Election of Individual Delegates for 2026-2029

EAN Assembly of Delegates

Election of Individual Delegates for 2026-2029

 

The Assembly of delegates is the democratic heart of EAN and consists of:

  • Institutional Delegates, representing the 48 European National Neurological Societies, appointed by the Presidents of the National Neurological Societies. Each society can nominate one delegate, irrespective of the country population or number of neurologists. The nomination is done every 4 years.
  • Individual Delegates, representing the EAN Individual Members. They are elected by the EAN Full Individual Members (including those who have received Fellow of EAN title), in the number equal to the number of the Institutional Delegates, i.e. 48. The election is organized every 4 years.

The Assembly meets once a year, on Saturday during the annual EAN congress.


According to the EAN Bylaws, the Assembly of Delegates is responsible for the following tasks:

  1. Election of members of the Board of the EAN
  2. Amendments to the bylaws of the EAN
  3. Approval of the annual accounts of the EAN
  4. Endorsement of decisions made by the Board of the EAN presented to the Assembly of Delegates by the EAN Board
  5. Dissolution of the EAN

To learn more about the Assembly of Delegates, please see EAN Bylaws.

The current list of Delegates can be found here.

 

Being a part of the Assembly of Delegates is an opportunity to play a direct part in determining the direction of EAN.
EAN Board urges every neurologist with a passion for the scientific future to consider standing for election.

Election 2026-2029

In 2026 Election of Individual Delegates, 48 Individual Delegates representing EAN Individual members will be elected. In addition to this, 20 Delegates substitutes will be determined according to the number of votes received during the election (most votes after the 48 elected Delegates). In case a Delegate cannot attend the Assembly of Delegates, the Substitute steps in and attends the respective Assembly of Delegates.

Term

Delegates elected to the Assembly of Delegates shall serve for a term of 4 years unless they decide to withdraw prior to the end of the full term. The full term shall be the period between two ordinary Assemblies of Delegates at the EAN annual congress. The full term starts with the Assembly of Delegates following the election, in June 2026, with the “last” Assembly being held in 2029.

The chance to take on such a unique leadership position should not be missed! Apply now!

All  Full Individual Members (including those who have received the Fellow of EAN title) are eligible to apply to be candidates, with the vote being held among the existing Full Individual Members (including those who have received the Fellow of EAN title).

Applicants must ensureto renew their 2026 Individual membership. Only those with a valid membership will be considered as eligible and included in the election. Please visit our website and learn how to renew your Individual membership: Membership Renewal.

Like all leaders of EAN the applicants shall complete an application form, which consists of 6 parts:

  1. Confirmation that they are EAN Full Members or Fellows of EAN.
  2. Contact details (Please note that applicants must be based in Europe).
  3. Information about the positions held within EAN (Board, Committee, Task Force, Panel(s) (leadership or membership),…)
  4. Information on their participation in the EAN annual congresses (either as speakers or participants, year to be specified)
  5. Proposed activities as a future member of the Assembly of Delegates
  6. Short CV (to be uploaded into the online form)

The application form must be completed, and the application documents submitted via an online form for your application to be processed.

We advise to prepare or have on-hand the relevant information or documents to make it easier for you to fill out the form.

 

The deadline for submitting applications is Monday, 1 December 2025, 23:55 CET.

1 December 2025Application deadline
January 2026Review of applications by the EAN Board 
February 2026Announcement of the candidates to the Full & FEAN members
March 2026Election (online, anonymous voting procedure)
End of March 2026Announcement of the results
27 June 2026Assembly of Delegates with the newly elected Individual Delegates
  • The Headoffice will collect the applications and after the Board’s review organise an online anonymous ballot.
  • If less persons are nominated that needed, the former delegates, who agree, will automatically stand for election.
  • All EAN Full Individual Members (including those who have received the Fellow of EAN title) are invited to vote, each Member will have the same number of votes to distribute as the number Delegates to be elected (48).
  • The voting will remain open for 2 weeks.
  • The results will be announced officially to all candidates and Members that take part in the voting, in addition an article will be published in eanNews.

Only EAN Full and Fellows of EAN in good standing, with valid 2026 membership, will be invited to vote. The membership renewal must be concluded by end of February 2026 at the latest.

The first meeting of the Assembly of Delegates will take place on 27 June, 2026, at the EAN Congress 2026 in Geneva. During this Assembly of Delegates, election of the EAN Board will be organised.

In addition, the Individual Delegates are invited to attend the EAN President’s Dinner,  held a day prior to the congress, on Friday, 26 June, 2026.

 

Application form

Application form must be submitted online
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Contact

If you need help with your application

please contact EAN Membership Department membership(at)ean.org

Deadline

The deadline for submitting applications

is 1 December 2025, 23:55 CET