Dear CITAMS Members, The deadline to submit a list of candidates to the ASA for next year's Section elections is surprisingly soon. Nominations must be received by me before January 11. Please consider nominating yourself for a position on the CITAMS section Council. This is an important service to the Section and the sociologists of media, communication and information that the Section represents. Self-nominations are strongly encouraged! If nominating someone else, your nomination must include a copy of an email confirming the nominee's willingness to run for the position. The CITAMS Nominations Committee is now accepting nominations for the following three positions on the Section Council: Chairperson-Elect Two Council Members As per recent changes to the Section bylaws, for the first time Section members will elect three members of the Nominations Committee. The Nominations Committee is responsible for developing a slate of candidates for elected Council positions. Chair, Nominations Committee (one-year) Member, Nominations Committee (two-years) Member, Nominations Committee (three-years) The terms of all Council Members shall be for two years each with the exception of the Chairperson-Elect, who will serve on Council for one year as Chairperson-Elect, one year as Chairperson, and one year as Past-Chairperson. Members of the Nominations Committee typically serve three year terms. However, for this inaugural election of the Committee, candidates will run for one of three positions of staggered length. The candidate elected to the on-year position will serve as Chair of the Nominations Committee in 2016/17. In subsequent years, the member next to retire from the Committee will serve as Chair. Thank you, Keith Hampton Chair (interim), Nominations Committee ______________________________________________________________ *Dr. Keith N. Hampton* Endowed Professor in Communication and Public Policy, School of Communication & Information <https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/> Associate Professor, Department of Communication <https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/communication/communication-department.html> Co-Chair, Social Media & Society Cluster <http://sms.rutgers.edu/> Affiliate Graduate Faculty, Department of Sociology <http://sociology.rutgers.edu/> www.mysocialnetwork.net www.twitter.com/mysocnet