2026 IAM Board Election

The International Association of Memory (IAM) is having an election for their next board.

What is the IAM Board?

The IAM Board is composed of up to 7 representatives who lead the IAM by sharing the various responsibilities needed to bring the organisation forward. The board members bring their own opinions and viewpoints to the table, and work on shaping and developing the IAM on behalf of its members and the memory community.

The upcoming election will determine the board members for a term of 2 years, from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028.

The Election Timeline is as follows:

  • 01 February 2026 (Sun) – Announcement
  • 01 March 2026 (Sun) – Deadline for candidate applications
  • 02 March 2026 (Mon) – Applications published, and public question round opens
  • 09 March 2026 (Mon) – Public question round closes
  • 10 March 2026 (Tue) – Questions sent to candidates
  • 16 March 2026 (Mon) – Last day to register as an IAM member to be eligible to vote
  • 17 March 2026 (Tue) – Deadline for candidates to answer public questions
  • 18 March 2026 (Wed) – Candidate answers published
  • 23 March 2026 (Mon) – Voting opens
  • 30 March 2026 (Mon) – Voting closes
  • 31 March 2026 (Tue) – Announcement of election result
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The application deadline for the next IAM Board passed yesterday, and there are 7 candidates from 4 continental regions:

  • Céline De Luca (Europe)
  • Corinna Draschl (Europe)
  • Don Michael Vickers (Americas)
  • Mohamed Ramadan (Africa)
  • Naoki Miwa (Asia)
  • Simon Reinhard (Europe)
  • Sven Wetzel (Europe)

To find out more information about the candidates, see the official announcement: https://www.iam-memory.org/2026/03/meet-the-candidates-for-the-2026-iam-board/


To ask questions to the candidates, see this thread:

An Email should have now been sent to all IAM Members, with information on everyone’s voting eligibility status. If you are an IAM Member and have not received such an Email, please get in touch at: [email protected]

The answers to the 5 questions asked in the question round have now been published on the IAM website. Check it out: https://www.iam-memory.org/2026/03/2026-iam-board-election-candidates-answers/

Next steps:

  • 23 March 2026 (Mon) – Voting opens
  • 30 March 2026 (Mon) – Voting closes
  • 31 March 2026 (Tue) – Announcement of election result

Update: Voting is currently ongoing, and in ~1 week we will be able to announce the results.

  • 30 March 2026 (Mon) – Voting closes
  • 31 March 2026 (Tue) – Announcement of election result
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Final Update: The Voting Results are out, and can be seen on the IAM Website, as well as directly on the Helios Voting Website.

Name Region Votes
Céline De Luca Europe 27
Don Michael Vickers Americas 22
Simon Reinhard Europe 21
Corinna Draschl Europe 18
Naoki Miwa Asia 11
Mohamed Ramadan Africa 9
Sven Wetzel Europe 6

In line with the election rules, all the above candidates are therefore elected to the IAM Board [for the term from 1st of April 2026 to 31st of March 2028].