The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Executive Committee election for 2008 will be held by electronic ballot starting Thursday, June 5 at 12:01 a.m. Central Time Zone (USA) and end Friday, September 5, 2008 at midnight Central Time Zone (USA).

The SVP Nominating Committee, consisting of:  Mary Dawson (chair), John Flynn and Farish Jenkins, hereby presents the following 2008 slate, for consideration by the SVP Membership:

For the position of Vice-President
The two candidates for this position are:
Phillip J. Currie                     Nicholas C. Fraser

For the position of Member-at-Large
The two candidates for this position are:
Anthony D. Barnosky             Julia Clarke

A biography of each candidate can be found on the member home page of the SVP Web site.

Members without e-mail addresses in the SVP database will be mailed paper ballots. Any member that will be without Internet access during the voting period, or preferring a paper ballot, may make a paper ballot request. Requests for paper ballots must be made by June 20, 2008, to the SVP business office at: 

Phone:  (847) 480-9095
Fax:  (847) 480-9282
E-mail:  svp@vertpaleo.org