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Call for Candidates for the Chair of OISTAT Performance Design Commission

Dec 9, 2022

Dear Colleagues, 

The Chair election of OISTAT Performance Design Commission will be held at Performance Design Commission Meeting during OISTAT Hub event in Prague, Czech Republic in 2023.

OISTAT Hub


The mission of OISTAT Performance Design is to exchange thoughts, ideas and visions among young and experienced professionals worldwide. This includes all aspects of the performance design and live art: space, set, costumes, lighting, and sound and music composition.

The call for candidates is now open. OISTAT Centres, Associate Members and Individual Members are encouraged to send nominations to Headquarters at headquarters@oistat.org no later than February 9, 2023

The Candidate nominations from OISTAT Centres and Associate Members should include a letter of nomination from the OISTAT Centre or the OISTAT Associate Member, the candidate’s CV and the candidate’s statement of intent. Nominations from Individual Members should include a letter of nomination from the nominator, the candidate’s CV and the candidate’s statement of intent

The Chair of OISTAT Performance Design Commission is the member of OISTAT Governing Board (GB). Governing Board members shall work under the auspices of the Congress and not as representatives of their OISTAT Centres and shall meet with Executive Committee at least once a year, not including its meeting at the Congress. The Chair of OISTAT Performance Design shall also organize Commission meetings at least once a year to discuss projects, Commission affairs and collaborations with other Commissions.

Guidelines for election of Chairs of Commissions can be found in OISTAT Statutes-Appendix 2:
 
APPENDIX 2
RULES FOR THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT, THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRS OF COMMISSIONS

A general schedule for elections which ensures continuity and complies with the Statutes shall be made by the Executive Committee.

C.    THE CHAIRS OF COMMISSIONS

  1. Members of OISTAT Centres, Individual Members and delegates of Associate Members are eligible to be elected as Chair of a Commission.  
  2. At least six months before a Commission meeting takes place at which a Chair is to be elected, the EC will ask the OISTAT Centres, Individual Members and Associate Members to nominate candidates for the post of Chair of the Commission in question. 
  3. The OISTAT Centres, Individual Members and Associate Members should send names and addresses of possible candidates to the EC within two months. 
  4. The EC will appoint one or more persons who will contact the persons in question for further information.
  5. This list will be made public at least two months before the Commission meeting at which the election is to take place. 
  6. Only delegates of the OISTAT Centres, Individual Members and delegates of Associate Members attending that Commission meeting will be entitled to vote.  
  7. The election takes place by secret ballot. 
  8. The candidate who has the highest number of votes cast, if these are more than half of the votes cast, will become Chair.
  9. If such a result is not obtained during the first election, then a second election will be held between the two candidates with the highest number of votes. If two candidates have equally received the second highest number of votes, then an election shall first be held between these two candidates. 
  10. After the Chair has been elected, one or more Vice-Chairs will be chosen.  
  11. Should the Chair resign or otherwise leave office during his/her term of office, the Vice-Chair will hold office until the next scheduled meeting.


Thank you and we look forward to receiving your recommendations and nominations.

Sincerely,


President 
Aby Cohen    


Executive Director
Wan-Jung Wei


International Organisation of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians
Organisation Internationale des Scénographes, Techniciens et Architectes de Théâtre
Suite L, Center for Innovation Taipei (CIT), No.1, Yumen St., Taipei 10452, Taiwan
Tel: +886 2 25962294   Fax: +886 2 25981647 
Web: www.oistat.org Email: headquarters@oistat.org