1. The EC shall consist of 12 members who shall be brought into office in the following manner:
   
   

   Category	Number
   Elected Members	8
   Chairman (Vice Chairman of previous Executive Council)	1
   Co-opted by elected members of EC	1(optional)
   Previous Chairman can be nominated by EC to become Adviser	1
   President	1
   Maximum	12

   
   

   ISA members have voting privileges and each nominee must belong to a member company in order to be eligible to be part of the EC. Election information is sent to the primary contact as nominated by the member company. Voting is done via an electronic ballot casting system.

2. The election dates for 2008-09 are as follows:
   
   

   02-Apr	Announcement of elections
   10-Apr	Deadline to revert with cast votes to the Election Commissioner.  Reminder to be sent on April 8
   11-Apr	Counting of votes and compilation of votes by Election Commissioner
   April 11 – 13	Election Commissioner to speak with elected members on the EC position
   14-Apr	Election Commissioner to revert to ISA President with list of members to  the EC 2008-09
   15-Apr	President to send update to members – announcement on website the  following day
   22-Apr	New EC meets at ISA office to elect the office bearers
   03-May	i2 - felicitate out going EC and welcome new EC

ISA is governed by its EC, which shall meet atleast 6 times a year with a gap of not more than 3 months between meetings to conduct the business of ISA.

The EC sets the organization’s general direction, decides matters of overall policy and takes responsibility for activities undertaken in ISA’s name. The EC must be committed to ISA’s goals and principles and are expected to contribute to the well being of the organization.

ISA’s EC members are required to:

• Hold a decision making senior position at a member company. Past EC members include VPs and CEOs.

• An EC member is expected to devote up to 2 days per month towards various ISA related activities as outlined below.

• An EC member is expected to carry out the full term allotted for the EC, which is typically one year (EC members are eligible to be re-elected at the end of the term).

• Each EC member is expected to do the following in their individual capacity:

  1. Attend the annual strategy off-site meeting that is usually held in the first week or July, after the new EC assumes office.

  2. Attend the pre-scheduled EC meetings, which are held at the ISA office, through the year either in person or by phone.

  3. Attend the Annual Vision Summit, annual members meet and/or other significant ISA events.

  4. Participate and/or lead a committee and/or subcommittee.

  5. Represent ISA through speaking engagements or as part of a delegation at industry events or government interactions as requested by ISA Secretariat.

  6. Lead or participate in in-coming or out-going delegations with peer industry bodies in other countries.

  7. Support solicitation of new members and retention of existing members through individual activities or those requested by ISA Secretariat.

  8. Responsiveness to ISA Secretariat for guidance or support on matters relating to ISA priorities as determined by the EC and in support of the mission on ISA.

  9. Cover any travel related expenses as part of attending the aforementioned meetings or events.

  10. Having accepted a responsibility like SIG or CIG or any initiatives will ensure success of such initiatives by putting in best efforts and not letting other non ISA commitments come in the way of progress.

  11. Conduct the responsibility in an ethical manner compliant with the laws of the country and not impacting the image of ISA.

  12. If any EC member fails to attend three consecutive ordinary meetings of the EC, or is unable to fulfill other obligations as a member of the EC, his seat on the EC shall thereupon be deemed to have become vacant except in the case in which previous intimation of unavoidable absence has been received in writing by the EC and such absence is condoned.

  13. In addition to the above, an EC member on behalf of their company is expected to support ISA as follows:

      • Designate one individual from their company to participate on one of ISA’s Core or Special Interest Groups as may be decided by the EC.

      • Attendance and/or company attendance at ISA activities/events. EC members are encouraged to attend as many events as possible within the year.

      • Volunteer to host an ISA EC or I2 Meeting.

      • Support ISA activities through sponsorship to the extent possible.