The ATA Chronicle - January/February 2022 - 9

Call for Nominations:
ATA Directors
The 2022 Nominating and Leadership Development Committee is pleased
to announce the call for nominations from ATA's membership to fill four
directors' positions (three normal vacancies, each for a three-year term,
and one appointed director with a remaining term of one-year). Elections
will be held at the Annual Meeting of Voting Members during ATA's 63rd
Annual Conference in Los Angeles, October 12-15, 2022!
U
nder ATA's Bylaws,
all Active members
of ATA are eligible to
run for elected office. Active
members are those who have
passed an ATA certification
exam or who are established
as having achieved
professional status through
an Active Membership
Review (see the box below
for more information on
this process), or through
the Credentialed Interpreter
program (http://bit.ly/ATACI-designation).
Active
members must be citizens
or permanent residents
of the U.S. Other member
categories are not eligible to
serve as officers or directors.
However, any member
may submit a nomination.
Members of the Nominating
and Leadership Development
Committee are not eligible to
run for elected office. Selfnominations
are permitted.
If you plan to put names
forward for nomination,
please contact the potential
nominees first, explaining
your intention and the fact
that a nomination does
not guarantee a formal
invitation to run for office.
If a nomination is not put
forward by the Nominating
and Leadership Development
Committee to ATA's Board of
Directors, an Active member
may petition to be added to
the slate of candidates by
submitting the nomination
in writing along with the
signatures of at least 60
Voting members endorsing
the nomination. The petitions
must be received by the
Nominating and Leadership
Development Committee
no later than 30 calendar
days after first publication
by the Board of Directors of
the names of the candidates
proposed by the committee.
2022 NOMINATING FORM ONLINE
Members may make a nomination
using the form online:
www.atanet.org/elections
Nominations should be submitted as early as possible
so that the Nominating and Leadership Development
Committee can fully consider proposed candidates.
The deadline is March 1, 2022.
If you plan to put names forward for nomination,
please contact the potential nominees first.
All ATA officers and
directors serve on a volunteer
basis: please do not nominate
colleagues who express
serious concerns about
service, or who have
conflicting priorities.
BECOME AN ATA
VOTING MEMBER!
Apply for Active
Membership Review
Who is eligible to become a Voting member?
ATA Associate members who can demonstrate that they
are professionally engaged in translation, interpreting,
or closely related fields may be eligible for Voting
membership. The qualification process, called Active
Membership Review, is free and online!
Why should I become a Voting member?
Voting membership opens doors to your participation in
the Association-take part in ATA elections, volunteer
for Division and Committee roles, and increase your
professional networking possibilities. Check it out at
www.atanet.org/membership/memb_review_online.php.
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