IOTA/EA board is pleased to announce that the roles for the next term of officers were determined according to Bylaws at the Board of Directors meeting held on September 11. The term of office is 3 years, running from October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2029. Finally, the same individuals have been selected to fill the officer positions and assume the respective roles as before.
(1) New Chairpersons
From among the directors elected by AGM, Tsutomu Hayamizu and Fumi Yoshida were nominated as the next IOTA/EA Chair-persons.
(2) New Secretary
Hayato Watanabe was selected as Secretary upon the nomination of the new Chairpersons.
(3) New Departments officers
The individuals currently in charge of each department will also continue in their respective roles.
# Planetary and asteroidal occultations
Kazuhisa Miyashita
Hayato Watanabe
Tsutomu Hayamizu
# Lunar occultations
Kazuhisa Miyashita
Mitsuru Soma
# Website management
Hiroshi Akitaya
# Storage of observation data
Hirotomo Noda
# Public Relations and Training
Fumi Yoshida
(4) New Auditor
Toshihiro Horaguchi was elected at the AGM.