CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - Co-Chair Elections for January 2019 WGM

The work groups below will conduct co-chair elections at the HL7 WGM, January 12-18, 2019 in San Antonio, TX. The deadline for nominations is 5:00 p.m. ET, Friday, November 23, 2018. Nominations submitted after the deadline will not be accepted; however, write-ins will be accepted during the WGM.

NOTE: Any individual who wants to run for election, including current and interim co-chairs, must be nominated or submit a nomination. Additionally, nominees are required to be either a current individual member or representative of a current organizational or Affiliate member AND must retain an active membership throughout their term. Failure to do so will result in the co-chair being denied access to the HL7 ballot desktop and not being listed as a co-chair on the website. Individuals who fail to comply will also be denied co-chair benefits, including the ability to upload minutes or update files on the NIB site.

· Attachments - electing one co-chair to fill the position currently held by Craig Gabron (who may be re-elected)
· Clinical Decision Support - electing one co-chair to fill the Interim position currently held by Bryn Rhodes (who may be re-elected)
· Clinical Genomics - electing two co-chairs to fill the positions currently held by Robert Freimuth and Kevin Power (both of whom may be re-elected)
· Clinical Information Modeling Initiative - electing two co-chairs to fill the positions currently held by Richard Esmond and Staff Huff (both of whom may be re-elected)
· Clinical Interoperability Council - electing one co-chair to fill the position currently held by Mitra Rocca (who may be re-elected)
· Electronic Health Records - electing one co-chair to fill the position currently held by John Ritter (who may be re-elected)
· Electronic Services and Tools - electing one co-chair to fill the position currently held by Brian Pech (who may be re-elected)
· Health Care Devices - electing one co-chair to fill the position currently held by Chris Courville (who may be re-elected)
· Imaging Integration - electing one co-chair to fill the position currently held by Elliot Silver (who is stepping down)
· Modeling and Methodology - electing one co-chair to fill the position currently held by Lloyd McKenzie (who may be re-elected)
· Orders and Observations - electing two co-chairs to fill the positions currently held by Hans Buitendijk and John David Nolen (both of whom may be re-elected)
· Patient Administration - electing one co-chair to fill the position currently held by Irma Jongeneel-de Haas (who may be re-elected)
· Process Improvement Committee - electing one co-chair to fill the Interim position currently held by Ken Rubin (who may be re-elected)
· Public Health - electing two co-chairs to fill the positions currently held by Erin Holt (who may be re-elected) and Nell Lapres (who is not running for re-election)
· Publishing - electing one co-chair to fill the Interim position currently held by James Agnew (who may be re-elected)
· Structured Documents - electing two co-chairs to fill the positions currently held by Benjamin Flessner and Austin Kreisler (both of whom may be re-elected)
· Templates - electing one co-chair to fill the position currently held by John Roberts (who may be re-elected)
· Vocabulary - electing two co-chairs to fill the positions currently held by Robert Hausam and Robert McClure (both of whom may be re-elected)

The process for electing co-chairs is as follows:
1. Written announcement is made to members conveying that a 30-day period for receiving nominations for co-chair position(s) has started. This communiqué serves as that announcement to all of the work groups listed above. Please forward all co-chair nominations via e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or fax to 734-677-6622 no later than 5:00 p.m. ET Friday, November 23, 2018. Please specify the work group for which you are nominating a candidate.
2. A list of candidates will be announced to the membership via email. At least two candidates should be nominated for each open position. Note that co-chairs serve two year terms and may be re-elected without limit. When possible, co-chair terms should be staggered to ensure continuity of leadership. Candidates will be asked to supply a brief (one paragraph or less) statement of their credentials, reasons and vision for seeking election to the work group for which they are nominated.
3. Per the following sections of the GOM, the January 2019 co-chair elections shall be conducted via Election Runner as follows:

09.02.06.04 Voting at the Working Group Meeting - Work Group co-chair elections shall be announced at each general session and shall open on Monday of the Working Group Meeting and continue through the following Wednesday. Work Group co-chairs are encouraged to also announce the co-chair election in their opening comments. The polls shall open with the email notification of the WG co-chair electronic ballot and close at 5:00 PM the following Wednesday.

09.02.06.6 Tally and Announcement - The Associate Executive Director shall oversee the tally. If this tally results in a tie, the decision will be made by drawing lots, unless one of the candidates involved wishes to defer to the other. The results of co-chair elections shall be announced during the Thursday general session, posted on the announcement board near the registration desk, and provided to the Work Groups.

A schedule of dates for January 2019 co-chair elections is available online at: www.hl7.org/participate/elections.cfm?ref=nav