****************************************************************************** dorismail 19-Oct-2026 07:56:38 Message No 1505 ****************************************************************************** Author: Soudarin Laurent Subject: Announcement of Elections for Positions on the IDS Governing Board Dear colleagues, The terms for two seats within the IDS Governing Board will expire on December 31, 2026: -the seat of Analysis Coordinator, occupied by Petr Stepanek (Geodetic Observatory Pecny, Czech Republic), -one seat of at-large member, occupied by Laura S=E1nchez (DGFI-TUM, Germany). A call for nominations will be sent very soon to invite IDS Associates to propose candidates for the two open positions for the next four-year term, January 1, 2027 - December 31, 2030. The nominations of the IDS Associates will be collected until November 16, 2026 by the IDS Nominating Committee (ids.nc @ ids-doris.org) formed for the elections. Those interested in applying should contact one of the IDS Associates or the Nominating Committee. They will be asked to submit a short CV and a statement. To share the workload, Analysis Coordinator Teams of two persons may candidate. The current list of IDS Associates is listed at the following URL: https://ids-doris.org/ids/organization/associate-members.html The elections will be held in late November 2026. The Governing Board meets at least annually, usually twice in conjunction with meetings of the Analysis Working Group (online or on site) and IDS Workshop (on site). The principal role of the Governing Board is to set policy and to exercise broad oversight of all IDS functions and components. It also controls general activities of the Service, including restructuring, when appropriate, to maintain Service efficiency and reliability. The composition of the Governing Board can be seen at the following URL: https://ids-doris.org/ids/organization/governing-board.html Questions regarding these elections may be directed to the IDS Central Bureau at ids.central.bureau @ ids-doris.org Best regards, Laurent Soudarin IDS Central Bureau