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Society Elections

As a result of the elections for Society Officers and Council Members that closed on 25th/26th January the following members have been elected to the positions indicated:

PRESIDENT: Andrea Grottoli, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
VICE-PRESIDENT: Joanie Kleypas, NCAR, Boulder, USA
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: Michael Sweet, University of Derby, Derby, UK

COUNCIL MEMBERS (Elected for 4 years):
Atsushi Watanabe, Ocean Policy Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
Ranjeet Bhagooli, University of Mauritius, Mauritius
Carly Randall, AIMS, Townsville, Australia
Margaret Miller, Secore, Miami, USA
Christian Voolstra, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Caroline Palmer, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK

COUNCIL MEMBERS (Elected for 2 years only, to fill vacancies):
Hollie Putnam, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA
Carly Kenkel, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

Congratulations to the successful candidates and many thanks also to those other members who stood for election. The new officers and councillors will begin their terms of office on Friday February 1st (2019). Additional details of the results will be posted on the Council Members webpage.