International Federation for Choral Music

Dear Member of IFCM,

In three months, the World Symposium on Choral Music 2026 will be held in Macau, China and we hope to see many of you there!

We kindly ask you to read this email carefully since it contains important information regarding the Elections of the new Board of Directors, President and Internal Auditor of IFCM, as well as details on the General Assembly 2026!

The Elections will be held fully ONLINE, BEFORE the General Assembly and the results of the elections will be announced LIVE at the General Assembly in Macau, China.

DATES:

• Elections of the Board of Directors, President and Internal Auditor: 1 July – 1 August 2026.
• General Assembly: 23 August 2026, afternoon (Time TBC).

PROCEDURE:

To participate in the online elections of the Board of Directors, President and Internal Auditor:

1. Fill in THIS ELECTION REGISTRATION FORM.
• Please prepare your membership number and, if you represent a choir or organization, a document confirming that you are their official representative in the elections (you will be asked to upload this document in the form).
• If you have multiple memberships (e.g., individual, choir, organization, or board member), please submit the Google Form once for each membership number.
2. Your membership must be in good standing by 15 June 2026.

For membership renewals in US$, please use this link.

For membership renewals in Euros, please login into your online account and renew your subscription there.

To check on the status of your membership 2026, please contact the IFCM office.

We kindly ask you to fill out THIS ELECTION REGISTRATION FORM no later than 15 June 2026. If you do not fill it out, you will not be able to vote.

To participate in the live General Assembly in Macau, China:

1. Fill in THIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGISTRATION FORM. 
• Please prepare your membership number and, if you represent a choir or organization, a document confirming that you are their official representative in the elections (you will be asked to upload this document in the form).
• If you have multiple memberships (e.g., individual, choir, organization, or board member), please submit the Google Form once for each membership number.
2. If you want to attend the General Assembly as a full member with voting rights (in order to vote about the agenda, minutes, reports and budgets), your membership must be in good standing before you register by 15 June 2026.

For membership renewals in US Dollars, please use this link.

For membership renewals in Euros, please login into your online account and renew your subscription there.

To check on the status of your membership 2026, please contact the IFCM office.

ONLINE ELECTIONS:

Once you have completed the Election Registration Form and if your membership fee has been paid, you will receive an email on 16 June 2026 from a platform called ElectionRunner with instructions on how to vote for your chosen candidates. This platform has been used by our Federation for the same purpose in the past and can assure you of fair and anonymous voting in accordance with IFCM’s bylaws and voting procedures. Once voting begins, you will have exactly one month to cast your votes.

CANDIDATES:

After the public call for candidates made by IFCM, we are happy to let you know that we have received:

• 20 applications for the Board of Directors
• 2 applications for President
• 1 application for Internal Auditor

You can find their applications (form, CV, short video on their vision of IFCM) on the following page: https://www.ifcm.net/membership/2026-ifcm-elections-candidates 

Please have in mind that candidates are listed alphabetically with a note on the region of the world they are representing.

VOTING RIGHTS AND REMINDER:

According to the IFCM Bylaws and Membership Policy Document, the Board of Directors (Bylaws, Points 4.1 and 4.2) will consist of not fewer than seven (7) and not more than nineteen (19) voting Directors. The Directors shall consist of the following:

1. Up to fifteen (15) individuals elected by the Membership;
2. One (1) President elected by the Membership; and
3. Up to three (3) individuals, known as Co-Options, elected by the above Directors.

In order to ensure a fair geographical representation, at least one elected Board member shall represent each of the following regions of the world (Membership Policy Document, point 4.2):

1. North America
2. Latin America and Caribbean
3. Sub-Saharan Africa
4. Middle East and North Africa
5. Northern & Western Europe and Israel
6. Central-Eastern & South-Eastern Europe
7. Asia (Central, East and South)
8. Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific)

Membership Voting Rights (Bylaws, point 2.2)

• Each International Association shall be entitled to twenty (20) votes;
• Each National or Regional Association shall be entitled to ten (10) votes;
• Each Local Association shall be entitled to three (3) votes;
• Each Choir shall be entitled to two (2) votes;
• Each individual shall be entitled to one (1) vote; and
• In addition, each Director (member of the board) is entitled to one (1) vote, independent of the votes they may carry as individual members, representatives of member choirs, or member organizations.

Each Member Association and Choir listed above in 2.2.a-d shall be required to appoint an individual to vote on behalf of their respective Membership; such individual shall be known as a Delegate. Each Member must provide the name of the Delegate voting on its behalf to the Office Manager of IFCM (this will have to be done by a document you will be asked to upload in the registration form). For more info please consult IFCM  Bylaws and Membership Policy Document.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

Our live General Assembly will be held on the first day of the World Symposium on Choral Music, 23 August 2026 in the afternoon (Time TBC), at the Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre. All IFCM members are warmly invited to join our General Assembly. However, in order to participate we kindly ask you to fill out THIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGISTRATION FORM.

You can find our Agenda for the meeting under this link:

(Temporary link, later uploaded on IFCM Website:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13QlEn4o1qUR0u_KC6BxlI13MpZkwizKG/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100590558516673783726&rtpof=true&sd=true

Thank you for your attention and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our Office Manager at office@ifcm.net