same link will allow you to see the results and to check that your vote has been taken into account with the control key you will receive.<br />
<br />
Please note that the closing date as set in the voting system is the end of the election extension (April 22d), in case the quorum is not met. This prevents loosing the votes if an extension is needed (such that no one must vote again). Nevertheless, '''please do vote by April 17!''' <br />
<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']<br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2018 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Thanks!--><br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]--><br />
Ballot closed on April 17 2020 23:59 UTC-12<br />
<br />
Reference: [https://www.balotilo.org/consultations/32969/results]<br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 14<br />
** Number of members as of 14 April 2020: 25<br />
** '''Participation rate: 56%'''<br />
** Quorum: 13 (50%+1)<br />
* Ballot on the 2019 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 14 (100%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 0 (0%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2019 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 100%''' by the participants. <!--as officially announced by the President on 2020-04-XX, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_IT_Assembly_2020_04&diff=777IAOA IT Assembly 2020 042020-04-21T14:44:50Z<p>Vieu: /* Results of the Ballot */</p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA-IT Ordinary Assembly - April 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA-IT membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 27 March 2020<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2020-March/000010.html announcement message] at IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
** [https://italy.iaoa.org/news/ news] post ("IAOA Italy 1st 2020 General Assembly") at the IAOA Italy website<br />
* Publication of the '''[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf Financial Report 2019] of IAOA Italy''' (ballot item): 07 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 27 March 2020, closes 09 April 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 14 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA-IT President): '''15 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 15 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 17 April 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><!--<br />
* '''Quorum was missed''' during the first ballot, counting '''10 participants''', whereas 13 were required due to a membership count of 23 on 09 April 2019.<br />
* IAOA Assembly, 2nd call (by the IAOA President): 13 April 2019<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 13 April 2019''' 00:00:00 (UTC-12)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 16 April 2019''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2019-April/000005.html announcement message] at the IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 24 April 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT] ===<br />
<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf]<br />
<br />
=== Terms of Reference ===<br />
Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IAOA-Statute2012-approved.pdf IAOA-IT Statute] (especially Clause 18 regarding "Assembly" of the Association).<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
At the first call the Assembly is validly constituted by the presence of half plus one of the Members; if such required quorum is not met, then at a second subsequent call, the Assembly is validly constituted with any number of Members present. Every Member has the right to vote and may vote directly or via proxy assigned to another Member by following the procedure in the Association’s Bylaws. No more than two proxies per member may be accepted. The Assembly approves motions with the favourable vote of a simple majority of the members in attendance with the exception of the cases explicitly established in this Statute and in the Association's Bylaws.<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
* quorum<br />
** we will need the participation of 50%+1 members in this Assembly to have quorum<br />
<!--** with 25 active IAOA Italy members as of 09 Apr 2019, the '''quorum''' is (23/2)+1 = '''13 ballot participants'''--><br />
** the act of casting a ballot (with "Yes", "No" or "Abstain") will constitute a member's participation in the Assembly. Therefore, the total number of votes will be used to qualify whether we have a quorum.<br />
** should a second call become necessary, votes cast during the first call are transferred to the second one, i.e., voting does not need to be repeated<br />
* if you would like to vote by proxy, please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <iaoa-italy[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
* approval<br />
** approval of the motion here is constituted by a favorable vote of a '''simple majority of the members in attendance'''<br />
** note that only voting "Yes" can contribute to achieving that simple majority of favorable votes that constitutes approval of a ballot, while "Abstain" and "No" do not.<br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<!--<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===--><br />
We are using this year the [[balotilo.org]] voting system (a non-profit initiative, guaranteeing privacy and the secrecy of votes).<br />
<br />
You will receive a personal message sent by the system, with a personal link that you can use to vote. The same link will allow you to see the results and to check that your vote has been taken into account with the control key you will receive.<br />
<br />
Please note that the closing date as set in the voting system is the end of the election extension (April 22d), in case the quorum is not met. This prevents loosing the votes if an extension is needed (such that no one must vote again). Nevertheless, '''please do vote by April 17!''' <br />
<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']<br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2018 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Thanks!--><br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]--><br />
Ballot closed on April 17 23:59 UTC-12<br />
<br />
Reference: [https://www.balotilo.org/consultations/32969/results]<br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 14<br />
** Number of members as of 14 April 2020: 25<br />
** '''Participation rate: 56%'''<br />
** Quorum: 13 (50%+1)<br />
* Ballot on the 2019 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 14 (100%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 0 (0%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2019 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 100%''' by the participants. <!--as officially announced by the President on 2020-04-XX, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_IT_Assembly_2020_04&diff=776IAOA IT Assembly 2020 042020-04-21T14:44:06Z<p>Vieu: /* Results of the Ballot */</p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA-IT Ordinary Assembly - April 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA-IT membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 27 March 2020<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2020-March/000010.html announcement message] at IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
** [https://italy.iaoa.org/news/ news] post ("IAOA Italy 1st 2020 General Assembly") at the IAOA Italy website<br />
* Publication of the '''[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf Financial Report 2019] of IAOA Italy''' (ballot item): 07 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 27 March 2020, closes 09 April 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 14 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA-IT President): '''15 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 15 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 17 April 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><!--<br />
* '''Quorum was missed''' during the first ballot, counting '''10 participants''', whereas 13 were required due to a membership count of 23 on 09 April 2019.<br />
* IAOA Assembly, 2nd call (by the IAOA President): 13 April 2019<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 13 April 2019''' 00:00:00 (UTC-12)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 16 April 2019''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2019-April/000005.html announcement message] at the IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 24 April 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT] ===<br />
<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf]<br />
<br />
=== Terms of Reference ===<br />
Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IAOA-Statute2012-approved.pdf IAOA-IT Statute] (especially Clause 18 regarding "Assembly" of the Association).<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
At the first call the Assembly is validly constituted by the presence of half plus one of the Members; if such required quorum is not met, then at a second subsequent call, the Assembly is validly constituted with any number of Members present. Every Member has the right to vote and may vote directly or via proxy assigned to another Member by following the procedure in the Association’s Bylaws. No more than two proxies per member may be accepted. The Assembly approves motions with the favourable vote of a simple majority of the members in attendance with the exception of the cases explicitly established in this Statute and in the Association's Bylaws.<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
* quorum<br />
** we will need the participation of 50%+1 members in this Assembly to have quorum<br />
<!--** with 25 active IAOA Italy members as of 09 Apr 2019, the '''quorum''' is (23/2)+1 = '''13 ballot participants'''--><br />
** the act of casting a ballot (with "Yes", "No" or "Abstain") will constitute a member's participation in the Assembly. Therefore, the total number of votes will be used to qualify whether we have a quorum.<br />
** should a second call become necessary, votes cast during the first call are transferred to the second one, i.e., voting does not need to be repeated<br />
* if you would like to vote by proxy, please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <iaoa-italy[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
