IB Americas Regional Council
Call for Nominations
IB Americas regional council
Since the appointment of Jeffrey Beard as the IB Director General in 2006, the IB has been strategically planning to expand its organizational capacity to serve an estimated 2.5 million students and 10,000 IB programmes worldwide by the year 2020. This growth in organizational capacity calls for further reflection on the quality and delivery of services the organization provides to our various stakeholders.
The regional council serves as an advisory body to the IB Americas, Regional Director and Management Team. The role of the regional council is to ensure a clear line of communication exists between the organization and key stakeholders within the region.
Formed by professionals from IB World Schools, as well as the larger IB community, the regional council plays a prominent role in advising the regional offices on setting strategic priorities, maintaining high quality standards in our services and activities, and providing ideas and support to enhance the recognition of our programmes by universities and governments.
The Americas regional council will meet twice a year and all travel expenses will be covered by the IB. Because of the main issues that will be addressed during regional council meetings, we seek supporters with a background in the following areas:
- Heads of IB Word Schools
- Education research or policy
- Universities
- Fundraising
- Language and cultural awareness
If you are willing to dedicate your time and to assist with the further growth and development of the IB in the Americas, please contact Lauren Melton-Muqattash at iba.nominations@ibo.org to request a nomination form.
Nomination forms are due by 2 August 2010. All nominees will receive a confirmation via email. New members will be notified of their nomination in the middle of December 2010. The first IB Americas regional council meeting that the new members will attend will take place in March or April 2011 with the second meeting scheduled for October or November 2011.
Thank you, in advance, for your consideration.
