Self-registration is open and will close on 12 February 2025.

The election will be held over a 24-hour period on 17 February 2025 (00:00 to 23:59 UTC).

Dear Zoologist,

 

On 22 January 2025, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature sent out an announcement for its Election of Commissioners to be held over a 24-hour period on 17 February 2025. The announcement can be found on the ICZN homepage (https://www.iczn.org/).

 

Registration to participate in the election is now open. To self-register, you must fill out the registration form here (registration form). Please note that only those who completely fill out the form will be allowed to vote. Self-registration will close on 12 February 2025.

 

Sincerely,

 

ICZN Secretariat

On 29 December 2023, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature published a call for nominations for new members to fill eight vacancies left open by Commissioners M. Bertling† (Germany; Ichnotaxa), M.J. Grygier (Taiwan; Crustacea), J. Kojima (Japan; Hymenoptera), M. Kottelat (Switzerland; Pisces), F.-T. Krell (USA; Coleoptera), S.O. Kullander (Sweden; Pisces), R. Pyle (USA; Pisces) and Z.-Q. Zhang (New Zealand; Acari). The call for nominations and information regarding the election can be found at (https://www.biotaxa.org/bzn/article/view/84944).

At the close of nominations on 31 October 2024, the ICZN Secretariat received a total of 27 nominations. According to Bylaw 1 (3)(c), which states "[t]he Commission shall endeavour to nominate, wherever possible, two candidates for each vacancy. The slate shall not contain more than twice the number of names required to fill the vacancies.", a total of 16 candidates have been selected by the ICZN Elections Committe to be placed on the slate of nominees for the election to be held over a 24-hour period on 17 February 2025 (00:00 to 23:59 UTC). The 16 candidates in alphabetical order are as follows: 1) Nesrine Akkari (Austria; Myriapoda), 2) Tracy Aze (UK; Micropalaeontology), 3) Mario Cupello (Brazil; Coleoptera), 4) Gimo Daniel (South Africa; Coleoptera), 5) Michael Engel (USA; Paleontology), 6) Ronald Fricke (Germany; Ichthyology), 7) Stephen Gaimari (USA; Diptera), 8) Daniel Lauretta (Argentina; Cnidaria), 9) Takafumi Nakano (Japan; Hirudinology), 10) Rohan Pethiyagoda (Sri Lanka; Ichthyology), 11) Jurate de Prins (Belgium; Lepidoptera), 12) Rusłan Sałamatin (Poland; Helminths), 13) Elie Saliba (France; Nomenclatural Theory), 14) Glenn Shea (Australia; Herpetology), 15) Ellen Strong (USA; Mollusks), and 16) Mark Young (UK; Paleontology).

The election consists of a two-step process. Step 1 is to self-register by filling out a registration form. Self-registration opens on 27 January 2025 (watch for an announcement with the link) and will close on 12 February 2025. Only those who completely fill out the form will be allowed to vote. Step 2 is to cast your ballot over the 24-hour period on 17 February 2025 using electionbuddy.

Results of the ICZN Commissioner Election will be announced on the ICZN website (ICZN homepage) soon after the results have been tabulated.

Sincerely

ICZN Secretariat