By the direction of the SCIP Board and guided by the Society’s bylaws, the general membership will select the final three candidates who will serve a three-year term, beginning January 1, 2009.

The 2008 slate of candidates includes:

• Adrian Alvarez - Midas Consulting - Argentina
• Claudia Clayton - ViewPoint - US
• Erik Glitman - Fletcher/CSI - US
• Donna Hawryliw - Erie Insurance Group - US
• Yoshio Sugasawa - Nihon University - Japan
• Jens Thieme - Ciba Inc. - Switzerland
• Todd Welda - Whirlpool Corporation - US

On-line ballots for the election will be available for the SCIP membership October 28-November 14, 2008. All SCIP regular, group, and life members in good standing have the privilege, and I would also add responsibility, of voting in this important election. The convenient, secure, web-based voting process will only take a couple minutes at most. Results of the election will be announced within two weeks following the closing date of the voting.

Please visit the following link to get to know these candidates.