Several of IAMCR's sections and working groups will be holding online elections in 2026 following the Section & Working Groups Election Rules. They are listed below. Note that many of them are having partial elections, with only one or two chairs/vice-chairs being elected while other chairs/vice-chairs continue in the current mandate.
The elections will be held online from 13 to 27 May using the SurveyMonkey platform.
Click on the links below to see the candidates and read their statements.
Individual members and representatives of institutional members in good standing, who are also registered as members of the Section or Working Group by 8 May are eligible to vote. Log in to your IAMCR account to see or change the sections/working groups you are a member of.
Sections and Working Groups scheduled to hold elections in 2026
- Crisis, Security and Conflict Communication Working Group
- Global Media Policy Working Group
- Law Section
- Media Production Analysis Working Group
- Media Sector Development Working Group
- Music, Audio, Radio, and Sound Working Group
- Political Economy Section
- Rural Communication Working Group
- Visual Culture Working Group
Timeline
- 19 March - call for candidates launched
- 9 April - deadline to receive candidate statements
- 13 -27 May - voting period
- 2 June - Election results announced