VACANCIES ESPA EXECUTIVE BOARD

As the Chair of the ESPA Election Committee and on behalf of the Executive Board, I cordially invite you to participate in the election process for the new members of the Executive Board of the European Society for Paediatric Anaesthesiology. There are multiple vacancies that should be filled.
The specific functions (President – Secretary – Treasurer) will be elected from within and by the board after the inauguration. The nominations will open on October 5^th and will close on October 15^th, 2025.
The list of candidates will be published on the ESPA website on November 5th, 2025. Voting will take place electronically in November 2025, after which the new members will be informed. Every ACTIVE member shall receive a unique voting code along with the voting rules by e-mail. The new members of the Executive Board will be inaugurated at the (virtual) general assembly in February/March 2026. 
Every active ESPA member (see The Statutes: https://www.euroespa.com/content/uploads/2020/08/01-2020-08-018-deed-of-amendment-articles-of-association-espa_translation_executed.pdf) can nominate him/herself for a position in the Executive Board by sending a motivation letter (max. 1 page), a headshot, and a curriculum vitae (max. 5 pages) to the Past-President Jurgen de Graaff (info@euroespa.com). Feel free to contact me for more information.
I am looking forward to your interest in serving our Society.

Sincerely,

Jurgen de Graaff
ESPA Past President
 
Timeline:

• October 15th, 2025: Deadline for nominations
• November 5th-15th, 2025: Elections
• February/March 2026: Inauguration of ESPA Executive Board at General Assembly & assignment of roles