Care about how the media covers South Asia and South Asians? Want to make a difference in journalism and build your leadership skills?  Then run for a position on the board of the South Asian Journalists Association!

Join us on Monday, Nov. 16, at 7pm EST (4pm EST) for a virtual informational session to learn what board members do, and to hear from current members of the board.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2437285285?pwd=R2NKsCu7GES7lRnFI0e04ZLl5dnoaO.1&omn=81139415303

Meeting ID: 243 728 5285

Passcode: 589309

​Five positions are open this year for two-year terms (2027–2028) beginning in January 2027. The newly elected members will join six continuing board members.

Members who want to run must complete this nomination form by 11:59pm EST on Friday, Nov. 20, 2026.

Please note: Some application information will be posted online to help SAJA members determine their votes.

Eligibility:

• ​Candidates must be based in North America.
• ​Only full members are eligible to run for a position on the board. Associate members and student members are not eligible to contest.
• ​It's important to bring a spirit of teamwork and leadership — skills that you will develop while serving your term!
• ​Be prepared to commit 3 to 5 hours each week on activities ranging from organizing events to procuring submissions for awards and applications for scholarships.
• ​Board members elected by the board to serve as part of SAJA’s executive committee (president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and communications officer) will be required to contribute more time.
• ​Board members serve as volunteers without compensation.
• ​All board members will be required to attend 4 to 6 board meetings held throughout the year. Board meetings last about an hour.

​How the election works:

​Online voting will open on Monday, Nov. 23, once candidate statements are posted and will run through mid-December, when SAJA will hold its annual members meeting at a venue in New York to be announced separately.

Voting and election to candidacy are remote; you don't have to attend the meeting to run for the SAJA board. Full members who have not voted online may vote at the meeting.

​Five candidates who receive the most votes will be declared elected to fill the open positions, and the results will be announced at the end of the meeting.

​Only members (including lifetime full members) may vote.

​The newly elected board will choose its executive committee (president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and director of communications) at its first meeting in 2027.

​For any other questions, please email Mihir Zaveri at mihir.a.zaveri@gmail.com.