Dear AoIR Members, We are in the middle of our election process. The actual voting will begin on 24 April 2017. You must be a current AoIR member to vote. *NOW* is the time to ask questions of your potential Executive Committee Members. Right now is the Open Discussion session with your candidates. Ask questions. Read responses to the questions already asked. Get involved! *Graduate Students *- You should read through the candidate statements and ask questions. The individual elected as Graduate Student Representative will be representing you for two years on AoIR's Executive Committee. *AoIR Members *- The individuals running for the Executive Committee will shape the next two years of your association. The individual elected as Vice-President will be on the Executive Committee for 6 years. Make sure the individuals selected will represent this association as it moves forward. To see the candidate statements and to ask them questions, log in to the AoIR membership system at members.aoir.org. *To log in,* you need to know the email that you used to register as a member and your password. (If you've forgotten your password, you can follow the on-screen instructions to have a new one emailed to you. If you've forgotten the email you used to register, please contact Association Coordinator Michelle Gardner at ac <at> aoir.org.) Once you've logged in, you'll find the candidate statements under Members -> Elections -> Candidate Statements and you'll see a link there for the discussions as well. Each discussion includes a Reply button that you can use to participate. Log in and get to know the candidates and please vote! *Reminder of election time table:* 1. Call for Nominations: opens March 20, 2017 and will remain open for fifteen (15) days. 2. Nominations close for all positions April 3, 2017. 3. Candidates will be listed on aoir.org and further information will be made available on our membership system, where discussion forums will let you ask questions of the candidates. 4. Voting begins April 24, 2017 at our online balloting site and will remain open for ten (10) days. (Details for accessing this site will be sent in a later message through our membership system.) 5. Voting ends May 3, 2017, expiring at 12:00 noon, U.S. Eastern Time in the State of Delaware. Election results will be announced on air-l. The new committee is formally introduced and assumes its duties during the AoIR conference in Tartu, 18-21 October 2017. We are grateful to all the candidates for putting their names forward. Your willingness to help form the future of AoIR is appreciated! Regards, Michelle AoIR Association Coordinator