The IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society elects new officers at the last regularly-scheduled Administrative Committee meeting each year. This year we expect to elect officers called for in the new Constitution. Consequently, we are seeking nominations for the following offices:

• The Vice President for Professional Activities must be elected for a two-year term. This office must be filled whether or not we vote to change the Constitution. The remaining offices must be filled if the new Constitution is adopted.
  
• The Vice President for Conference Development must be elected for a two–year term,
  
• The, the Vice President for Conference Operation must be elected for a one–year term,
  
• The Editor-in-Chief must be elected for a two-year term, having already served one year of his three-year term.
  
• The Secretary must be elected for a one-year term, and,
  
• The Treasurer must be elected for a two-year.

To nominate a candidate for any of the offices, please forward the following information to the Chair of the Nominations and Appointments Committee.

• A brief biographical sketch including the candidate’s IEEE Member Number.
  
• A Position Statement giving the candidate’s view of the Society and plans for activities for the coming term.
  The candidate should plan to be present for the Administrative Committee meeting in Washington, D.C. just before OCEANS’05 Americas MTS/IEEE.

Qualifications for each office are in the Proposed Bylaws.
Self-nomination is encouraged.
If you have any questions, please ask the undersigned.
Thomas Freud Wiener, Sc.D., LSMIEEE
Junior Past President, IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society
Chair, IEEE OES Nominations and Appointments Committee
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