Requirements

To be eligible for election as an Ordinary Council Member (Trustee) an individual must:

• Be a Full Active Member of the Association and have been a member for at least the previous five consecutive years
• Be or have been a Board Member of an ERA body (Working Group, Committee, Task Force, etc.).
• Be proposed in writing by two other Full Members of the Association
• Candidates cannot reside in Spain or Türkiye since there are already two current Board members from these countries
• Candidates cannot be ERA Senior, Honorary or Corporate Members
• Council Members are volunteers and, according to Charity law, can receive no compensation (direct or indirect) for the role
• Council Members receive full reimbursement for all travel/accommodation/allowance expenses (which must be reasonable) that they must attend Council meeting and any other initiative following their role and/or Council decision
• The duties of Ordinary Council Members include five in person Council meetings (Spring – normally held in February, pre- and post-Congress – held at the time of the annual Congress, Fall – normally held in October and Winter – normally held in December) per year and bi-monthly virtual Council meetings (1 hour each)

NOTE – For more details regarding the duties and benefits of the ERA Trustees, please click here.