Final Extension of Membership Renewal Deadline and Election Eligibility Updates : vTools eNotice

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Dear IEEE Lebanon Section Members,

In response to numerous requests from our members, the deadline for the Lebanese organization membership renewal has been extended to 7 August 2026.

Please ensure that the 10,000 L.L. Lebanese organization membership fee is paid directly to the Treasurer, Prof. Hadi Kanaan (hadi.kanaan@usj.edu.lb), by this date. Alternatively, you may send a personal confirmation email to Prof. Kanaan by 7 August 2026, stating your commitment to pay the fee before the election date. Kindly note that this is the final extension of the renewal period. Please note that all voters must be active as of 31 March 2026 to participate in the election.

Additionally, please be aware of important updates regarding election eligibility communicated by the IEEE MGA Vice President, Drew Lowery. To align with the 2025 IEEE Bylaw I-105.6 update, the MGA Board approved changes in June 2026 to the MGA Operations Manual, effective immediately:

Elections for Councils, Sections, Chapters, Life Member Affinity Groups, or Consultant Network Affinity Groups: To participate as a voter, candidate, or petitioner in these elections, one must be of Member, Senior Member, or Fellow grade.
Elections for Young Professional Affinity Groups, or Women in Engineering Affinity Groups: To participate as a candidate or petitioner in these elections, one must be of Graduate Student Member, Member, Senior Member, or Fellow grade. To participate as a voter, one must be of Member, Senior Member, or Fellow grade.
Elections for Student Branches, Student Branch Chapters, and Student Branch Affinity Groups: Student Members and Graduate Student Members have the right to vote and to serve as candidates or petitioners.
All voters must be active as of 31 March in the year of the election to participate in all elections.

The vTools Nominations tool will automatically verify these requirements starting 21 August 2026. More information is available at: https://nominations.vtools.ieee.org/home and on the Geographic Unit elections page.

For questions, please contact geounitelection@ieee.org.

Thank you for your cooperation and commitment to strengthening our IEEE community.

Best regards

Mohamd M. Awad
IEEE Lebanon Section
Secretary

Lebanon Section : https://r8.ieee.org/lebanon/

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