President Jun Xia has appointed a Nominating Committee for the next Executive Board, to take office for three years beginning 1 January 2013. The Executive Board has approved his appointments. President Xia is the chair of the committee. The others are Cecilia Tortajada, Murad Bino, Jia Shaofeng and Olli Varis.

Nominations may be made by current Executive Board members and from other IWRA members in good standing. Self-nominations are allowed, in which case willingness to serve will be assumed. The position includes: President, Vice-President, Secretary-General , Treasurer [US resident only] , Standing Committee Chairperson [Awards, Membership or Publications] , Director.

Nominations, including both name of the nominee and the position, should be sent to the Chair of the Nominating Committee (at xiaj@igsnrr.ac.cn) before Saturday 17 March 2012.

For more information about the election process and the role of the Executive Board members, please consult the IWRA Constitution and Bylaws.

Our congratulations to Prof. Jun Xia, IWRA President, who was awarded the "International Prize for Outstanding Contributions to Water Management” of The Third World Center for Water Management (TWCWM).

 

The award was presented by Prof. Asit K. Biswas, TWCWM President and former IWRA President, during the IWRA Xi’an International Symposium, on 21-23 October 2011.