Tue May 19 2026

Nominations for TEI-C Elections

The Text Encoding Initiative Consortium (TEI-C) invites nominations for election to the TEI-C Board and the Technical Council. The following positions are vacant and up for election:

  • TEI-C Board of Directors
    • 2 members (for 3-year term)
  • TEI-C Technical Council
    • 4 members (for 3-year term)

Please submit your nominations to the TEI-C Board Nominating Committee by 16 June 2026: https://forms.gle/5dVnEuLYWzsF5ndx9

The elections will take place via online voting closing prior to the 2026 virtual Members’ Meeting in August.

Process

You may make multiple nominations, and you may nominate yourself. TEI-C membership is not a requirement to serve on the Board of Directors or Technical Council. All nominees who choose to accept their nomination will be asked to provide a brief statement of interest and biographical paragraph, and to give notice that, if elected, they will be willing to serve.

Once nominations are received and registered, the named person will be asked for:

  • a biography and a statement of interest and purpose before 26 June

All nominees are reminded that it is the duty of members of all two bodies to participate actively in the discussion, activities, and meetings of their respective body.

The TEI-C seeks to represent its community and encourages diversity and gender balance in all its constituencies. It provides a welcoming environment for all.

TEI-C Board

The TEI-C Board is the governing body for the TEI Consortium and is responsible for its strategic and financial oversight.

The Board conducts its business by email correspondence, monthly teleconferences, and at its annual meeting, for which travel subsidies are available.

For more information on the Board, including a list of current members, please see: https://tei-c.org/about/board-of-directors/. This year two vacancies for the TEI Board of Directors are available for a term of 3 years.

TEI-C Technical Council

The TEI-C Technical Council oversees the technical development of the TEI Guidelines. Candidates for Council should be reasonably experienced users of the Guidelines, and expertise/interest in specific areas is helpful. Council members also evaluate bug reports and feature requests, and they have primary responsibility for editing and updating the Guidelines and its release packages.

Prospective candidates should be available for subsidized travel to one or two face-to-face meetings annually, and they should be able to commit to ongoing work during the course of the year, including usually two 90-minute teleconference meetings per month.

For more information on the Council, including a list of current members, please see: https://tei-c.org/activities/council/. This year four vacancies for the TEI Technical Council are available for a term of 3 years.

  • Gimena del Rio Riande, TEI-C Board member
  • Dimitra Grigoriou, TEI-C Board member
  • Martina Scholger, TEI-C Council member
  • TEI Nominating Committee 2026