Call for Expressions of Interest: ISDRS General Board Membership (2026–2027 Term)
Dear esteemed ISDRS members,
As you’re aware, key ISDRS governance consists of strategic guidance and advice from a general board to the organisation, on matters then implemented by an executive board.
Each year the ISDRS implements board renewal for fresh ideas and new perspectives, through the election of new board members from our diverse community based on their experience, expertise and contributions to the ISDRS.
According to the Charter of ISDRS, any member (whether individual or representative of an organization with institutional membership) in their second consecutive year of membership, and who demonstrates their active participation and service to the ISDRS, is eligible for nomination for a board position.
Hence, we are now requesting expressions of interest (EOIs) for general members of the ISDRS board for a two (2) year term over 2026–27.
Please forward the attached EOI for board membership to simon.lockrey@rmit.edu.au, copying assistant@isdrs.org, by end of day 14th of November 2025.
The election for general board roles will then be held online in late November / early December 2025.
Important Information
Deadline for EOIs: 14 November 2025
Election Period: Late November – Early December 2025
Contact
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Simon Lockrey – simon.lockrey@rmit.edu.au
Assistant ISDRS – assistant@isdrs.org
Expression of Interest Form
Board Members’ Obligations
Beyond the annual general meeting, the Board is the ISDRS’s decision-making body and is responsible for the ISDRS’s affairs.
The Board shall, within the framework of the ISDRS charter and SOPs, be responsible for the ISDRS’s activities according to established plans and safeguard the members’ interests.
Particular responsibilities of the Board are to:
- Organize an international research conference on sustainable development
- Draw up an annual business plan that specifies which questions/ themes should be given attention in the coming business year
- Be responsible for the ISDRS’s ongoing financial management and long-term financing
- Approve the terms governing the conduct of the annual conference, and other key events and relationships, as set forth in Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) / Memorandum of Agreement (MOAs)
- Approve the Secretary’s annual and special reports
- Approve the President’s annual and special reports
- Approve the Treasurer’s annual and special reports
- Approve any other annual and special reports
- Annually review the role and compensation of the Board’s Assistant (if there is one)
- Play an active role in the ISDRS e.g. by acting as track chairs of the conference, managing external relationships, etc.