* approval<br />
** approval of the motion here is constituted by a favorable vote of a '''simple majority of the members in attendance'''<br />
** note that only voting "Yes" can contribute to achieving that simple majority of favorable votes that constitutes approval of a ballot, while "Abstain" and "No" do not.<br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<!--<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===--><br />
We are using this year the [[balotilo.org]] voting system (a non-profit initiative, guaranteeing privacy and the secrecy of votes).<br />
<br />
You will receive a personal message sent by the system, with a personal link that you can use to vote. The same link will allow you to see the results and to check that your vote has been taken into account with the control key you will receive.<br />
<br />
Please note that the closing date as set in the voting system is the end of the election extension (April 22d), in case the quorum is not met. This prevents loosing the votes if an extension is needed (such that no one must vote again). Nevertheless, '''please do vote by April 17!''' <br />
<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']<br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2018 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Thanks!--><br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]--><br />
Ballot closed on April 17 12:00 AM UTC-12<br />
<br />
Reference: [https://www.balotilo.org/consultations/32969/results]<br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 14<br />
** Number of members as of 14 April 2020: 25<br />
** '''Participation rate: 56%'''<br />
** Quorum: 13 (50%+1)<br />
* Ballot on the 2019 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 14 (100%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 0 (0%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2019 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 100%''' by the participants. <!--as officially announced by the President on 2020-04-XX, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_IT_Assembly_2020_04&diff=775IAOA IT Assembly 2020 042020-04-21T14:43:51Z<p>Vieu: /* Results of the Ballot */</p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA-IT Ordinary Assembly - April 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA-IT membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 27 March 2020<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2020-March/000010.html announcement message] at IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
** [https://italy.iaoa.org/news/ news] post ("IAOA Italy 1st 2020 General Assembly") at the IAOA Italy website<br />
* Publication of the '''[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf Financial Report 2019] of IAOA Italy''' (ballot item): 07 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 27 March 2020, closes 09 April 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 14 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA-IT President): '''15 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 15 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 17 April 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><!--<br />
* '''Quorum was missed''' during the first ballot, counting '''10 participants''', whereas 13 were required due to a membership count of 23 on 09 April 2019.<br />
* IAOA Assembly, 2nd call (by the IAOA President): 13 April 2019<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 13 April 2019''' 00:00:00 (UTC-12)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 16 April 2019''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2019-April/000005.html announcement message] at the IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 24 April 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT] ===<br />
<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf]<br />
<br />
=== Terms of Reference ===<br />
Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IAOA-Statute2012-approved.pdf IAOA-IT Statute] (especially Clause 18 regarding "Assembly" of the Association).<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
At the first call the Assembly is validly constituted by the presence of half plus one of the Members; if such required quorum is not met, then at a second subsequent call, the Assembly is validly constituted with any number of Members present. Every Member has the right to vote and may vote directly or via proxy assigned to another Member by following the procedure in the Association’s Bylaws. No more than two proxies per member may be accepted. The Assembly approves motions with the favourable vote of a simple majority of the members in attendance with the exception of the cases explicitly established in this Statute and in the Association's Bylaws.<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
* quorum<br />
** we will need the participation of 50%+1 members in this Assembly to have quorum<br />
<!--** with 25 active IAOA Italy members as of 09 Apr 2019, the '''quorum''' is (23/2)+1 = '''13 ballot participants'''--><br />
** the act of casting a ballot (with "Yes", "No" or "Abstain") will constitute a member's participation in the Assembly. Therefore, the total number of votes will be used to qualify whether we have a quorum.<br />
** should a second call become necessary, votes cast during the first call are transferred to the second one, i.e., voting does not need to be repeated<br />
* if you would like to vote by proxy, please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <iaoa-italy[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
* approval<br />
** approval of the motion here is constituted by a favorable vote of a '''simple majority of the members in attendance'''<br />
** note that only voting "Yes" can contribute to achieving that simple majority of favorable votes that constitutes approval of a ballot, while "Abstain" and "No" do not.<br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<!--<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===--><br />
We are using this year the [[balotilo.org]] voting system (a non-profit initiative, guaranteeing privacy and the secrecy of votes).<br />
<br />
You will receive a personal message sent by the system, with a personal link that you can use to vote. The same link will allow you to see the results and to check that your vote has been taken into account with the control key you will receive.<br />
<br />
Please note that the closing date as set in the voting system is the end of the election extension (April 22d), in case the quorum is not met. This prevents loosing the votes if an extension is needed (such that no one must vote again). Nevertheless, '''please do vote by April 17!''' <br />
<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']<br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2018 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Thanks!--><br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]--><br />
Ballot closed on April 17 12:00 AM UTC-12<br />
Reference: [https://www.balotilo.org/consultations/32969/results]<br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 14<br />
** Number of members as of 14 April 2020: 25<br />
** '''Participation rate: 56%'''<br />
** Quorum: 13 (50%+1)<br />
* Ballot on the 2019 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 14 (100%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 0 (0%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2019 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 100%''' by the participants. <!--as officially announced by the President on 2020-04-XX, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_IT_Assembly_2020_04&diff=774IAOA IT Assembly 2020 042020-04-21T14:41:32Z<p>Vieu: /* Results of the Ballot */</p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA-IT Ordinary Assembly - April 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA-IT membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 27 March 2020<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2020-March/000010.html announcement message] at IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
** [https://italy.iaoa.org/news/ news] post ("IAOA Italy 1st 2020 General Assembly") at the IAOA Italy website<br />
* Publication of the '''[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf Financial Report 2019] of IAOA Italy''' (ballot item): 07 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 27 March 2020, closes 09 April 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 14 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA-IT President): '''15 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 15 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 17 April 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><!--<br />
* '''Quorum was missed''' during the first ballot, counting '''10 participants''', whereas 13 were required due to a membership count of 23 on 09 April 2019.<br />
* IAOA Assembly, 2nd call (by the IAOA President): 13 April 2019<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 13 April 2019''' 00:00:00 (UTC-12)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 16 April 2019''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2019-April/000005.html announcement message] at the IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 24 April 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT] ===<br />
<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf]<br />
<br />
=== Terms of Reference ===<br />
Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IAOA-Statute2012-approved.pdf IAOA-IT Statute] (especially Clause 18 regarding "Assembly" of the Association).<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
At the first call the Assembly is validly constituted by the presence of half plus one of the Members; if such required quorum is not met, then at a second subsequent call, the Assembly is validly constituted with any number of Members present. Every Member has the right to vote and may vote directly or via proxy assigned to another Member by following the procedure in the Association’s Bylaws. No more than two proxies per member may be accepted. The Assembly approves motions with the favourable vote of a simple majority of the members in attendance with the exception of the cases explicitly established in this Statute and in the Association's Bylaws.<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
