Your opportunity to get involved

The following Honorary officer positions are open for nominations. The elections will take place at Council on 10 September 2016:  

• President Elect
• Honorary Treasurer
• Vice President Technical

What do these positions involve?

With each of these positions you will automatically become a trustee of CIAT and therefore a member of the Executive Board, and also a member of Council, which acts at the strategic and electoral forum. As such you will be expected to contribute to the policies and future strategic development of the Institute.

The Institute has a Strategic and Corporate Plan 2013-2018 which projects will be identified from; the positions are both proactive and reactive dependent on the project work required. These are available on the website: www.ciat.org.uk/en/members_only/strategy-and-corporate-plan.cfm

There will also be specific meetings or working groups that you may need to participate in and possibly chair; please see below for specific detail.

Meetings expectations

You will be expected to attend two Council meetings (normally on a Saturday in March and September) and up to four Executive Board meetings as well as the Institute’s Annual General Meeting.

There will also be the specialists meetings which you will either have to attend/chair or contribute to.

Representing the Institute and discipline

These positions may require you to attend events and meetings on behalf of the Institute, for example, at Construction Industry Council meetings, Award presentations or at universities.   

Potential rewards

You will have the chance to shape the future of your Institute and strategic and operational levels. If you have ever wondered why something has or has not been done then now is your chance to do something positive about it. All reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed (the positions are voluntary and unpaid).  

I am interested: what do I do?

If you are a Chartered Member and are interested, you need to be nominated by a fellow Chartered Member in writing and sent to Francesca Berriman MBE HonDTech, Chief Executive, who acts as the Returning Officer. All nominations must be submitted by 20 May 2016.

Any Chartered Member is eligible to propose a candidate although no nomination is permitted without obtaining the prior consent of the nominee. Any Chartered Member is eligible to stand for this position.

Guidelines

The positions are open to all Chartered Members and must be proposed by a fellow Chartered Member. Nominations must have the prior consent of the nominee.

Nominations must be received by the returning officer no later than Friday 20 May 2016. The Returning Officer is the Chief Executive, Francesca Berriman MBE HonDTech, who will:  

• invite the nominees formally to accept or reject the nomination;    
• prepare a final list of accepted nominations and despatch it to all members of council prior to the meeting;  
• invite all those who have accepted nominations to attend the Council meeting for election on 10 September 2016; and
• obtain copies of nominee manifestos for publication in Architectural Technology (summer issue) and circulation to Regions/Centres and Council.

All three positions take effect from the Close of the 2016 AGM to be held in Southampton on 12 November 2016

For further information on what the posts involve, please contact CIAT 397 City Road, London EC1V 1NH. Tel. +44 (0)20 7278 2206. Email: [email protected]   

A summary of duties is available on page 39 of Architectural Technology magazine available to view here.

Elected officers will be profiled in the winter 2016/17 edition of Architectural Technology magazine.