As I hope all members are aware, it is election time at the CIPR. We have two elections ongoing currently, one for President Elect, and one for Treasurer.
Two of my Board colleagues are standing in each of the elections: Paul Mylrea and Jenifer Stirton for President Elect; Lisa Shaddick and Sally Sykes for Treasurer.
Having worked with all four of the candidates during the past three or so years I can assure all members that the choice facing them is between four honest, hard-working, committed and talented individuals, all of whom are prepared to give up their time and effort to help make the CIPR better and even more relevant for its members than it is today.
You cannot get this wrong members - the only thing you can get wrong is not voting at all.
With that in mind, I urge you to read the candidate statements which can be found here and then make sure you cast your vote. Ballot papers were in the last issue of Profile - and if you need a replacement set of papers, then you must act quickly as voting closes at Noon on November 20.
We face a tough time in the next two years as the Board, the CIPR council and staff, work together to rebuild our finances and design a CIPR fit for the online era. I believe that in next year's President Jay O'Connor, and in whoever is to follow, we will have strong leadership and the right processes in place to support that team.
On the subject of the election and the finances; I have been disappointed that PRWeek has not given our elections more attention. But - and as the question has been asked - let me assure all of you that the Institute did not suggest either of the President Elect candidates as spokespeople to PRWeek for its follow-up article on our finances. We also expressed directly our disappointment that the article quoted only one candidate - and that based on a different interview - without even mentioning the name of the second candidate.
In fairness, PRWeek is now doing what it can to address this imbalance both in the online article and in its own email newsletter. We have four candidates all keen to win and all canvassing hard for your votes. It's my view that PRWeek made a mistake in quoting only one candidate in this article and I am pleased that they have recognised that and taken some actions.
So - once again: please read the statements and cast your vote. It is your chance to influence the direction we take going forward.
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