* quorum<br />
** we will need the participation of 50%+1 members in this Assembly to have quorum<br />
<!--** with 25 active IAOA Italy members as of 09 Apr 2019, the '''quorum''' is (23/2)+1 = '''13 ballot participants'''--><br />
** the act of casting a ballot (with "Yes", "No" or "Abstain") will constitute a member's participation in the Assembly. Therefore, the total number of votes will be used to qualify whether we have a quorum.<br />
** should a second call become necessary, votes cast during the first call are transferred to the second one, i.e., voting does not need to be repeated<br />
* if you would like to vote by proxy, please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <iaoa-italy[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
* approval<br />
** approval of the motion here is constituted by a favorable vote of a '''simple majority of the members in attendance'''<br />
** note that only voting "Yes" can contribute to achieving that simple majority of favorable votes that constitutes approval of a ballot, while "Abstain" and "No" do not.<br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<!--<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===--><br />
We are using this year the [[balotilo.org]] voting system (a non-profit initiative, guaranteeing privacy and the secrecy of votes).<br />
<br />
You will receive a personal message sent by the system, with a personal link that you can use to vote. The same link will allow you to see the results and to check that your vote has been taken into account with the control key you will receive.<br />
<br />
Please note that the closing date as set in the voting system is the end of the election extension (April 22d), in case the quorum is not met. This prevents loosing the votes if an extension is needed (such that no one must vote again). Nevertheless, '''please do vote by April 17!''' <br />
<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']<br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2018 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Thanks!--><br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
[https://www.balotilo.org/consultations/32969/results]<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]--><br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 14<br />
** Number of members as of 14 April 2020: 25<br />
** '''Participation rate: 56%'''<br />
** Quorum: 13 (50%+1)<br />
* Ballot on the 2019 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 14 (100%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 0 (0%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2019 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 100%''' by the participants. <!--as officially announced by the President on 2020-04-XX, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_IT_Assembly_2020_04&diff=773IAOA IT Assembly 2020 042020-04-21T14:40:33Z<p>Vieu: /* Results of the Ballot */</p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA-IT Ordinary Assembly - April 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA-IT membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 27 March 2020<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2020-March/000010.html announcement message] at IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
** [https://italy.iaoa.org/news/ news] post ("IAOA Italy 1st 2020 General Assembly") at the IAOA Italy website<br />
* Publication of the '''[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf Financial Report 2019] of IAOA Italy''' (ballot item): 07 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 27 March 2020, closes 09 April 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 14 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA-IT President): '''15 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 15 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 17 April 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><!--<br />
* '''Quorum was missed''' during the first ballot, counting '''10 participants''', whereas 13 were required due to a membership count of 23 on 09 April 2019.<br />
* IAOA Assembly, 2nd call (by the IAOA President): 13 April 2019<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 13 April 2019''' 00:00:00 (UTC-12)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 16 April 2019''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2019-April/000005.html announcement message] at the IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 24 April 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT] ===<br />
<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf]<br />
<br />
=== Terms of Reference ===<br />
Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IAOA-Statute2012-approved.pdf IAOA-IT Statute] (especially Clause 18 regarding "Assembly" of the Association).<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
At the first call the Assembly is validly constituted by the presence of half plus one of the Members; if such required quorum is not met, then at a second subsequent call, the Assembly is validly constituted with any number of Members present. Every Member has the right to vote and may vote directly or via proxy assigned to another Member by following the procedure in the Association’s Bylaws. No more than two proxies per member may be accepted. The Assembly approves motions with the favourable vote of a simple majority of the members in attendance with the exception of the cases explicitly established in this Statute and in the Association's Bylaws.<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
* quorum<br />
** we will need the participation of 50%+1 members in this Assembly to have quorum<br />
<!--** with 25 active IAOA Italy members as of 09 Apr 2019, the '''quorum''' is (23/2)+1 = '''13 ballot participants'''--><br />
** the act of casting a ballot (with "Yes", "No" or "Abstain") will constitute a member's participation in the Assembly. Therefore, the total number of votes will be used to qualify whether we have a quorum.<br />
** should a second call become necessary, votes cast during the first call are transferred to the second one, i.e., voting does not need to be repeated<br />
* if you would like to vote by proxy, please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <iaoa-italy[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
* approval<br />
** approval of the motion here is constituted by a favorable vote of a '''simple majority of the members in attendance'''<br />
** note that only voting "Yes" can contribute to achieving that simple majority of favorable votes that constitutes approval of a ballot, while "Abstain" and "No" do not.<br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<!--<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===--><br />
We are using this year the [[balotilo.org]] voting system (a non-profit initiative, guaranteeing privacy and the secrecy of votes).<br />
<br />
You will receive a personal message sent by the system, with a personal link that you can use to vote. The same link will allow you to see the results and to check that your vote has been taken into account with the control key you will receive.<br />
<br />
Please note that the closing date as set in the voting system is the end of the election extension (April 22d), in case the quorum is not met. This prevents loosing the votes if an extension is needed (such that no one must vote again). Nevertheless, '''please do vote by April 17!''' <br />
<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']<br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2018 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Thanks!--><br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
[https://www.balotilo.org/consultations/32969/results]<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]--><br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 14<br />
** Number of members as of 16 April 2020: 25<br />
** '''Participation rate: 56%'''<br />
** Quorum: 13 (50%+1)<br />
* Ballot on the 2019 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 14 (100%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 0 (0%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2019 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 100%''' by the participants. <!--as officially announced by the President on 2020-04-XX, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_IT_Assembly_2020_04&diff=772IAOA IT Assembly 2020 042020-04-18T12:29:14Z<p>Vieu: /* Results of the Ballot */</p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA-IT Ordinary Assembly - April 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA-IT membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 27 March 2020<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2020-March/000010.html announcement message] at IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
** [https://italy.iaoa.org/news/ news] post ("IAOA Italy 1st 2020 General Assembly") at the IAOA Italy website<br />
* Publication of the '''[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf Financial Report 2019] of IAOA Italy''' (ballot item): 07 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 27 March 2020, closes 09 April 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 14 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA-IT President): '''15 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 15 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 17 April 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><!--<br />
* '''Quorum was missed''' during the first ballot, counting '''10 participants''', whereas 13 were required due to a membership count of 23 on 09 April 2019.<br />
* IAOA Assembly, 2nd call (by the IAOA President): 13 April 2019<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 13 April 2019''' 00:00:00 (UTC-12)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 16 April 2019''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2019-April/000005.html announcement message] at the IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 24 April 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT] ===<br />
