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Officers of the Society are the President, President-Elect (or Past President) and all Vice Presidents. The ITSS Operations Manual specifies the title and responsibilities of each officer of the Society. 

Vice Presidents play a crucial role in overseeing various aspects of the Society’s operations, including financial, conferences, publications, technical, administrative, educational, standards, and membership. Normally, each Vice-President assumes the role of the respective Standing Committee Chair.

In addition to the duties described in the Operations Manual, officers are required to attend the Board of Governors (BoG) meetings as voting members. In each year, there are two on-site BoG meetings, one in conjunction with the IEEE IV Symposium in June and the one in conjunction with the IEEE ITS Conference in September/October. The travel costs are reimbursed for these meetings. In addition, several On-line BoG meetings are also held.

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In this year, the IEEE ITS Society welcomes nominations and self-nominations for the following 2027-2028 leadership positions:

  • President-Elect, (2027)
  • Vice President for Financial Activities, (2027-2028)
  • Vice President for Technical Activities (2027-2028)
  • Vice President for Administrative Activities (2027-2028)
  • Vice President for Educational Activities (2027-2028)
  • Vice President for Industry & Standards Activities (2027-2028)

 

Eligibility to run and hold a one of these Society Officer positions is open to all Society officers, BoG members-at-large, technical committee chairs and standing committee chairs, who held one or more of such positions for at least one year during the five years prior to the election i.e. during the 2022-2026 period.

As per the ITSS Constitution, all Vice-Presidents may each serve a maximum of two consecutive full terms for a total of four years. After completion of a maximum of four years in continuing service, a lapse of one year is required before being nominated for another officer position, excluding cases when an officer is nominated for a President-Elect position or an Editor-in-Chief. Also, if the Vice-President resigns from a position before the completion of 2+2 term a lapse of one year still applies. However, the BoG with majority of at least 2/3 votes can make exceptions in cases that warrant a good reason for the benefit of the Society. Individuals appointed to fill a vacancy are not subject to this principle.

All society officers shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed.

A person may be nominated for more than one position; however, separate nominations must be submitted for each position.  Incumbent officers must submit their nominations should they wish to be re-elected. Nominations for re-elections can be made by a nominator or by self-nomination.

It is important for the BoG to understand how each of the candidates plans to contribute to the Society in the intended role. The nominator is responsible for providing a nomination which should be comprised of:

  • Qualifications including the candidate’s eligibility and experience.
  • Position statement outlining candidate’s visions and plans for the position if elected. Please make sure your position statement will address ITSS Strategic Goals and Priorities described in the ITSS Strategic Plan.
  • Acknowledgement of any subordinate and/or collaborative relationships with current ExCom/BoG members, for example, advisor/student, mentor/mentee, manager or supervisor/employee, and joint projects and publications during the last 5 years, i.e. since 2022, or anything else that the BoG needs to be aware of for the
    sake of transparency.

Name details of the current BoG members are listed at https://ieee-itss.org/about/bog/

Name details of the current Society’s Officers (President, Past President and Vice-Presidents) are listed at https://ieee-itss.org/about/officers/

Nominations should be submitted online by 14 August 2026, 23:59 (UTC-4). Nominations submitted after this deadline will not be accepted.

This election will take place on 14 September 2026 (Monday) at the ITSS BoG Meting in Naples, Italy. Nominations from the floor at the meeting are allowed but discouraged as there will be no opportunity to submit complete nomination material.

Candidates who are the current incumbent officers, or BoG members, are expected to attend the Election Meeting in person. They should immediately contact the Nominations and Appointments Standing Committee Chair if they find that due to unpredicted circumstances, they will be unable to attend the Election Meeting in person but still wish their nomination(s) be included in the Election Meeting Agenda and presented remotely via a live video link.

Candidates who are not currently incumbent officers, nor on the ITSS BoG, are eligible to receive expense reimbursement for the cost of their attendance at the ITSS Officer Election Meeting, in accordance with IEEE and ITSS Travel Policies.

Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

Ljubo Vlacic
The 2026 IEEE-ITSS Nominations and Appointments (N & A) Standing Committee Chair
The 2026 ITSS Past President
l.vlacic@griffith.edu.au +61 417 633 501