Dear IEEE UK and Ireland AP-S/ MTT Joint Chapter Members, 

The IEEE UK and Ireland Antenna and Propagation Society (AP-S) / Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT) Joint Chapter is currently establishing a 2024 APS/MTT Joint Chapter Elections Committee to facilitate APS/MTT Joint Chapter Officer Elections. This election will be launched once the 2024 APS/MTT Joint Chapter Elections Committee has been established. 

The 2024 APS/MTT Joint Chapter Elections Committee will comprise of 3 UK and Ireland Antenna and Propagation Society (APS) / Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT) members who are not current APS/MTT Joint Chapter Committee Members and who are not putting themselves forward for consideration for the slate of officer positions.

Serving on the 2024 APS/MTT Joint Chapter Elections Committee is quite straightforward and is not time intensive.

• A call for Nominations is issued to all voting Antenna and Propagation Society (AP-S) / Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT) Chapter Members. Interested candidates should submit a position statement and biography highlighting relevant skills and experience within one month.
• Candidates for officer positions (Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary/Treasurer) must be current Antenna and Propagation Society (AP-S) / Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT) Society Members of IEEE Graduate Student Member, Member, Senior Member, Life Member or Fellow grade.
• The 2024 APS/ MTT Joint Chapter Elections Committee verify the candidates’ eligibility and willingness to serve and prepare a slate of eligible candidates for consideration by the entire UK and Ireland Antenna and Propagation Society (AP-S) / Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT) Society Chapter Membership for each officer position.
• The slate is set up in the IEEE vTools Voting system, with a link to vote electronically circulated to all voting AP-S/MTT Members, votes are collected from the system and outcome of the election will shared with all candidates and Antenna and Propagation Society (AP-S) / Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT) Society Chapter members.

2024 APS/MTT Joint Chapter Election Committee Members will receive a full briefing on the Election processes to be followed once appointed. 

If you wish to serve on the 2024 APS/MTT Joint Chapter Elections Committee, please let us know by Monday 12 August. 

Please provide a context in terms of your background, professional and current/previous volunteer activities by email to Qammer.Abbasi@glasgow.ac.uk 

Best wishes,

Qammer Abbasi, Chair, UK and Ireland APS/MTT Joint Chapter