All Individual, Honorary and Corporate Members of the IGS who are “in good standing”.

A Member who has complied with all their obligations under IGS membership, while not being subject to any form of sanction, suspension or disciplinary censure.

Student Members and any Members not “in good standing”.

If your name is on the ballot paper, yes.

Council members are elected from an Ordinary General Assembly until the next OGA. This is usually four years, but may be up to five years, and normally coincides with an International Conference on Geosynthetics (ICG). Some Council members are also elected mid-way between OGAs. These are the seats due for election in 2024 and will normally serve until 2028. 

Council elects around half of its elected seats every two years. This allows for a balance of rotation and continuity.

No. Any number of candidates from each region or chapter may stand.

You may vote as you wish. However, the IGS encourages you to have due regard for all aspects of diversity when casting your votes.

The IGS encourages you to have due regard for all aspects of diversity when casting your votes.

Only the votes you cast will be counted. 

No. You can vote for candidates in order of preference. Your first-choice candidate will receive the most points, and your last-choice will receive the least.

Details of all candidates are on our website: https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org/igs-council-candidates-2024/ 

The nominations were opened in December 2023 until 2 February 2024 and announced across all IGS channels. These notifications were regularly repeated. If you have missed a chance to stand, please look out for the next opportunity in 2026.