IFLA Elections 2025 Timeline
2024 | |
14 October | Opening of the pre-nominations phase for Section Standing Committee members, Regional Division Committee members, Review Group members, and Advisory Committee members. If you’re interested in standing for a role, but aren’t sure that you can find a nominator, you can put your name forwards here. NOTE: no-one is obliged to stand at this point – it is also possible to come forwards as a candidate during the formal nominations phase. |
29 November | Pre-nominations close |
2025 | |
13 January | Nominations phase opens for the following:
Candidates who have not participated in the pre-nominations phase in 2024, can submit their nominations if they have a nominator to support them. Nominators can either identify their own nominees or consult the list of candidates from pre-nomination and decide if they want to select someone to nominate We also welcome self-nominations for roles on Special Interest Group committees. |
24 February | Nominations phase closes |
17 March | Elections open for President-elect, Treasurer, Governing Board members Section Standing Committee members and Regional Division Committee members, where there are more candidates than available places. |
14 April | Elections close |
5 May | Results announced. Those roles which are appointed (Advisory Committee members and chairs, Review Group members, Special Interest Group members) should also be announced around this time. |
9 June | Call for Nominations for Officer positions of Section Standing Committees, Regional Division Committees, Review Groups and Convenors of the Special Interest Groups and Advisory Groups |
20 June | Deadline nominations for Officer positions |
25 June | Elections open for committee Officer positions |
9 July | Officer Elections close |
14 July | Results of the Officer elections announced |