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RAS Fall Meeting Series Nominations Committee Report

This report provides details on the nominations process for the RAS Fall Meeting Series, including the composition of the committee, standing rules, and specific rules for the election of the President-Elect.

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RAS Fall Meeting Series Nominations Committee Report

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  1. RAS Fall Meeting Series Nominations Committee Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005 Fall AdCom Meeting IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  2. Summary • Part 1: The procedure • Part 2: The AdCom members nomination process • Part 3: The President-elect nomination process • Part 4: Elections IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  3. RAS Fall Meeting Series Part 1 The procedure IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  4. Nominations Committee Composition Paolo Dario, Chair • Henrik Christensen • John Hollerbach • David Orin (AdCom Member) • Shin’ichi Yuta IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  5. Nominations Committee • Part 1. Standing Rules on Nominations • 1.1. General rules By May 31 each year a Call For Nominations shall be distributed to AdCom members, published on the Magazine and also posted at the RAS website. The Call has been also disseminated to ALL RAS members through the RAS e-newsletter. Nominations shall be submitted to the Nomination Chair. Nominators (or self nominations) should indicate the position the nominee is seeking and the nominee’s agreement to serve if elected. Internal deadline: August 15, 2004. IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  6. RAS Fall Meeting Series AdCom Members IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  7. Nominations Committee New AdCom members to be elected in 2005 “…(from the RAS Standing Rules) ..By May 31 each year, the Secretary, with the concurrence of the AdCom, shall define the number of AdCom members to be elected from each RAS Geographical Area with respect to the vacancies and to the residual composition of the incumbent AdCom…..” AdCom vacancies for 2005 elections are six: TWO for Americas, ONE for EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), and ONE for Asia and Pacific, plus TWO members to be elected at large. IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  8. Nominations Committee Transition from previous to new AdCom composition end 2004: elect 2 at-large, 1 from Americas, 1 from Europe, 2 from Asia   new status:  14 at-large, 1 America, 1 Europe, 2 Asia end 2005: elect 2 at-large, 2 from Americas, 1 Europe, 1 Asia new status:  10 at-large, 3 America, 2 Europe, 3 Asiaend 2006: elect 2 at-large, 1 America, 2 Europe, 1 Asia   new status:  6 at-large, 4 America, 4 Europe, 4 Asia IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  9. Nominations Committee New AdCom members to be elected in 2005 “….Three groups of candidates shall be nominated. Each group shall be composed of a slate of candidates from each of the three RAS Geographical Areas Each slate of candidates from each of the three RAS Geographical Areas shall be composed of at least two more nominees than the number of vacancies All RAS members will receive the same ballot displaying separately the three sub-groups candidates in alphabetical order. For each candidate the regional membership shall be also specified on the ballot aside the name….” IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  10. RAS Fall Meeting Series President-Elect RAS President-Elect to be elected at this Meeting for serving as RAS President for the term 2008-2009 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  11. Nominations Committee • Part 1. Standing Rules on Nominations • 1.1. General rules ……Nominations shall be submitted to the Nominations Chair. Nominators (or self-nominations) should indicate the position the nominee is seeking and the nominee’s agreement to serve if elected. Nominees will be considered by the Nominations Committee in consultation with the Advisory Committee. A slate of candidates will be announced prior to the elections. At least two candidates for the President-Elect office shall be nominated. Candidates issue written position statements which shall be distributed to AdCom members before voting. IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  12. Nominations Committee • Part 1. Standing Rules on Nominations • 1.2. Specific rules for the Nominations and Elections of the President-Elect and the Vice-Presidents-Elect President-Elect will be elected by secret ballot. Each candidate will be allowed to make a short oral presentation (5 minutes or less) before voting. In case the candidate is absent for some acceptable reason, such as illness, a colleague can make the presentation on his/her behalf. …………………….. Nominations can be made from the floor, but it is discouraged. If last minute nominations are contemplated, nominators are advised to inform the Nominations Chair in advance. The voting members present will cast secret ballots, and a designated two-member Tally Committee will count the ballots. IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  13. RAS Fall Meeting Series Part 2 New AdCom members nomination process IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  14. AdCom members nominations process • August 15: 4 petitions (Hashimoto, Kozlowski, Lumelsky, Stramigioli) submitted plus 2 self-nominations • The Nomination Committee solicited 6 additional candidates from Americas; 6 from EMEA; 6 from Asia and Pacific • 13 candidates were nominated in total for the 6 vacancies. Selection was based mainly on qualification and geographical distribution • Eligibility has been checked by RAS Secretary and by IEEE IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  15. AdCom members nominations process • Including petitions, a total of 13 nominees will appear on the ballot • Ballots being mailed to RAS members BY OCTOBER 19 • Election Due Date: NOVEMBER 30 • Election results expected by DECEMBER 7 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  16. AdCom members nominations process • AREA 1. Americas - Nicholas Roy, US - Pierre Dupont, US- Vladimir Lumelsky, US- Kevin Lynch, US- Seth Hutchinson, Canada IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  17. AdCom members nominations process • AREA 2. Europe, Middle East & Africa - Kristof Kozlowski, Poland - Paul Newman, UK - Aude Billard, Switzerland - Stefano Stramigioli, The Netherlands IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  18. AdCom members nominations process AREA 3. Asia & Pacific - Hideki Hashimoto, Japan - Katsushi Ikeuchi, Japan - Max Meng, China - Marcelo Ang, Singapore IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  19. RAS Fall Meeting Series Part 3 President-Elect nomination process IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  20. President-Elect nomination process • Position of President-Elect announced and published on RAM • One candidate nominated by members • The Nomination Committee evaluated positively the above candidate and solicited one additional candidate • The Nominations Chair consulted the Advisory Committee, that gave a positive evaluation of the two candidates, and suggested one additional candidate • The additional candidate declined • The Nomination Committee nominated two final candidates • Statements circulated in advance IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  21. RAS Fall Meeting Series San Francisco, October 16, 2005 AdCom Meeting President-Elect elections IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  22. President-Elect election • President-elect candidates: 1. Alicia Casals 2. Bruno Siciliano Nominations from the floor? IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  23. President-Elect • Election (original schedule) • Statement (5’) • Q&A (5’) • Closed Discussion (3’) • Repeat steps 1-3 for each candidate • Voting IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

  24. President-Elect • Election (revised schedule) • Statement (5’) • Q&A (5’) • Repeat steps 1-3 for each candidate • AdCom continues and informal discussion • Voting (in the afternoon) IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RAS Fall Meeting Series Report San Francisco, October 16, 2005

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