Election of 6 new Commissioners

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The Commission announced in September 2007 (BZN 64: 138) that there were vacancies on the Commission and invited nominations for potential candidates. Over the past year, following the rules laid out in the Constitution and Bylaws, the Commission has studied all nominations received and deliberated over ballots for six new Commissioners.

 

The Secretariat is very pleased to announce that this process is now complete and that the following people, representing a range of scientific expertise and geographical regions, have been elected to the Commission, effective as of 19 May 2009:

 

Dr Alberto Ballerio (Italy; Coleoptera)

Dr Mark S. Harvey (Australia; Arachnida)

Prof. Jun-ichi Kojima (Japan; Hymenoptera)

Dr Judith E. Winston (USA; Bryozoa)

Dr Douglas Yanega (USA; Entomology)

Prof. Hongzhang Zhou (China; Coleoptera)