IEEE PES Seattle Elections

Call for Nominations for Elections

The Seattle IEEE Power Energy Society is now accepting nominations and self-nominations from members to serve in chapter leadership positions for 2025 and will open voting after the nominations close Nov 22, 2024.

To self-nominate or nominate others, please fill out this Google Form

Eligibility criteria: Officers must hold a grade of IEEE Member, Senior Member, Graduate Student Member, or Fellow, active from June 30, 2024 through election closing date with no lapses. Please consider volunteering as an officer! With your help we can bring together our local technical community for fun and knowledge sharing.

Open Leadership Positions for 2024 Voting:

IEEE-PES Chair: Lead monthly meetings, report activity annually to IEEE. (IEEE PES Seattle Chair Duties and Responsibilities.pdf)

IEEE-PES Vice Chair: Supports the Chair and chapter. (IEEE PES Seattle Vice Chair Duties and Responsibilities.pdf)

IEEE-PES Secretary: Maintain meeting minutes, mailing lists. (IEEE PES Seattle Secretary Duties and Responsibilities.pdf)

More information on the open positions and other volunteer opportunities are located on Volunteer Opportunities page.

To self-nominate or nominate others, please fill out this Google Form.

All nominees will be contacted prior to posting for elections. Don’t be shy. We have a great team, and you learn and meet a lot of people working in the industry.

Feel free to reach out to current officers or the election committee by email for more information.

IEEE PES Seattle chapter identified the 2024 election committee members:

 Name  Role  Contact Details
 Karen Studarus  Chair  karen.studarus@ieee.org
 Jeff Calhoun  Member  jeffreyjcalhoun@gmail.com

2024 Election Timeline

 Task  Target  IEEE Guidance
 Appoint Elections Committee  Aug 1, 2024  Start no later than Aug 1, 2024
 Call for Nominations Issued  Oct 22, 2024  Open 30 days minimum – required
 Call for Nominations Closed  Nov 22, 2024
 Candidates Reviewed/Approved  Nov 26, 2024  On average 7 days
 Region Director Approval (if necessary for single candidate slate)  Nov 26, 2024
 Voting Opens  Nov 26, 2024
 Voting Closes  Dec 13, 2024  Open a minimum of 2 weeks – required
 Final Results Announced and Officers Recorded  Dec 15, 2024  Announce results no later than 15 December