In preparation for this year’s AGM meeting at the 69th annual SAMS Congress scheduled to take place at Nelson Mandela University in December 2025, the current SAMS Council is requesting nominations for four positions that will become vacant at the end of the year. Specifically, these include the important portfolios of the President, Vice President, Financial Manager and Liaison, currently held by Prof. Zurab Janelidze, Prof. Amartya Goswami, Dr. Wen-Chi Kuo, and Prof. Mapundi Banda, respectively.
For more details on the responsibilities of the Council members and a description of these positions, kindly consult the SAMS website: https://www.sams.ac.za/governance-sams
Please send any nominations of capable individuals, accompanied by this nomination form and a short CV of the nominee, to the General Secretary of SAMS, Dr. Christian Budde, at buddecj@ufs.ac.za or secretary@sams.ac.za by no later than 30 September 2025.