Candidates standing for election must submit their nominations by email to elections@cochrane.org, by the end of the day on Friday 18 October 2024 (in any time zone).
Your nomination must include:
- A completed Elected Member Candidate Statement (click to download), which includes a declaration of potential conflicts of interest, relationships to other members of the Board, and other appointments and positions you hold.
- The names of two Cochrane Members acting as 'nominators' for you as the candidate1.
- A recent photograph (headshot) if you want to include one2.
Your Candidate Statement, photograph, and names of your nominators will be published on the Cochrane website(s) during the elections process.
Your Candidate Statement must outline your skills and experience (using examples) against the list of desired skills and experience identified by the Board.
Candidate names will be announced on the Cochrane website(s) following the nomination deadline, in alphabetical order by family name, alongside nominator names. There will be a period of time between the nomination deadline and the opening of voting to allow any disputes about eligibility to be resolved.
Voting
All members as defined by the Terms & Conditions of Cochrane Membership will be entitled to vote. You can check your membership status here. Every member has one vote for each position available, so in this case they will have four votes.
The election will be conducted electronically via this website, and will be overseen by Lucy Johnson-Brown, Head of Governance and Electoral Officer for this election.
Contact elections@cochrane.org if you have any questions or need more information.
1 Nominators are not permitted to provide letters of support for candidates. They must be Cochrane Members, but they do not have to be in a leadership position in the organization.
2 Headshots are permitted and are optional. The aim of allowing photos is to increase the visibility of candidates and interest in the elections.