<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf]<br />
<br />
=== Terms of Reference ===<br />
Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IAOA-Statute2012-approved.pdf IAOA-IT Statute] (especially Clause 18 regarding "Assembly" of the Association).<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
At the first call the Assembly is validly constituted by the presence of half plus one of the Members; if such required quorum is not met, then at a second subsequent call, the Assembly is validly constituted with any number of Members present. Every Member has the right to vote and may vote directly or via proxy assigned to another Member by following the procedure in the Association’s Bylaws. No more than two proxies per member may be accepted. The Assembly approves motions with the favourable vote of a simple majority of the members in attendance with the exception of the cases explicitly established in this Statute and in the Association's Bylaws.<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
* quorum<br />
** we will need the participation of 50%+1 members in this Assembly to have quorum<br />
<!--** with 25 active IAOA Italy members as of 09 Apr 2019, the '''quorum''' is (23/2)+1 = '''13 ballot participants'''--><br />
** the act of casting a ballot (with "Yes", "No" or "Abstain") will constitute a member's participation in the Assembly. Therefore, the total number of votes will be used to qualify whether we have a quorum.<br />
** should a second call become necessary, votes cast during the first call are transferred to the second one, i.e., voting does not need to be repeated<br />
* if you would like to vote by proxy, please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <iaoa-italy[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
* approval<br />
** approval of the motion here is constituted by a favorable vote of a '''simple majority of the members in attendance'''<br />
** note that only voting "Yes" can contribute to achieving that simple majority of favorable votes that constitutes approval of a ballot, while "Abstain" and "No" do not.<br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<!--<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===--><br />
We are using this year the [[balotilo.org]] voting system (a non-profit initiative, guaranteeing privacy and the secrecy of votes).<br />
<br />
You will receive a personal message sent by the system, with a personal link that you can use to vote. The same link will allow you to see the results and to check that your vote has been taken into account with the control key you will receive.<br />
<br />
Please note that the closing date as set in the voting system is the end of the election extension (April 22d), in case the quorum is not met. This prevents loosing the votes if an extension is needed (such that no one must vote again). Nevertheless, '''please do vote by April 17!''' <br />
<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']<br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2018 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Thanks!--><br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
[https://www.balotilo.org/consultations/32969/results]<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]<br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 14<br />
** Number of members as of 16 April 2020: 25<br />
** '''Participation rate: 56%''':<br />
* Ballot on the 2019 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 14 (100%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 0 (0%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2019 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 100%''' by the participants, as officially announced by the President on 2020-04-XX, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_Assembly_2020_04&diff=770IAOA Assembly 2020 042020-04-17T15:34:11Z<p>Vieu: /* Auditors Report */</p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA Ordinary Assembly - April-May 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the IAOA Financial Report 2019. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 07 April 2020<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2020-April/000574.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list<br />
** [https://iaoa.org/index.php/2020/04/07/iaoa-first-2020-virtual-assembly-announcement/ news post] at the IAOA website<br />
* Publication of the '''[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2019.pdf IAOA Financial Report 2019]''' (ballot item): 16 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 16 April 2020, closes 23 Apr 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 28 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA President): '''29 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 29 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 06 May 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 08 May 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: <!--[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf -->IAOA Financial Report 2019<!--]--> ===<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be published'']<br />
<!--The ballot concerns the IAOA Financial Report 2019 [1]. After preparation, the Report and the underlying books have been checked by the Board of Auditors. The Auditors Report (see below) was positive, such that the Executive Council decided on 18 March 2019 to approve the Financial Report (with pending layout modifications) for publication to the IAOA Membership, by which it can be examined and debated during the discussion phase of the ballot.<br />
<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf]--><br />
<br />
=== Auditors Report ===<br />
[as of April 8, 2020]<br />
<pre><br />
To Whom It May Concern,<br />
<br />
We have checked independently the account of the association IAOA Switzerland from 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31. The bill closes with expenses of 5,703.80e and earnings 23,293.81e, with a profit of 17,590.01€. To the best of our knowledge, the balance shown in the balance sheet is consistent, and the accounting is clear and managed correctly.<br />
<br />
Megan Katsumi, IAOA Auditor<br />
Adrien Barton, IAOA Substitute Auditor<br />
<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']<!--<br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2018 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Thanks!--><br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]<!--<br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 17<br />
** Number of members as of 10 April 2019: 72<br />
** '''Participation rate: 23.6%''':<br />
* Ballot on the 2018 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 16 (94.1%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 1 (5.9%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2018 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 94.1%''' by the participants., as officially announced by the President on 2019-04-20, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--><br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
* Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute], especially Clauses "13. Assembly" and "11. Voting and Decisions".<br />
* In effect, '''no quorum applies''' and there must be '''more "Yes" than "No" votes in order to approve''' the Financial Report (and the Auditors Report).<br />
* If you would like to '''vote by proxy''', please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <secretary[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
<br />
<blockquote>It is the responsibility of the Assembly: [...] To approve the annual financial report and the report of the auditors; [...]. The Assembly approves motions on Statute changes and the dissolution of the Association by qualified majority, all other decisions are made by '''simple majority'''.<br /><br />
(''excerpt of Clause 13.'')</blockquote><br />
<br />
<blockquote>By default, ballots on motions have the voting options "Yes", "No" and "Abstain". For such ballots the following definitions apply.<br />
A simple majority is reached if there are more "Yes" than "No" votes, disregarding the number of abstentions.<br />
A qualified majority is reached if at least two thirds of all casted votes are "Yes".<br />
In ballots of the Assembly, there is '''no quorum for motions that require a simple majority''' and<br />
motions that require a qualified majority have a quorum of 30% of all personal members.<br />
All ballots of the Executive Council, [...]."<br /><br />
(''excerpt of Clause 11.'')</blockquote></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_IT_Assembly_2020_04&diff=768IAOA IT Assembly 2020 042020-04-15T14:27:48Z<p>Vieu: </p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA-IT Ordinary Assembly - April 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA-IT membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 27 March 2020<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2020-March/000010.html announcement message] at IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
** [https://italy.iaoa.org/news/ news] post ("IAOA Italy 1st 2020 General Assembly") at the IAOA Italy website<br />
* Publication of the '''[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf Financial Report 2019] of IAOA Italy''' (ballot item): 07 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 27 March 2020, closes 09 April 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 14 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA-IT President): '''15 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 15 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 17 April 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><!--<br />
* '''Quorum was missed''' during the first ballot, counting '''10 participants''', whereas 13 were required due to a membership count of 23 on 09 April 2019.<br />
* IAOA Assembly, 2nd call (by the IAOA President): 13 April 2019<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 13 April 2019''' 00:00:00 (UTC-12)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 16 April 2019''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2019-April/000005.html announcement message] at the IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 24 April 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT] ===<br />
