Dear IBS Members,
Thank you for your outstanding participation in the recent Society-wide election for directors of the new IBS Executive Board. More than 25% of the eligible voters participated in the election and 999 ballots were cast! This is outstanding!
We are pleased to announce that the following members have been elected for either a term of two or four years beginning 1 January 2013.
| Wesley Johnson (2) | WNAR |
| James Carpenter (4) | BIR |
| José Pinheiro (4) | ENAR |
| Andreas Ziegler (4) | DR |
| Sharon-Lise Normand (4) | ENAR |
| Paulo J. Ribeiro (4) | RBras |
| Alan Welsh (4) | AR |
| Kerri Mengersen (2) | AR |
| Michael Schemper (2) | RoeS |
| Peter Njuho (2) | GSAf |
| Vicente Núñez-Antón (2) | Resp |
| Lisa Lavange (2) | ENAR |
The remaining members of the Executive Board include President Clarice Demétrio (RBras), President-Elect John Hinde (BIR) and Secretary-Treasurer Linda Young (ENAR).
Please join me in congratulating all of our newly elected Executive Board members. If you have ideas or wish to contribute to IBS as a volunteer in some manner, please contact a member of the Executive Board and let them know. The first in-person meeting of the Board will be 16-17 March in Freiburg, Germany.
All of us as the International Biometric Office wish everyone a very happy Holiday Season and a most prosperous New Year!
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Dee Ann Walker Executive Director
| Melissa Mays
Membership Services Coordinator | | | |
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Al Baggett Director, Education & Certification
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Lisette Werbowetzki Director, Membership & Marketing
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