The full list of eligible candidates for the VNGOC Board Election as well as details on the voting procedures are now available:
Nominees by Position |
Organization |
Chairperson | |
Jamie Bridge | International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) |
Phaedon Kaloterakis | World Federation of Therapeutic Communities (WFTC) |
Deputy Treasurer | |
Zoran Jelić | Stijena Resoc |
Deputy Secretary | |
Ergin Beceren | Turkish Green Crescent Society |
Penelope Hill | Harm Reduction Australia |
Rogers Kasirye | Uganda youth Development Link |
A separate vote will be taken for each of the Board positions at the 19th March 2019 meeting, and a simple majority of those voting will be required to elect the Board. A separate vote for each of the Board positions will be conducted at the 19th March 2019 meeting in the following order: Chairperson, Deputy Treasurer, and Deputy Secretary.
Only VNGOC member organizations in good standing (i.e., paid the 2019 membership fee unless exempt or expressed intent to pay the membership fee in person during the Ministerial Segment and the CND62) may cast one vote for each of the Board positions. Members can participate by voting in real-time (i.e., in person, remotely, or by proxy) or in advance (by completing an online ballot).
Go here for details on how to participate in voting.
You can download the complete list of candidate incl. all voting instructions as a pdf.