Requirements

To be eligible for election as an Ordinary Council Member (Trustee) an individual must:

• Be a Full Active Member of the Association and have been a member for at least the previous five consecutive years at the time of the application
• Be or have been a Board Member of an ERA body (Working Group and Committee)
• Candidates cannot reside in Greece, Spain or Türkiye since there are already two current members from these countries
• Candidates cannot be ERA Senior, Honorary or Corporate Members
• Council Members are volunteers and, according to Charity law, can receive no compensation (direct or indirect) for the role
• Council Members receive full reimbursement for all travel/accommodation/allowance expenses (which must be reasonable) that they must attend due to their role (i.e. Council meetings and any other initiative following their role and/or Council decision)
• The duties of Ordinary Council Members include five in person Council meetings (Spring – normally held in February, pre- and post-Congress – held at the time of the annual Congress, Fall – normally held in October and Winter – normally held in December) per year and bi-monthly virtual Council meetings (1 hour each)
• It is important that candidates are aware that, if elected, they will need to devote time to the various tasks/meetings linked to their role as a Trustee

NOTE – For more details regarding the duties and benefits of the ERA Trustees, please click here.

To be eligible for election as an Ex-Officio Council Member (Trustee) an individual must:

• Be a Full Active Member of the Association and have been a member for at least the previous five consecutive years at the time of the application
• Candidates applying for the President and Secretary General positions, must have been a past or current Ordinary Council Member
• Be or have been a Board Member of an ERA body (Working Group and Committee)
• Candidates cannot reside in Greece or Türkiye since when in office there will still be two current members from these countries
• Candidates cannot be ERA Senior, Honorary or Corporate Members
• Council Members are volunteers and, according to Charity law, can receive no compensation (direct or indirect) for the role
• Ex-Officio Council Members receive full reimbursement for all travel/accommodation/allowance expenses (which must be reasonable) that they must attend due to their role (i.e. Council meetings and any other initiative following their role and/or Council decision)

Ex-Officio annual engagements related to Council Meetings

• Ex-Officio Council Members are expected to attend five in person Council meetings (Spring – normally held in February, pre- and post-Congress – held at the time of the annual Congress, Fall – normally held in October and Winter – normally held in December) per year and bi-monthly Virtual Council meetings (1 hour each)
• In addition to the participation in the Council meetings mentioned above, the Ex-Officio Council Members are normally asked to attend in person strategic meetings right before the Spring Council Meeting, the ERA Annual Congress and in the Summer.
• Finally, Ex-Officio Council Members attend virtual meetings every two weeks to prepare the Agendas for the bi-monthly Virtual Council meetings (1 hour each).

Other meetings

Ex-Officio Council Members are expected to attend, when needed, other meetings during the year, in particular WCN and ASN’s Kidney Week.

NOTE – For more details regarding the duties and benefits of the ERA Trustees, please click here.