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Call for volunteers Committees’ Election Committee

September 08, 2022

At its spring meeting in Munich on 7 May 2022, the epi Council decided to establish the “Committees’ Election Committee”, a new committee to ensure the smooth running of elections to Committees.

epi is looking for volunteers from among the epi members who wish to become members of this new committee.

The Committees’ Election Committee shall consist of three members of the Institute. These members shall not stand for election to another Committee.

The three-year term of office of the committee will start at the election of the committee in the autumn Council meeting, which will take place on 22 October 2022.

The Committees’ Election Committee is responsible for implementing the applicable Rules, specifically the “Rules for Committee elections” , and for supervising conformity with these Rules. The Committees’ Election Committee shall, in particular, supervise all the steps relating to the preparation, implementation and processing of elections to Committees, shall support the Secretariat, shall decide in cases of doubt and shall draw lots whenever required by these Rules.

For further details regarding the tasks and requirements of the Committees’ Election Committee, please consult the Terms of Reference of the Committees’ Election Committee .

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Committees’ Election Committee, you are invited to fill out the nomination form before October 9, 2022.

Should you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to contact the epi Secretariat at info@patentepi.org

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