<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf]<br />
<br />
=== Terms of Reference ===<br />
Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IAOA-Statute2012-approved.pdf IAOA-IT Statute] (especially Clause 18 regarding "Assembly" of the Association).<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
At the first call the Assembly is validly constituted by the presence of half plus one of the Members; if such required quorum is not met, then at a second subsequent call, the Assembly is validly constituted with any number of Members present. Every Member has the right to vote and may vote directly or via proxy assigned to another Member by following the procedure in the Association’s Bylaws. No more than two proxies per member may be accepted. The Assembly approves motions with the favourable vote of a simple majority of the members in attendance with the exception of the cases explicitly established in this Statute and in the Association's Bylaws.<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
* quorum<br />
** we will need the participation of 50%+1 members in this Assembly to have quorum<br />
<!--** with 25 active IAOA Italy members as of 09 Apr 2019, the '''quorum''' is (23/2)+1 = '''13 ballot participants'''--><br />
** the act of casting a ballot (with "Yes", "No" or "Abstain") will constitute a member's participation in the Assembly. Therefore, the total number of votes will be used to qualify whether we have a quorum.<br />
** should a second call become necessary, votes cast during the first call are transferred to the second one, i.e., voting does not need to be repeated<br />
* if you would like to vote by proxy, please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <iaoa-italy[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
* approval<br />
** approval of the motion here is constituted by a favorable vote of a '''simple majority of the members in attendance'''<br />
** note that only voting "Yes" can contribute to achieving that simple majority of favorable votes that constitutes approval of a ballot, while "Abstain" and "No" do not.<br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<!--<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===--><br />
We are using this year the [[balotilo.org]] voting system (a non-profit initiative, guaranteeing privacy and the secrecy of votes).<br />
<br />
You will receive a personal message sent by the system, with a personal link that you can use to vote. The same link will allow you to see the results and to check that your vote has been taken into account with the control key you will receive.<br />
<br />
Please note that the closing date as set in the voting system is the end of the election extension (April 22d), in case the quorum is not met. This prevents loosing the votes if an extension is needed (such that no one must vote again). Nevertheless, '''please do vote by April 17!''' <br />
<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']<br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2018 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Thanks!--><br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]<!--<br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 17<br />
** Number of members as of 10 April 2019: 72<br />
** '''Participation rate: 23.6%''':<br />
* Ballot on the 2018 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 16 (94.1%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 1 (5.9%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2018 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 94.1%''' by the participants., as officially announced by the President on 2019-04-20, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_IT_Assembly_2020_04&diff=767IAOA IT Assembly 2020 042020-04-15T13:33:10Z<p>Vieu: </p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA-IT Ordinary Assembly - April 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA-IT membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 27 March 2020<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2020-March/000010.html announcement message] at IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
** [https://italy.iaoa.org/news/ news] post ("IAOA Italy 1st 2020 General Assembly") at the IAOA Italy website<br />
* Publication of the '''[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf Financial Report 2019] of IAOA Italy''' (ballot item): 07 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 27 March 2020, closes 09 April 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 14 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA-IT President): '''15 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 15 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 17 April 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><!--<br />
* '''Quorum was missed''' during the first ballot, counting '''10 participants''', whereas 13 were required due to a membership count of 23 on 09 April 2019.<br />
* IAOA Assembly, 2nd call (by the IAOA President): 13 April 2019<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 13 April 2019''' 00:00:00 (UTC-12)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 16 April 2019''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2019-April/000005.html announcement message] at the IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 24 April 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT] ===<br />
<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf]<br />
<br />
=== Terms of Reference ===<br />
Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IAOA-Statute2012-approved.pdf IAOA-IT Statute] (especially Clause 18 regarding "Assembly" of the Association).<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
At the first call the Assembly is validly constituted by the presence of half plus one of the Members; if such required quorum is not met, then at a second subsequent call, the Assembly is validly constituted with any number of Members present. Every Member has the right to vote and may vote directly or via proxy assigned to another Member by following the procedure in the Association’s Bylaws. No more than two proxies per member may be accepted. The Assembly approves motions with the favourable vote of a simple majority of the members in attendance with the exception of the cases explicitly established in this Statute and in the Association's Bylaws.<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
* quorum<br />
** we will need the participation of 50%+1 members in this Assembly to have quorum<br />
<!--** with 25 active IAOA Italy members as of 09 Apr 2019, the '''quorum''' is (23/2)+1 = '''13 ballot participants'''--><br />
** the act of casting a ballot (with "Yes", "No" or "Abstain") will constitute a member's participation in the Assembly. Therefore, the total number of votes will be used to qualify whether we have a quorum.<br />
** should a second call become necessary, votes cast during the first call are transferred to the second one, i.e., voting does not need to be repeated<br />
* if you would like to vote by proxy, please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <iaoa-italy[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
* approval<br />
** approval of the motion here is constituted by a favorable vote of a '''simple majority of the members in attendance'''<br />
** note that only voting "Yes" can contribute to achieving that simple majority of favorable votes that constitutes approval of a ballot, while "Abstain" and "No" do not.<br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<!--<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===--><br />
We are using this year the [[balotilo.org]] voting system (a non-profit initiative, guaranteeing privacy and the secrecy of votes).<br />
<br />
You will receive a personal message sent by the system, with a personal link that you can use to vote. The same link will allow you to see the results and to check that your vote has been taken into account with the code number you will receive.<br />
<br />
Please note that the closing date as set in the voting system is the end of the election extension (April 22d), in case the quorum is not met. This prevents loosing the votes if an extension is needed (such that no one must vote again). Nevertheless, '''please do vote by April 17!''' <br />
<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']<br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2018 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Thanks!--><br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]<!--<br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 17<br />
** Number of members as of 10 April 2019: 72<br />
** '''Participation rate: 23.6%''':<br />
* Ballot on the 2018 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 16 (94.1%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 1 (5.9%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2018 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 94.1%''' by the participants., as officially announced by the President on 2019-04-20, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_IT_Assembly_2020_04&diff=766IAOA IT Assembly 2020 042020-04-15T13:32:30Z<p>Vieu: </p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA-IT Ordinary Assembly - April 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA-IT membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 27 March 2020<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2020-March/000010.html announcement message] at IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
** [https://italy.iaoa.org/news/ news] post ("IAOA Italy 1st 2020 General Assembly") at the IAOA Italy website<br />
* Publication of the '''[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf Financial Report 2019] of IAOA Italy''' (ballot item): 07 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 27 March 2020, closes 09 April 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 14 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA-IT President): '''15 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 15 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 17 April 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><!--<br />
