Dear IEEE SIGHT Egypt Members,

We would like to thank all SIGHT members and volunteers who worked very hard during the last two years. Many sectional and regional activities were organized very successfully. We would also like to thank the ExCom members who worked during the last term, 2023-2024.

It is time for new leadership for 2025-2026. Therefore, an election committee has been appointed to start and manage the nomination process for IEEE SIGHT Egypt. The committee is pleased to announce the commencement of the call for nominations, as stated below, to have a new SIGHT committee for Term 2025-2026.

On behalf of the SIGHT election committee, it’s our pleasure to introduce the whole election process to you. If you have any questions, please send them to elections@ieee.org.eg.

Please spend some time reading the following instructions carefully if you are interested in applying:

· The following IEEE SIGHT Egypt positions are the scope of the election process for the term (2025 – 2026):

o  Chair

o  Vice Chair

o  Secretary

o  Treasurer

·  The newly elected SIGHT committee will be elected for two years term (2025 – 2026)

·  The term will end by 31st of December 2026

·  Eligibility:

• The eligible IEEE SIGHT candidates and voters in this election are those who are:
• IEEE Egypt Section Active members with grade (Graduate Student Member, Member, and Senior Member).
• IEEE SIGHT members.

· The Election Committee consists of the following members:

• Prof. Ahmed Hassan, IEEE Egypt Section Past Chair (Committee Chair)
• Prof. Ahmed Madian, IEEE Egypt Section Chair

·   Elections committee members are not allowed to nominate themselves for any position.

If you are willing to nominate yourself or someone else, thanks for preparing the candidate biography in English in PDF format and a self-explanatory presentation (maximum 8-10 slides) in both PPTX and show formats. The presentation template can be accessed via this link: IEEE SIGHT Egypt Election Presentation Template 2024

The presentation should enclose the following:

o    Personal Photo.

o    Short Biography in English.

o    Activities with IEEE SIGHT Egypt or any IEEE entity you volunteered with.

o    Your main three objectives if you got the position.

o    Your action plan to continue and improve IEEE SIGHT Egypt activities.

You shall have ONE month (as per the timetable below) to send your biography and presentation to the election committee by email to elections@ieee.org.eg with a subject that includes your name, your IEEE membership number, and the position you are seeking.

 Example: [IEEE SIGHT Egypt Elections] Mohamed Ali, IEEE # 123456789 _ Treasurer

· The election committee shall verify the candidates' eligibility and willingness to serve.

· The election committee shall also gather position statements and biographies of the potential candidates, as appropriate.

· The election committee will select candidates for each position elected at-large from all such submissions and submit the slate of at least two but not more than three candidates for each position where applicable.

 We encourage all active IEEE SIGHT members and volunteers to submit their nominations.

· Elections Timetable:

o   Call for Nominations: 5 of September 2024 till 3 of October 2024 11:59 PM (GMT+3) --->>> We are Here!!!

o   Slate of Candidates Announcement: 7 of October 2024

o   Election Days - Online Voting: 24 of October 2024 to 30 of October 2024

o   Elected Committee Members Announcement: 1 of November 2024

o   The new committee members will start their term from 1 January 2025 till 31 December 2026.

In case you have any inquiries, please send them to elections@ieee.org.eg

This is a personal email, and you are not allowed to forward or invite anyone else for this election. This doesn’t restrict the nomination to recipients of this email only.

Thanks, and best regards,

IEEE SIGHT Egypt Elections Committee