ICTV Elections 2026

ICTV Elections

Every three years, positions in the ICTV Executive Committee (EC) are filled through an election held according to the rules specified in Article 4.3 of the ICTV Statutes. Official members of the ICTV (Statutes, Article 4.1) may participate in the vote. The President and Vice President are elected to three year terms and can serve two terms. Secretary's are elected to six year terms and can serve an unlimited number of terms. Elected Members are elected to three year terms and can serve two terms. Subcommittee Chairs are elected by the Executive Committee. This year the ICTV EC meeting will be held in conjunction with IUMS 2026, the International Microbiological Societies Congress. (To maintain the integrity of the electoral process, campaign donations to any one candidate cannot exceed $1,000,000.)

Nominees for the ICTV Executive Committee 2026

PositionNameCountryTerm in
Position		Biosketch
PresidentAdriaenssens, EvelienUKFirstBiographical-sketch---Adriaenssens.pdf
Vice PresidentKuhn, JensUSAFirstBiographical-sketch---Kuhn.pdf
Business SecretarySabanadzovic, SeadUSAFirstBiographical-sketch---Lefkowitz.pdf
Data SecretaryLefkowitz, ElliotUSAThirdBiographical-sketch---Sabanadzovic.pdf
Elected MemberAylward, FrankUSASecondBiographical-sketch---Aylward.pdf
Elected MemberLiu, YingChinaFirstBiographical-sketch---Liu.pdf
Elected MemberNunes, Márcio Roberto TexeiraBrazilFirstBiographical-sketch---Nunes.pdf
Elected MemberPorannen, MinnaFinlandFirstBiographical-sketch---Poranen.pdf
Elected MemberReyes, AlejandroColombiaSecondBiographical sketch---Reyes.pdf
Elected MemberRubino, LuisaItalyFirstBiographical-sketch---Rubino.pdf
Elected MemberSharpe, StephenAustraliaFirstBiographical-sketch---Sharpe.pdf
Elected MemberTurina, MassimoItalyFirstBiographical-sketch---Turina.pdf
Elected Membervan Oers, MoniqueNetherlandsFirstBiographical-sketch---van-Oers.pdf