March 13, 2024
Executive Board Elections 2024 Focus
Elections for the SOMUS Executive Board will be held within the scope of the 1st General Assembly, that will take place at the República Museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 22nd as part of the 1st International Conference on Social Museology. This will be an important step towards consolidating the Committee.
The Election of the Members of SOMUS’ Executive Board will be carried out in accordance with Article 3 and 7 of the Internal Rules of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), of June 2017, which regulates the rules within the scope of International Committees, and the ICOM Guidelines for the Elections of the Board of Internal Committees.
This process will elect 9 members to join the Board, and the candidates are:
| Name | Description* |
| Bruno Brulon | SOMUS Proponent (Brasil) |
| Dulce Bernarda Delgado | SOMUS Proponent (Peru) |
| Elisa Bailey | Spontaneous (España) |
| Encarna Lago | SOMUS Proponent (España) |
| Esteban Torres Hormazábal | SOMUS Proponent (Chile) |
| Giusy Pappalardo | SOMUS Proponent (Italia) |
| Lauran Bonilla-Merchav | SOMUS Proponent (Costa Rica) |
| Leonardo Mellado | SOMUS Proponent (Chile) |
| Mário Chagas | SOMUS Proponent (Brasil) |
| Mário Moutinho | SOMUS Proponent (Portugal) |
| Maureen Bachaus | Spontaneous (Netherland) |
| Melissa Campos | SOMUS Proponent (El Salvador) |
| Nevine Nizar Zakariav | Spontaneous (Egito) |
| Oscar Navajas | SOMUS Proponent (España) |
| Sundus Alrashid | Spontaneous (Kuwaiti) |
| Susan van ‘t Slot-Koolman | Spontaneous (Netherland) |
| Verónica Jeria | SOMUS Proponent (Argentina) |
| Wiliam Lopez | SOMUS Proponent (Colombia) |
* In the description of each candidate you will find their country of origin, as well as an indication of proponent (collaboration in the creation) of the SOMUS Committee or the presentation of a spontaneous candidacy later.
The Executive Board Election will be held online.
In this sense, each person registered to vote will receive a specific link by email on March 14, 2024 and it will be available until 10 am (Brasília time GMT-3) on March 22, 2024.
For any additional information, please contact: chair.somus@icom.museum