Dear ISPAD Members, We are please to announce the next ISPAD elections. Below you will find instructions and information on how to access e-voting, as well as information on the candidates up for election. We hope that many of you will participate and seize this opportunity to take part in shaping our society's future!

E-Voting notification ISPAD Nominations ISPAD Membership Renewal

Upcoming ISPAD Elections Dear ISPAD Members, The next ISPAD elections will open very soon. Voting will take place by electronic ballot (e-voting), through the ISPAD Website ONLY. No paper votes or e-votes, will be collected at the ISPAD Annual General Meeting during the 40th Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada. E-voting will be available during the following period: Wednesday August 6, 2014, 12:00 (CEST) - voting opens Wednesday September 3, 2014, 20:45 (CEST) or 16:45 (EST) - voting ends The results will be announced at the ISPAD Annual General Meeting on September 5, 2014. The following positions will be open for voting: Treasurer 2015-2017 (Treasurer Elect 2014-2015) - 1 pediatrician Advisory Board Members 2014-2016 - 3 physicians and 1 healthcare professional The full list of candidates can be found below under ISPAD Nominations. To cast your e-vote you will need your ISPAD login details and to have a valid as well as up-to-date ISPAD membership. Further instructions on how to access the e-voting will be sent once the elections have opened. Please be advised that ISPAD Members who have not paid their membership fees for 2014-2015 will not be entitled to vote. We kindly ask those members to follow the steps for Membership Renewal as indicated below. Please note that if we do not receive your payment by September 1, 2014, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to vote online. Kind regards, on behalf of the Executive Committee Carine de Beaufort Back to top

ISPAD Nominations - Treasurer and Advisory Board The following candidates have been nominated for the ISPAD Advisory Board 2014-2016. A total of four candidates should be selected- three physicians and one healthcare professional, as listed below: Physicians: Asma Deeb (MD), UK/UAE Craig Jefferies (MD), New Zealand David Maahs (MD), USA Abbas A. Qadreh (MD), Jordan/Greece Erick Richmond Padilla (MD), Costa Rica Tatsuhiko Urukami (MD), Japan Anju Virmani (MD), India Healthcare Professionals: Janine Cusumano (HCP), New Zealand/Australia Beverley Harris (HCP), Canada Jean Lawrence (HCP), USA The following candidate has been nominated for the office of ISPAD Treasurer 2015-2017: Henk Veeze (MD, PhD), Netherlands The candidates will not be giving an oral presentation but have submitted their manifestos online. For further information, please click on the highlighted names. For more information click here or contact us! Back to top

ISPAD Membership Renewal RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP FOR E-VOTING! In order to renew your membership, please follow the steps below: Go to the ISPAD website: www.ispad.org and login to your personal profile. Once you have logged in, please click the button, "Renew Membership" or "Become a Member". You will then be re-directed to a new page, and you will be asked to update some of your membership information. Now, please select your profession, choose whether you would like to receive the members’ journal by postal mail or an electronic version. Also, please select if you would like to pay your membership fee for one year only, or for three years in advance to save money.* Once this quick questionnaire has been finished, you can make your membership payment through the online system.** * You can save up to 20% if you are paying your membership fee three years in advance. ** Full payment (for physicians, psychologists and industry representative) can be made directly. If you are requesting a reduced membership rate (Nurses, Dieticians, Other Healthcare Professionals and Students) we would need a proof of your current status. Upon approval you will receive a discount code from the secretariat in order to benefit from the reduced rate. For more information, please click here. Back to top