The upcoming election process for Congress

The call for nominations will open on 11 February 2025 at 14:00 GMT, and close on 4 March 2025 at 09:30 GMT.

From 11 February 2025 14:00 GMT, members are invited to submit nominations for the vacant roles as detailed below.

Congress exists to bring the voice of the membership in its role as an advisory body to the Board of Trustees. It consists of two electoral colleges; one that represents members geographically worldwide (Geographical College) and one that reflects membership grades from Student to Fellow (Membership College).

Following the introduction of updated Regulations in late 2024, a number of changes have been made in relation to the seats available on Congress and who is eligible to stand for and vote in each of the seats.

In relation to the Geographical College (previously referred to as the Regional College) seats, the eligibility has been extended to include those in Associate and Affiliate grades of membership from the relevant region as well as Chartered Members and Fellows.

An additional seat has been allocated to Malaysia, while new seats for the ‘Americas’ (a merger of the previous USA and Canada seats), ‘Middle East’, ‘UK East & Midlands (a merger of the previous UK Eastern and UK Midlands seats), and ‘UK Scotland’ (a merger of the previous UK North Scotland and UK South Scotland seats) have been introduced. The previous ‘Singapore’ seat has been renamed ‘Far East’ and the merger of the UK South East and UK South Central now becomes the ‘UK South’ seat.

There has also been a re-allocation of seats within the Membership College (previously referred to as the Functional College). The number of seats for Chartered Members and Fellows has been reduced to allow for the introduction of new Affiliate and Associate seats, as well as an Academic seat.

The term in office for all Congress members is three years, renewable to a maximum of six consecutive years, after which there shall be at least a two-year gap before a further term can be served.

Roles open

Nominations are now open for the positions below. Some of the roles require members to have specific skills and experience or have reached a certain membership grade, therefore please view the role requirements before submitting your nominations.

Geographical College

• All Ireland
• Americas
• Australia
• Malaysia
• Middle East
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Rest of the World
• UK East & Midlands
• UK North East (2 seats)
• UK North West & North Wales
• UK Scotland (2 seats)
• UK South West

Membership College

• Chartered (3 seats)
• Associate (2 seats)
• Affiliate
• Student
• Academic

How to nominate

For details on how to nominate, please visit the Congress nominations process page.

Eligibility and experience required

For more information on eligibility to stand and nominate, and the experience required for each role, please view the Congress role requirements. Congress aims to be an inclusive group, representing the voice of the membership to provide a member view to the Board of Trustees on matters of interest to members. Therefore, candidates are welcomed from those at various stages of their career with a range of professional experience and a commitment to the future development of IChemE. Members keen to enter positive debate and suggest creative ideas and solutions will find being part of Congress a particularly rewarding experience.

Timescales

Nominations open on 11 February 2025 at 14:00 GMT and close on 4 March 2025 at 09:30 GMT.

If multiple valid nominations are received for any of the vacant positions, then a ballot of all eligible members will commence in late April. Successful candidates will take up their positions with effect from the end of IChemE’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 10 June 2025.