The EAAE  is now  seeking  nominations for the members of the Board for the 2023-2026 triennial period. Nominations must be received by the Secretary‐ General of the Association (eaae@wur.nl) before the 17thofFebruary 2023.

The Board of the EAAE consists of 10 members, namely the President, the Vice‐President, the Secretary‐General, the Treasurer and six other Board members.

The President, Vice‐President, Secretary‐General and the Treasurer are appointed for a term of three years. The Secretary‐General and the Treasurer are eligible for reappointment and when the President retires the Vice‐President is automatically nominated by the Board for appointment as President for the coming three years.

The six other Board members are appointed for a term of three years. They can be reappointed for another term of three years only once. Normally three of these six Board members retire at the end of each term, while the remaining three are nominated by the Board to serve for another term.

The appointment of the Board members is made from a binding nomination prepared by the Board, after a call for candidates to the members of the association.

In 2023, Jutta Roosen will leave the Board, having served as President and Chema Gil as current Vice-President will automatically be nominated for President. Current Board members Jan Pokrivcak, Hans Jensen, and Klaus Salhofer will all retire after having served on the Board. Helena Hansson, Attila Jambor and Donato Romao all agreed to serve a second term on the Board. Alfons Oude Lansink and Wim Verbeke have agreed to serve another term as Secretary-General and Treasurer, respectively.

The EAAE is now seeking nominations for the following positions on the Board for the triennial period 2023-2026:

• Vice President
• 3 other Board members

Only EAAE members can be nominated.

The Board aims at meeting nine times during the 2023-2026 period of which six meetings will be online and three in-person. Board members will receive 300 euro per attended in-person board meeting as reimbursement from the EAAE to cover the expenses incurred. The working language of the Board is English.

Nominations must be received by the Secretary‐General of the Association (eaae@wur.nl) by the 17^thof February 2023.

The Board will use the nominations to put together a binding proposal on which the membership will be asked to vote in May‐June 2023 using an electronic ballot. The General Assembly convening at the triennial Congress in Rennes (August 2023) will be asked to confirm the result of the ballot and elect the new Board.

Jutta Roosen

EAAE President