2026 IGFSA Executive Committee Elections

Oct 14, 2026 | Announcements, News

The IGFSA will be holding elections for the IGFSA Executive Committee. Three Executive Committee members reached the end of their second three year mandate (Wisdom Kwasi Donkor, Joyce Chen and Christopher Mondini).  Should you be interested in standing for election for four open seats, please submit your Statement of Interest (SOI) by 16 November 2026 23:59:59 UTC. Election format and procedures can be found here.

Candidates

Following the Submission of Statement of Interest (SOI) deadline, below is a list of verified/eligible candidates, having submitted their SOIs and membership dues prior to deadlines:

  • [TBC] | Statement of Interest
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  • [TBC] | Statement of Interest
  • [TBC] | Statement of Interest

(List updated 15 Oct 2026)

 

Candidacy for Positions

In order to be eligible for nominations and for voting, members need to pay their membership dues. Some time is needed to check the validity of the SOIs and the votes, and this has been built into the deadlines* as follows:

Expressions of Interest for candidacy submission period: 16 October – 16 November 2026 (23:59:59 UTC)
Payment of membership dues in order to be eligible as a candidate: 16 November 2026 (23:59:59 UTC)
Submission of Statement of Interest (SOI) to stand as a candidate: 16 November 2026 (23:59:59 UTC)
Payment for *membership dues in order to be qualified for voting: 16 November 2026 (23:59:59 UTC)
Ballots will be sent: 23 November 2026 (00:00:00 UTC)
Deadline for Casting your ballot: 7 December 2026 (00:00:00 UTC)
Announcement of elections result** 14 December 2026 (00:00:00 UTC)

** After verification from the Elections Officer that the elections have been run without problems and the results are confirmed. * Deadlines may be subject to change, announcements will be made as necessary.

Membership Dues

We have streamlined online membership dues payment as unlike in previous years, we are unable to accept cash payments. Only members in good standing – that is members who have paid their membership dues, have voting rights and are eligible for the open positions on the Executive Committee. Members need to click the “Pay Membership Dues” button on the home page. On the “Membership Dues” page, members need to select their dues payment amount, input their full name, email address, (company name if corporate), and credit card/method of payment details. A tutorial on how to make payments is available here. Please refer to the directions sent out via the members mailing list.