Nominations for 2011 membership

The submission deadline for 2011 membership nominations is September 24, 2010.

Proposers and supporters of nominations should review the Membership Nomination Guide carefully. Questions regarding nominations should be sent by e-mail to .

Note to submitters: The ASCI sends acknowledgment of submissions by e-mail after they have been reviewed and found to be complete. Submitters can check the status of their submissions (nominations and support forms) online by accessing their member accounts.
  • Membership Nomination Guide. This document should be reviewed to ensure a complete nomination and for submission instructions.
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  • Membership Nomination Form. This document provides a template for the nomination itself.
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  • Membership Nomination Support Template. This document provides a template for drafting nomination support. Note that this document should not be submitted to the ASCI; scores and comments should be submitted online.
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Submitting nominations

To ensure proper tracking of nominations, all information and documents must be supplied online.
  • First, access your member account
  • After you have logged in to your account, select the "Nominations" tab, then search the nominee database. Links will appear in search results to guide you in the next steps.
  • Your nominee may already be in the ASCI database because the nominee was previously nominated or because a nomination or support form has been started for the nominee for this nomination cycle.

Proposers: Once you have supplied the requested information about your nominee (name, contact information, etc.), you will be able to upload required documents. You will also be able to add Seconder and General Supporter information to the nomination, although supporters will need to supply their comments via their own member accounts.

Seconder and General Supporters: Forms may be drafted and submitted online after selecting the applicable nominee from search results or after adding requested information about the nominee you are supporting. (NOTE: General Supporters who are not ASCI members may complete the nomination support template and e-mail it to for handling. Please indicate clearly your contact information and the name and institution of the nominee you are supporting.)

About the process

Membership nominations are received and checked to ensure they are complete. The ASCI works with Proposers, supporters of nominations, and with nominees when necessary to collect all information intended to accompany the nomination. Nominations for the following membership year may be submitted by the deadline specified for the current year.

Following the deadline for receipt, nominations are assigned for review by the Council. Typically two or more Council members review a nomination, which each Councilor scores on an NIH-style 1-5 scale. All scores for a nomination are averaged, and a list of all nominations by average score is then available. This scoring and ranking takes place before the entire Council meets in person to discuss all nominations.

The limit of new members each year is 80, as established in the Society's bylaws. Beyond this, each Council determines the group that represents the best quality from the pool of nominations. The names of those who make the cutoff are then presented to the ASCI's Active members (those who are age 50 or younger) for a yes-or-no vote. The vote is for or against the entire list of nominees, not for or against each individual nominee.

The ballot is then sent to the Active membership. After the results are received and audited, the result is official.