* '''Quorum was missed''' during the first ballot, counting '''10 participants''', whereas 13 were required due to a membership count of 23 on 09 April 2019.<br />
* IAOA Assembly, 2nd call (by the IAOA President): 13 April 2019<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 13 April 2019''' 00:00:00 (UTC-12)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 16 April 2019''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2019-April/000005.html announcement message] at the IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 24 April 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT] ===<br />
<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf]<br />
<br />
=== Terms of Reference ===<br />
Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IAOA-Statute2012-approved.pdf IAOA-IT Statute] (especially Clause 18 regarding "Assembly" of the Association).<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
At the first call the Assembly is validly constituted by the presence of half plus one of the Members; if such required quorum is not met, then at a second subsequent call, the Assembly is validly constituted with any number of Members present. Every Member has the right to vote and may vote directly or via proxy assigned to another Member by following the procedure in the Association’s Bylaws. No more than two proxies per member may be accepted. The Assembly approves motions with the favourable vote of a simple majority of the members in attendance with the exception of the cases explicitly established in this Statute and in the Association's Bylaws.<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
* quorum<br />
** we will need the participation of 50%+1 members in this Assembly to have quorum<br />
<!--** with 25 active IAOA Italy members as of 09 Apr 2019, the '''quorum''' is (23/2)+1 = '''13 ballot participants'''--><br />
** the act of casting a ballot (with "Yes", "No" or "Abstain") will constitute a member's participation in the Assembly. Therefore, the total number of votes will be used to qualify whether we have a quorum.<br />
** should a second call become necessary, votes cast during the first call are transferred to the second one, i.e., voting does not need to be repeated<br />
* if you would like to vote by proxy, please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <iaoa-italy[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
* approval<br />
** approval of the motion here is constituted by a favorable vote of a '''simple majority of the members in attendance'''<br />
** note that only voting "Yes" can contribute to achieving that simple majority of favorable votes that constitutes approval of a ballot, while "Abstain" and "No" do not.<br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<!--<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===--><br />
We are using this year the [[balotilo.org]] voting system (a non-profit, guaranteeing privacy and the secrecy of votes).<br />
<br />
You will receive a personal message sent by the system, with a personal link that you can use to vote. The same link will allow you to see the results and to check that your vote has been taken into account with the code number you will receive.<br />
<br />
Please note that the closing date as set in the voting system is the end of the election extension (April 22d), in case the quorum is not met. This prevents loosing the votes if an extension is needed (such that no one must vote again). Nevertheless, please do vote by April 17! <br />
<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']<br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2018 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Thanks!--><br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]<!--<br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 17<br />
** Number of members as of 10 April 2019: 72<br />
** '''Participation rate: 23.6%''':<br />
* Ballot on the 2018 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 16 (94.1%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 1 (5.9%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2018 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 94.1%''' by the participants., as officially announced by the President on 2019-04-20, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_IT_Assembly_2020_04&diff=765IAOA IT Assembly 2020 042020-04-15T13:31:39Z<p>Vieu: </p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA-IT Ordinary Assembly - April 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA-IT membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 27 March 2020<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2020-March/000010.html announcement message] at IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
** [https://italy.iaoa.org/news/ news] post ("IAOA Italy 1st 2020 General Assembly") at the IAOA Italy website<br />
* Publication of the '''[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf Financial Report 2019] of IAOA Italy''' (ballot item): 07 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 27 March 2020, closes 09 April 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 14 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA-IT President): '''15 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 15 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 17 April 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><!--<br />
* '''Quorum was missed''' during the first ballot, counting '''10 participants''', whereas 13 were required due to a membership count of 23 on 09 April 2019.<br />
* IAOA Assembly, 2nd call (by the IAOA President): 13 April 2019<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 13 April 2019''' 00:00:00 (UTC-12)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 16 April 2019''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2019-April/000005.html announcement message] at the IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 24 April 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT] ===<br />
<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iaoa-it-financial-report-2019.pdf]<br />
<br />
=== Terms of Reference ===<br />
Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IAOA-Statute2012-approved.pdf IAOA-IT Statute] (especially Clause 18 regarding "Assembly" of the Association).<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
At the first call the Assembly is validly constituted by the presence of half plus one of the Members; if such required quorum is not met, then at a second subsequent call, the Assembly is validly constituted with any number of Members present. Every Member has the right to vote and may vote directly or via proxy assigned to another Member by following the procedure in the Association’s Bylaws. No more than two proxies per member may be accepted. The Assembly approves motions with the favourable vote of a simple majority of the members in attendance with the exception of the cases explicitly established in this Statute and in the Association's Bylaws.<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
* quorum<br />
** we will need the participation of 50%+1 members in this Assembly to have quorum<br />
<!--** with 25 active IAOA Italy members as of 09 Apr 2019, the '''quorum''' is (23/2)+1 = '''13 ballot participants'''--><br />
** the act of casting a ballot (with "Yes", "No" or "Abstain") will constitute a member's participation in the Assembly. Therefore, the total number of votes will be used to qualify whether we have a quorum.<br />
** should a second call become necessary, votes cast during the first call are transferred to the second one, i.e., voting does not need to be repeated<br />
* if you would like to vote by proxy, please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <iaoa-italy[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
* approval<br />
** approval of the motion here is constituted by a favorable vote of a '''simple majority of the members in attendance'''<br />
** note that only voting "Yes" can contribute to achieving that simple majority of favorable votes that constitutes approval of a ballot, while "Abstain" and "No" do not.<br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<!--<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===--><br />
We are using this year the balotilo.org voting system (a non-profit, guaranteeing privacy and the secrecy of votes).<br />
<br />
You will receive a personal message sent by the system, with a personal link that you can use to vote. The same link will allow you to see the results and to check that your vote has been taken into account with the code number you will receive.<br />
<br />
Please note that the end as set in the voting system is the end of the election extension (April 22d), in case the quorum is not met. This prevents loosing the votes if an extension is needed (such that no one must vote again). Nevertheless, please do vote by April 17! <br />
<br />
<!--[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']<br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2018 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Thanks!--><br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]<!--<br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 17<br />
** Number of members as of 10 April 2019: 72<br />
** '''Participation rate: 23.6%''':<br />
* Ballot on the 2018 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 16 (94.1%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 1 (5.9%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2018 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 94.1%''' by the participants., as officially announced by the President on 2019-04-20, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_Assembly_2020_04&diff=759IAOA Assembly 2020 042020-04-07T16:20:35Z<p>Vieu: /* IAOA Ordinary Assembly - April 2020 */</p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA Ordinary Assembly - April-May 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the IAOA Financial Report 2019. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 7 April 2020<!--<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-March/000502.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list<br />
