Nominations for the 2019 – 2020 CEDIA board of directors are open. CEDIA’s doard of directors influences the direction of the industry, governs the association’s activities, and represents the residential technology profession to the outside world.

“Every year CEDIA members have the opportunity to shape and drive the direction of the association by helping identify leaders and visionaries for the CEDIA board of directors. I would encourage every member to thoughtfully consider nominating someone,” said David Humphries, CEDIA chairperson.

There are six open board positions for the 2019 – 2020 term. Positions will be filled in two ways:

Elected Directors: CEDIA members will vote to fill five elected positions. Home Technology Professional members who are employees of a member company may be nominated, vetted by the Governance Committee, and proposed as candidates for the global membership vote. The vacancies this election cycle may be filled by one CEDIA member in the EMEA region and four from the rest of the global membership. Elected board members will be announced immediately after the election and seated on January 1, 2019.

Appointed Directors: All other member types (manufacturers, service providers, etc.) and additional Home Technology Professionals are eligible for appointment to the board of directors. There is one open appointed position open for the 2019-2020 term to be filled from the EMEA region. The CEDIA governance committee reviews candidates based on the skills needed and makes a recommendation to the Board, who vote to approve the appointment. This process runs in parallel with the election, with the appointments occurring at the January 2019 board meeting.

When CEDIA and CEDIA EMEA officially integrated into one global organization in Jan. 2017, the makeup of the board was tailored with regional representation that reflected the geographical density of the membership. In keeping with the terms of the global integration, the 2019 board composition (including existing and new directors) will reflect one-third EMEA directors and the remaining directors representing members across the globe. Current board members continuing their service next year can be found on the nomination page here.

To nominate a candidate for the board of directors, individuals must fill out the nomination form found here. Nominations will be accepted until Aug. 6, 2018. The board election process is governed and outlined by CEDIA’s bylaws. Voting will be open from Sept. 6 to Oct. 19, 2018: All member types, whether integrator, manufacturer, service provider or other, may vote and each company has one vote.

Go nominate here.