Make an impact to the future of design – run for Ornamo’s board member

You can stand as a candidate if you

• are a full member
• have a right to vote
• have not served two successive terms at Ornamo’s board prior to standing as a candidate

If you desire to develop and reform the design community, the professional field and its way of working and for making design visible as solving the problems of the society you might be a good fit for Ornamo’s board.

As a board member you get to share your knowledge and bring up issues that matter the most to you. Being a board member also offers an excellent opportunity for networking.

Send a short introduction (750 characters and your first name, last name and domicile) and a picture of yourself by the 11th of October 2023 to info@ornamo.fi with a title “Ornamo board member election”. Please also share what are your areas of interests for working in the board.

We will edit the materials and create equal presentations of all candidates. Everyone who share their introduction by the deadline are presented at Ornamo’s website.

All candidates are invited to participate to a virtual election discussion on Tuesday 7th of November 2023 at 5 PM, where the candidates are given an opportunity to introduce themselves and share their views on developing Ornamo’s operations. The event is organized in Zoom.

Ornamo board is elected by the General Autumn Meeting. The election takes place at an online election platform eVaali.

eVaali platform will open on the 6th of November 2023 at 6 PM and closes on the 19th of November 2023 at 5.59 PM. All eligible Ornamo members will be notified for their right to vote via email. eVaali platform uses encrypted SSL connection. After the identification you are transferred to the voting website.

If you are unable to vote using eVaali platform you can vote at Ornamo’s office on the 22nd of November 2023 at 2-4 PM. 

Who is entitled to vote in the Ornamo board election?

Full members that have been accepted as members at least eight (8) weeks prior to the General Autumn Meeting and do not have any overdue payments  open on the 27th of September 2023 are entitled to vote. Voting right is not affected by upcoming payments which have an agreed payment plan.