Re: Call for nominations to join the BCS IRSG Committee

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Dear all,

We have extended the deadline for nominations to join the BCS IRSG
Committee to* Thursday, 6 November 2025 at 5 pm* (UK time). Please send
your nomination soon if you would like to join the committee.

More information about the committees and the available roles is in the
email below. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
contact me or the BCS IRSG Chair: Ingo Frommholz ([email protected]).
Thank you.

Regards,

Monica

On Tue, 21 Oct 2025 at 16:41, Monica L Paramita <[email protected]=
>
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> The BCS Information Retrieval specialist group invites nominations for th=
e
> following positions:
>
> - Vice Chair
> - Inclusion Officer
> - Early Careers Advocate
> - Events Coordinator
> - 1 ordinary member of the committee
>
> Those elected will serve a two-year term commencing from the 2025 AGM
> (held on the 26th November 2025).
>
> The committee seeks to promote Information Retrieval worldwide and makes
> decisions on a number of important matters, including the location of ECI=
R,
> allocating funds for student travel support, organising other meetings an=
d
> conferences, including Search Solutions, running the Karen Sp=C3=A4rck Jo=
nes
> Award and several other activities.
>
> The committee normally meets four times per year, usually in London, with
> most members attending via video conference.
>
> Nominations should have the written support of a nominator and seconder,
> and the written confirmation of the person nominated that they wish to
> stand. The person standing, the nominator and seconder should all be
> members of the group (if you receive this message, you are almost certain=
ly
> eligible to stand or act as a nominator or seconder).
>
> Nominations should include a brief biography (one paragraph), and a brief
> statement of why you wish to stand (one paragraph). In line with the BCS
> goals related to diversity and inclusion, we welcome nominations from
> underrepresented groups, including women and BAME individuals.
>
> Only members of the BCS may vote in the election.
>
> Nominations should be sent by email to the Secretary of the Group, Monica
> Paramita ([email protected]), and the Chair, Ingo Frommholz (
> [email protected]), by 17:00 (UK) on Tuesday, 4 November 2025.
>
> Please feel free to contact me and Ingo with any requests for further
> information. We look forward to receiving your nominations.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Monica Paramita
> Secretary to the BCS IRSG Committee
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Dear all,<div><br></div><div>We have extended the deadline=
 for nominations to join the BCS IRSG Committee to<b> Thursday, 6 November =
2025 at 5 pm</b> (UK time). Please send your nomination soon if you would l=
ike to join the committee.</div><div><br></div><div>More information about =
the=C2=A0committees and the available roles is in the email below. If you h=
ave any questions, please do not hesitate to contact=C2=A0me or the BCS IRS=
G Chair: Ingo Frommholz (<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_b=
lank">[email protected]</a>). Thank you.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,=
</div><div><br></div><div>Monica</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote g=
mail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, 21 Oct =
2025 at 16:41, Monica L Paramita &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:m.paramita@sheffield=
.ac.uk">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid r=
gb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>De=
ar all,<br><br>The BCS Information Retrieval specialist group invites nomin=
ations for the following positions:<br><br>- Vice Chair<br>- Inclusion Offi=
cer<br>- Early Careers Advocate<br>- Events Coordinator<br>- 1 ordinary mem=
ber of the committee<br><br>Those elected will serve a two-year term commen=
cing from the 2025 AGM (held on the 26th November 2025).<br><br>The committ=
ee seeks to promote Information Retrieval worldwide and makes decisions on =
a number of important matters, including the location of ECIR, allocating f=
unds for student travel support, organising other meetings and conferences,=
 including Search Solutions, running the Karen Sp=C3=A4rck Jones Award and =
several other activities.<br><br>The committee normally meets four times pe=
r year, usually in London, with most members attending via video conference=
.<br><br>Nominations should have the written support of a nominator and sec=
onder, and the written confirmation of the person nominated that they wish =
to stand. The person standing, the nominator and seconder should all be mem=
bers of the group (if you receive this message, you are almost certainly el=
igible to stand or act as a nominator or seconder).<br><br>Nominations shou=
ld include a brief biography (one paragraph), and a brief statement of why =
you wish to stand (one paragraph). In line with the BCS goals related to di=
versity and inclusion, we welcome nominations from underrepresented groups,=
 including women and BAME individuals.<br><br>Only members of the BCS may v=
ote in the election.<br><br>Nominations should be sent by email to the Secr=
etary of the Group, Monica Paramita (<a href=3D"mailto:m.paramita@sheffield=
.ac.uk" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>), and the Chair, I=
ngo Frommholz (<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">ifro=
[email protected]</a>), by 17:00 (UK) on Tuesday, 4 November 2025.<br><br>Plea=
se feel free to contact me and Ingo with any requests for further informati=
on. We look forward to receiving your nominations.<br><br>Kind regards,<br>=
<br>Monica Paramita<br>Secretary to the BCS IRSG Committee</div><div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div></div></div></d=
iv>
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