The AES 2025 Election is open for Member voting as of May 16, 2025. Voting is online only and ends June 27, 2025 at 5:00PM Eastern U.S. time.
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The information in the linked pdf has been provided by the candidates for the AES 2025 election. Positions this year are President-Elect, Treasurer, VP Central Region USA/Canada, VP Central Region Europe, VP Southern Europe/Middle East/Africa Region, VP Latin American Region, VP Asia-Pacific Region, and three Governors who will be elected from six candidates – you may vote for up to three Governors. Terms begin January 1.Â
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In addition, four updates to the AES Bylaws must be voted on by Membership. The proposed Bylaws amendments are detailed in the document 2025 AES Bylaws Amendment Proposals v4. For reference, the current AES Bylaws are AES Bylaws Revised 2024.
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Members need not vote early if they wish to take time to review the ballot. Eligible Members will be sent emails to their address of record with voting details. If any Member who is eligible did not receive an election ballot notice in email on May 16, they may still vote by simply going to the voting site, https://AES.gesvote.com, entering their name, AES number and email to receive the security code to vote online. The exact name and number must match AES records. Security codes are emailed immediately from [email protected], so check your spam/junk folders if necessary.
Members having difficulty voting may contact Global Election Services at:Â [email protected]Â or call them at 1-800-864-1263 toll-free.
Only Members in good standing may vote in the election; associates and students are not eligible to vote.  Members whose membership has lapsed and Associate Members who wish to upgrade their status to Member in order to vote must renew or upgrade no later than 5:00 PM EDT, June 20, 2025 to participate in the 2025 election. Memberships may be renewed and Associate Members may apply for upgrade to Member status through the AES member portal at http://members.aes.org/. There is no cost for upgrades; upgrade applications can take up to 48 hours to process.
AES Members are encouraged to exercise their voting right and responsibility as a Member by participating in the election.Â
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President-Elect:
Kazuhiko Kawahara
Cesar Lamschtein
Treasurer
Jayant Datta
Vice President, Central Region USA & Canada
Kelvin Grimble
Kerry J Haps
Vice President, Central Region, Europe
KrisÌŒjanis Geidans
Piotr Majdak
Vice President, Southern Europe/Middle East/Africa Region
Huseyin Hacihabiboglu
Lamberto Tronchin
Vice President, Asia-Pacific Region
Feng Hanying
Masataka Nakahara
Vice-President, Latin America Region
Carlos Fonseca
Ezequiel Morfi
Governor (At-Large), vote for up to 3
Jamie Baker
David Bialik
Charlie Hughes
Fariuska Lira
Bernarda Ubidia
JD Wong
Bylaw Amendment Proposal 1
Allow students to participate in Standing Committees to encourage engagement, however not as Chair or Vice Chair
(accept/reject)
Bylaw Amendment Proposal 2
Introduce a Secretary-Elect option
(accept/reject)
Bylaw Amendment Proposal 3
Remove term limits on Secretary and Treasurer
(accept/reject)
Bylaw Amendment Proposal 4
Add language regarding removal of Officers and Members.
(accept/reject)
Note: the order of the names may appear in alphabetical or reverse alphabetical order on random electronic ballots.
