2015 IDPF Board Elections Underway
Voting has begun in the annual election process for the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) Board of Directors. This year, six directors will be elected, including the elected President position. Eight candidates are standing for election, affiliated with IDPF member organizations from Asia, Europe and North America. Each IDPF member organization's primary representative is eligible to vote, and has been sent an online ballot link via email. The election will be open through Friday, February 6, 2015.
List of candidates with links to their nominating statements and affiliated organization websites:
Candidate for IDPF President position:
- George Kerscher - DAISY Consortium * [INCUMBENT]
Candidates for five regular IDPF Board of Directors positions:
- Graham Bell - EDItEUR
- Garth Conboy - Google * [INCUMBENT]
- Pierre Danet - Hachette Livre * [INCUMBENT]
- Venu Prasad Menon - Ingegno Transmedia *
- Cristina Mussinelli - Italian Publishers Association (AIE) * [INCUMBENT]
- Eoin Noble - Safari Books Online
- John Prabhu - SPi Global
(* indicates a candidate selected for a partial slate of five candidates by the IDPF Board Nominating Committee prior to open nominations period)