Dear Members,
The 2025 OISTAT Leadership Positions Elections are approaching. To further our commitment to inclusivity and sustainability, we will pilot digital ballots for both online and onsite voters in the (Sub-)Commission Chair elections at WSD 2025. The President and Executive Committee Member election will be hybrid, using paper ballots for onsite voters and digital ballots for online voters.
Please find the details of each election below:
Time: September 19, UTC+0 13:00-15:00
Voting Format: Online, Secret ballot
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Candidate: Maaike Westinga (The Netherlands)
Candidate Slate: https://oistat.org/news_detail.php?id=1299&mode=OISTAT&Page=1
*All (Sub-)Commission Chair elections will be conducted online. In-person voters will also receive the voting link via email, and a QR code linking to the ballot will also be available onsite for scanning.
*All delegates participating in the elections in-person must also register their attendance through the WSD 2025 official app. Please follow the registration steps provided in the linked guide.
Time: October 21, UTC+4 10:00-11:30
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In-Person Location: Studio 7, Sharjah Performing Arts Academy
Candidate: CHEN, Chih-Feng (Taiwan)
Candidate Slate: https://oistat.org/news_detail.php?id=1314&mode=OISTAT&Page=1
Time: October 21, UTC+4 16:00-17:30
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In-Person Location: Studio 7, Sharjah Performing Arts Academy
Candidate: Kathrine Sandys (UK)
Candidate Slate: https://oistat.org/news_detail.php?id=1307&mode=OISTAT&Page=1
Time: October 22, UTC+4 11:30-13:00
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In-Person Location: Studio 8, Sharjah Performing Arts Academy
Candidate: Soledad Sanchez Valdez (Peru-USA)
Candidate Slate: https://oistat.org/news_detail.php?id=1316&mode=OISTAT&Page=1
Time: October 22, UTC+4 13:30-15:00
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In-Person Location: Studio 7, Sharjah Performing Arts Academy
Candidate: Richard Bryant (USA)
Candidate Slate: https://oistat.org/news_detail.php?id=1306&mode=OISTAT&Page=1
*The President and Executive Committee Member election will be hybrid, using paper ballots for onsite voters and digital ballots for online voters.
*All delegates participating in the elections in-person must also register their attendance through the WSD 2025 official app. Please follow the registration steps provided in the linked guide.
Time: October 24, UTC+4 10:00-14:00
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In-Person Location: Studio Theatre, Sharjah Performing Arts Academy
Candidate for President: Aby Cohen (Brazil)
Candidates for Executive Committee Member: Mia David (Serbia), Maarit Kalmakurki (Finland), William Kenyon (USA), Lise Klitten (Denmark), Johan Mansfeldt (Sweden), Suzanne Osmond (Australia), Patrick Rizzotti (USA), Jan Štěpánek (Czech Republic), April Viczko (Canada), Samuel Shih‑Hsing Wang (Taiwan), Faiz Zahir (Bangladesh)
Candidate Slate: https://oistat.org/news_detail.php?id=1295&mode=OISTAT&Page=2
If you are a voting delegate but have not received the delegate registration link, please contact OISTAT Headquarters at headquarters@oistat.org for assistance.