** [https://iaoa.org/index.php/2019/03/21/first-iaoa-assembly-for-2019/ news post] at the IAOA website--><br />
* Publication of the '''<!--[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf-->IAOA Financial Report 2019<!--]-->''' (ballot item): 16 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 16 April 2020, closes 23 Apr 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 28 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA President): '''29 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 29 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 06 May 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 08 May 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: <!--[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf -->IAOA Financial Report 2018<!--]--> ===<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be published'']<br />
<!--The ballot concerns the IAOA Financial Report 2019 [1]. After preparation, the Report and the underlying books have been checked by the Board of Auditors. The Auditors Report (see below) was positive, such that the Executive Council decided on 18 March 2019 to approve the Financial Report (with pending layout modifications) for publication to the IAOA Membership, by which it can be examined and debated during the discussion phase of the ballot.<br />
<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf]--><br />
<br />
=== Auditors Report ===<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be published'']<br />
<!--[as of March 13, 2019]<br />
<pre><br />
To Whom It May Concern,<br />
<br />
We have checked independently the account of the association<br />
IAOA Switzerland from 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31. The bill<br />
closes with expenses of 86.58 € and earnings 2667.07 €, with<br />
a profit of 2580.49 €. To the best of our knowledge, the<br />
balance shown in the balance sheet is consistent, and the<br />
accounting is clear and managed correctly.<br />
<br />
Megan Katsumi, IAOA Auditor<br />
Adrien Barton, IAOA Substitute Auditor<br />
</pre>--><br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']<!--<br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2018 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Thanks!--><br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]<!--<br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 17<br />
** Number of members as of 10 April 2019: 72<br />
** '''Participation rate: 23.6%''':<br />
* Ballot on the 2018 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 16 (94.1%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 1 (5.9%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2018 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 94.1%''' by the participants., as officially announced by the President on 2019-04-20, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--><br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
* Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute], especially Clauses "13. Assembly" and "11. Voting and Decisions".<br />
* In effect, '''no quorum applies''' and there must be '''more "Yes" than "No" votes in order to approve''' the Financial Report (and the Auditors Report).<br />
* If you would like to '''vote by proxy''', please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <secretary[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
<br />
<blockquote>It is the responsibility of the Assembly: [...] To approve the annual financial report and the report of the auditors; [...]. The Assembly approves motions on Statute changes and the dissolution of the Association by qualified majority, all other decisions are made by '''simple majority'''.<br /><br />
(''excerpt of Clause 13.'')</blockquote><br />
<br />
<blockquote>By default, ballots on motions have the voting options "Yes", "No" and "Abstain". For such ballots the following definitions apply.<br />
A simple majority is reached if there are more "Yes" than "No" votes, disregarding the number of abstentions.<br />
A qualified majority is reached if at least two thirds of all casted votes are "Yes".<br />
In ballots of the Assembly, there is '''no quorum for motions that require a simple majority''' and<br />
motions that require a qualified majority have a quorum of 30% of all personal members.<br />
All ballots of the Executive Council, [...]."<br /><br />
(''excerpt of Clause 11.'')</blockquote></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_Assembly_2020_04&diff=758IAOA Assembly 2020 042020-04-07T16:20:17Z<p>Vieu: </p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA Ordinary Assembly - April 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the IAOA Financial Report 2019. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 7 April 2020<!--<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-March/000502.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list<br />
** [https://iaoa.org/index.php/2019/03/21/first-iaoa-assembly-for-2019/ news post] at the IAOA website--><br />
* Publication of the '''<!--[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf-->IAOA Financial Report 2019<!--]-->''' (ballot item): 16 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 16 April 2020, closes 23 Apr 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 28 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA President): '''29 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 29 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 06 May 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 08 May 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: <!--[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf -->IAOA Financial Report 2018<!--]--> ===<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be published'']<br />
<!--The ballot concerns the IAOA Financial Report 2019 [1]. After preparation, the Report and the underlying books have been checked by the Board of Auditors. The Auditors Report (see below) was positive, such that the Executive Council decided on 18 March 2019 to approve the Financial Report (with pending layout modifications) for publication to the IAOA Membership, by which it can be examined and debated during the discussion phase of the ballot.<br />
<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf]--><br />
<br />
=== Auditors Report ===<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be published'']<br />
<!--[as of March 13, 2019]<br />
<pre><br />
To Whom It May Concern,<br />
<br />
We have checked independently the account of the association<br />
IAOA Switzerland from 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31. The bill<br />
closes with expenses of 86.58 € and earnings 2667.07 €, with<br />
a profit of 2580.49 €. To the best of our knowledge, the<br />
balance shown in the balance sheet is consistent, and the<br />
accounting is clear and managed correctly.<br />
<br />
Megan Katsumi, IAOA Auditor<br />
Adrien Barton, IAOA Substitute Auditor<br />
</pre>--><br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']<!--<br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2018 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Thanks!--><br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]<!--<br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 17<br />
** Number of members as of 10 April 2019: 72<br />
** '''Participation rate: 23.6%''':<br />
* Ballot on the 2018 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 16 (94.1%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 1 (5.9%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2018 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 94.1%''' by the participants., as officially announced by the President on 2019-04-20, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--><br />
<br />
== Terms of Reference ==<br />
* Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/iaoa-ch-statute-2016-06-23-en_v12.pdf IAOA Statute], especially Clauses "13. Assembly" and "11. Voting and Decisions".<br />
* In effect, '''no quorum applies''' and there must be '''more "Yes" than "No" votes in order to approve''' the Financial Report (and the Auditors Report).<br />
* If you would like to '''vote by proxy''', please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <secretary[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
<br />
<blockquote>It is the responsibility of the Assembly: [...] To approve the annual financial report and the report of the auditors; [...]. The Assembly approves motions on Statute changes and the dissolution of the Association by qualified majority, all other decisions are made by '''simple majority'''.<br /><br />
(''excerpt of Clause 13.'')</blockquote><br />
<br />
<blockquote>By default, ballots on motions have the voting options "Yes", "No" and "Abstain". For such ballots the following definitions apply.<br />
A simple majority is reached if there are more "Yes" than "No" votes, disregarding the number of abstentions.<br />
A qualified majority is reached if at least two thirds of all casted votes are "Yes".<br />
In ballots of the Assembly, there is '''no quorum for motions that require a simple majority''' and<br />
motions that require a qualified majority have a quorum of 30% of all personal members.<br />
All ballots of the Executive Council, [...]."<br /><br />
(''excerpt of Clause 11.'')</blockquote></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_IT_Assembly_2020_04&diff=748IAOA IT Assembly 2020 042020-03-27T10:03:58Z<p>Vieu: /* Events and Time-table */</p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA-IT Ordinary Assembly - April 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA-IT membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 27 March 2020<!--<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-March/000502.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list<br />
** [https://iaoa.org/index.php/2019/03/21/first-iaoa-assembly-for-2019/ news post] at the IAOA website--><br />
* Publication of the '''<!--[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf-->IAOA Financial Report 2019<!--]-->''' (ballot item): 02 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 27 March 2020, closes 09 April 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 14 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA-IT President): '''15 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 15 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 17 April 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><!--<br />
