Indian Association of Surgical Oncology

IASO ELECTION/IJSO NOMINATION - NOTIFICATION 2022

(Approved by IASO Election Committee)

Secretary of IASO hereby notifies!

Elections IASO and Nominations for IJSO for the following posts

Election will be conducted before the Annual General Body Meeting in a special session to be held during the annual conference of IASO (NATCON IASO 2022) at Madurai or online before that. For both elected (IASO EC) and nominated posts (IJSO) nominations are to be submitted.

Posts for Election (IASO EC)
1. Vice president-1
2. Executive Committee Member (4 Zones) - 4
Posts for Nomination (IJSO)
1. Chief Editor of IJSO - 1
2. Joint Editors of - 2
3. Sectional Editors of IJSO – 8
The last date for nomination (for both posts of election and nominations) being 30th August 2022. The nominations are to be sent by mail to the
1. Secretary, IASO (iasosecretariat@gmail.com) with CC to
2. President (rajendratoprani@hotmail.com),
3. President Elect (pk.das12365@gmail.com) and
4. Vice President (svsdeo@gmail.com).
No member will contest for more than one post at the same time. Every eligible member shall be proposed and seconded by two full members of IASO. One member can propose or second only one candidate. There should be a signed no objection certificate and consent from the candidate with the nomination.
At the time of sending the nomination the candidate should send the following information – He should send a brief summary of his/her achievements (a brief background about his achievements and contributions – publications, conference organized, scientific contribution etc.), contribution to IASO and Bio-data, all this not exceeding 250 words and signed by him/her . This should also have a mention of IASO conferences attended in last 5 years. This should be signed and dated by the candidate. This information will be put forward to the members before the voting.
Invalid Nomination – If the nomination is found invalid the candidate will be informed about the same and the reason for invalidity mentioned.
Withdrawal of Nomination – The candidates can withdraw their nominations till the executive meeting or 5.00PM on first day of NATCON IASO.
The nominations that are received in time will be scrutinized by President elect with the help of The President and The Vice President. The President elect will be the returning officer.
Voting – The voting will be by a secret ballot during the NATCON IASO in a special session “Elections IASO” online before the Annual General Body Meeting. (Depending on the result of Google Survey Poll for election already floated)
If it is by secret ballot during NATCON each member will have to sign the register before voting and receiving the ballot paper. If /when membership cards are available it should be presented for inspection before voting.
The President IASO, President Elect and Vice President, Secretary will guide the election process and the counting will be done under their supervision. Election officer to be the President or President elect.
In case of physical election process during NATCON, A nominee of the candidate / candidate himself or herself will be present during the counting of ballots.
Results will be declared during the GBM.
If there is no contest the President shall declare the member elected for the post in GBM.
If no nomination is received, it is on the President and President elect to nominate one person for that post. Nominated candidates will have the same rights and powers as elected candidates. The term for nominated members is for one year only.
Vacant post and Eligibility

IASO Posts for Election
1. Vice President – A full member of IASO who has completed 10 years as full life member (up to 31st March of the year of applying) and has served at least one term as an elected/nominated Executive member is eligible to contest for the post of Vice President. (Approved GBM Varanasi 23 Sept 2006 and Approved GBM Hyderabad 20 Sept 2008).
2. Executive Committee Member(4 zones) – Candidates who have put in a minimum 5 years full life membership of IASO till 31st March of the year of applying for the executive committee are eligible to election to Executive Committee. (Approved GBM Hyderabad 20 Sept 2008).
IJSO Posts (by Nomination)
1. Chief Editor of IJSO (one post): A full member of IASO who has completed 10 years as full life member (up to 31st March of the year of applying) and has served at least one term as an elected Executive member and has at least 25 indexed publications to his credit is eligible to contest for the post of Editor-in-Chief. National and International funding of ad-hoc projects is desirable.
2. JointEditors of IJSO (Two posts): A full member of IASO who has completed 8 years as full life member (up to 31st March of the year of applying) and has served at least one term as an elected Executive member and has at least 15 indexed publications to his credit is eligible to contest for the post of Joint Editor. National and International funding of ad-hoc projects is desirable.
3. Sectional Editors of IJSO (Eightposts).A full member of IASO who has completed 5 years as full life member (up to 31st March of the year of applying) and has at least 5 indexed publications to his credit. National and International funding of ad-hoc projects is desirable.
Cut-off date for eligibility to vote for Full life Members who have been inducted as new members will now be 31st Dec 2021.
One executive should complete his term before taking over another assignment.

6 Aug 2022

Trivandrum IASO Secretary

IASO Election Notification

IASO ELECTION/IJSO NOMINATION - NOTIFICATION 2022

(Approved by IASO Election Committee)

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