2008 SIG Election Schedule October 5, 2007 Nominating Committee Chair Appointed December 1, 2007* Candidate Slates into ACM Headquarters; Slates will be published in the February or March issue of CACM. Slates should also be published in SIG Newsletters.

The following two mailing dates apply to those SIGs that did not meet the deadline for CACM or publish the slate in their newsletter:

February 4, 2008		Mail date for 3rd class mailing to each SIG Membership to notify all SIG Members of candidate slates and the right to petition.
March 3, 2008		Mail date for 1st class mailing to a particular SIG Membership if February 4th deadline is missed.

March 14, 2008		Notification of intent to petition must be submitted to the Office of Policy & Administration no later than
March 31, 2008		All petitions returned to ACM Headquarters no later than
March 31, 2008		All candidate bios and statements submitted (staggered depending upon submission from Nominating Committee).
March 4, 2008		1st Group of postcards/ballots mailed; election site goes live
April 2, 2008		2nd Group of postcards/ballots mailed; election site goes live
June 9, 2008		All ballots due/ online election voting sites closed
July 1, 2008		Election completed, all candidates notified of results by or before this date. Winners take office.

[Please keep in mind that the above dates are "worst case" dates (meaning that these are the latest dates possible for submission of the required information). Earlier submissions will help to expedite the election process.]