* '''Quorum was missed''' during the first ballot, counting '''10 participants''', whereas 13 were required due to a membership count of 23 on 09 April 2019.<br />
* IAOA Assembly, 2nd call (by the IAOA President): 13 April 2019<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 13 April 2019''' 00:00:00 (UTC-12)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 16 April 2019''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2019-April/000005.html announcement message] at the IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 24 April 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: <!--[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf -->2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT<!--]--> ===<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be published'']<br />
<!--<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf]--><br />
<br />
=== Terms of Reference ===<br />
Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IAOA-Statute2012-approved.pdf IAOA-IT Statute] (especially Clause 18 regarding "Assembly" of the Association).<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
At the first call the Assembly is validly constituted by the presence of half plus one of the Members; if such required quorum is not met, then at a second subsequent call, the Assembly is validly constituted with any number of Members present. Every Member has the right to vote and may vote directly or via proxy assigned to another Member by following the procedure in the Association’s Bylaws. No more than two proxies per member may be accepted. The Assembly approves motions with the favourable vote of a simple majority of the members in attendance with the exception of the cases explicitly established in this Statute and in the Association's Bylaws.<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
* quorum<br />
** we will need the participation of 50%+1 members in this Assembly to have quorum<br />
<!--** with 25 active IAOA Italy members as of 09 Apr 2019, the '''quorum''' is (23/2)+1 = '''13 ballot participants'''--><br />
** the act of casting a ballot (with "Yes", "No" or "Abstain") will constitute a member's participation in the Assembly. Therefore, the total number of votes will be used to qualify whether we have a quorum.<br />
** should a second call become necessary, votes cast during the first call are transferred to the second one, i.e., voting does not need to be repeated<br />
* if you would like to vote by proxy, please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <iaoa-italy[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
* approval<br />
** approval of the motion here is constituted by a favorable vote of a '''simple majority of the members in attendance'''<br />
** note that only voting "Yes" can contribute to achieving that simple majority of favorable votes that constitutes approval of a ballot, while "Abstain" and "No" do not.<br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<!--<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===--><br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']<!--<br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2018 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Thanks!--><br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]<!--<br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 17<br />
** Number of members as of 10 April 2019: 72<br />
** '''Participation rate: 23.6%''':<br />
* Ballot on the 2018 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 16 (94.1%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 1 (5.9%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2018 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 94.1%''' by the participants., as officially announced by the President on 2019-04-20, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--></div>Vieuhttps://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php?title=IAOA_IT_Assembly_2020_04&diff=747IAOA IT Assembly 2020 042020-03-27T10:03:39Z<p>Vieu: /* Events and Time-table */</p>
<hr />
<div>= IAOA-IT Ordinary Assembly - April 2020 =<br />
<br />
As stipulated in the Association Statute and by other legal requirements, an ordinary assembly of the IAOA-IT membership is being called, in April 2020, to examine and approve the 2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT. Details will be developed and presented on this page.<br />
<br />
== Events and Time-table ==<br />
* Announcement of Assembly: 27 March 2020<!--<br />
** [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-March/000502.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list<br />
** [https://iaoa.org/index.php/2019/03/21/first-iaoa-assembly-for-2019/ news post] at the IAOA website--><br />
* Publication of the '''<!--[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf-->IAOA Financial Report 2019<!--]-->''' (ballot item): 02 April 2020<br />
* Discussion: opens 26 March 2020, closes 09 April 2020<br />
* EC finalizes details for publication of final versions: 14 April 2020<!--<br />
** (no changes to version published on 31 March 2019)--><br />
* IAOA Assembly called to order (by the IAOA-IT President): '''15 April 2020'''<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 15 April 2020''' 12:00:00 (UTC)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 17 April 2020''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<!--<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2018-April/000398.html announcement message] at IAOA member mailing list--><!--<br />
* '''Quorum was missed''' during the first ballot, counting '''10 participants''', whereas 13 were required due to a membership count of 23 on 09 April 2019.<br />
* IAOA Assembly, 2nd call (by the IAOA President): 13 April 2019<br />
** '''Ballot opens: 13 April 2019''' 00:00:00 (UTC-12)<br />
** '''Ballot closes: 16 April 2019''' 23:59:00 anywhere (UTC-12)<br />
** see [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-italy-member/2019-April/000005.html announcement message] at the IAOA Italy member mailing list<br />
--><br />
* Announcement of vote results: planned until 24 April 2020<br />
<br />
== Ballot item and accompanying material ==<br />
=== Ballot Item: <!--[https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf -->2019 Financial Report of IAOA-IT<!--]--> ===<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be published'']<br />
<!--<br />
[1] [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iaoa-ch-financial-report-2018.pdf]--><br />
<br />
=== Terms of Reference ===<br />
Please refer to the [https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IAOA-Statute2012-approved.pdf IAOA-IT Statute] (especially Clause 18 regarding "Assembly" of the Association).<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
At the first call the Assembly is validly constituted by the presence of half plus one of the Members; if such required quorum is not met, then at a second subsequent call, the Assembly is validly constituted with any number of Members present. Every Member has the right to vote and may vote directly or via proxy assigned to another Member by following the procedure in the Association’s Bylaws. No more than two proxies per member may be accepted. The Assembly approves motions with the favourable vote of a simple majority of the members in attendance with the exception of the cases explicitly established in this Statute and in the Association's Bylaws.<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
* quorum<br />
** we will need the participation of 50%+1 members in this Assembly to have quorum<br />
<!--** with 25 active IAOA Italy members as of 09 Apr 2019, the '''quorum''' is (23/2)+1 = '''13 ballot participants'''--><br />
** the act of casting a ballot (with "Yes", "No" or "Abstain") will constitute a member's participation in the Assembly. Therefore, the total number of votes will be used to qualify whether we have a quorum.<br />
** should a second call become necessary, votes cast during the first call are transferred to the second one, i.e., voting does not need to be repeated<br />
* if you would like to vote by proxy, please state so via email to both (a) the member holding your proxy, and (b) <iaoa-italy[at]iaoa.org><br />
<br />
* approval<br />
** approval of the motion here is constituted by a favorable vote of a '''simple majority of the members in attendance'''<br />
** note that only voting "Yes" can contribute to achieving that simple majority of favorable votes that constitutes approval of a ballot, while "Abstain" and "No" do not.<br />
<br />
== Ballot Process ==<!--<br />
=== Quick Summary ===<br />
Go to '''Member Area > "Utilities" > "Vote on 2019 Financial Report"''', then cast your vote - many thanks!<br />
<br />
=== Process Details and Remarks ===--><br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''to be added'']<!--<br />
# Go to the IAOA website, [https://iaoa.org/index.php/member-area/ Member Area] and log in with your IAOA account details. If you do not remember your password, use the [https://iaoa.org/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword Lost your password?] page. If even that should fail, please contact <secretary[at]iaoa.org>.<br />
# Find "Utilities" as an item under "Member Area" and follow the ballot link on "Utilities" to the ballot page.<br />
# Cast your vote for the 2018 Financial Report, with these voting options:<br />
#* "Yes" (for acceptance)<br />
#* "No" (for rejection)<br />
#* "Abstain"<br />
<br />
Thanks!--><br />
<br />
== Results of the Ballot ==<br />
[as of March 25, 2020: ''here to be announced after ballot closing'' ]<!--<br />
* Participation:<br />
** Total votes: 17<br />
** Number of members as of 10 April 2019: 72<br />
** '''Participation rate: 23.6%''':<br />
* Ballot on the 2018 Financial Report:<br />
** '''Yes: 16 (94.1%)'''<br />
** No: 0 (0.0%)<br />
** Abstain: 1 (5.9%)<br />
The vote is valid and the '''2018 Financial Report is approved by a majority of 94.1%''' by the participants., as officially announced by the President on 2019-04-20, cf. the [https://listserv.ovgu.de/mailman/private/iaoa-member/2019-April/000518.html announcement message].--></div>Vieu