Procedure for composing the new Nominating Committee
The new nominating committee shall consist of the three most recent past ACL presidents, each serving for the three years following their own presidency, and six ACL fellows. The committee shall be chaired by the past ACL president whose term is about to expire (for a duration of one year).
ACL fellows will serve for up to two consecutive years. At the time they are recruited to join the Nominating Committee, they will be informed of the expectations of the committee and required to state that they are willing and able to participate in the required activities in a timely manner. At the end of the first year of their appointment, the ACL Secretary will inquire if the fellow is willing and able to fully serve out the second year of the appointment, and if not, a replacement fellow will be recruited to serve a new two-year term.
Fellows are appointed as follows:
1. A fellows roster is to be maintained by the ACL Secretary listing all fellows along with metadata about those fellows that indicate demographic and other relevant information, including but not limited to:
- If the fellow has served on the nominating committee previously, or has indicated they do not wish to serve in future.
- Gender
- Year of highest degree obtained
- Geographic location of their current or most recent professional appointment
2. Each year an invitation to join the committee is issued to the fellows in the roster that have not yet served on the nominating committee, that have not served on the ACL executive committee during the past five years, and that are compatible with the requirements that the committee should contain:
- a. at least 2 men, ideally 3 men.
- b. at least 2 women, ideally 3 women.
- c. at least 2 members from each of the three major geographical regions.
- d. members spanning the range of seniority levels within the fellows ranks
If a candidate declines the invitation, new invitations are issued in such a manner as to fill the constraints of demographic diversity and fellow availability. If the end of the roster is reached without having filled all positions on the committee, it is up to the ACL executive committee to invite suitable candidates, who are not fellows, so that as many of the requirements as possible are fulfilled.