WFNS 2021 E-Voting approved results

WFNS VOTE 2021 RESULTS (1st ROUND)

1. Applications for new Membership of WFNS

Do you agree “Society of Latino- American Neurosurgeons of USA and CANADA (SLANC)” to become WFNS member society?

YES - 190 votes (76.31%) Approved
NO - 59 votes (23.69%)

Do you agree “Neurosurgeons Association of Sri Lanka“ to become WFNS member society?

YES - 242 votes (97.19%) Approved
NO - 7 votes (2.81%)

Do you agree “Slovenia Society of Neurological Surgeons” to become WFNS member society?

YES - 240 votes (96.39%) Approved
NO - 9 votes (3.61%)

2. Amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws of WFNS

Amendment cA1 DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED:
- As a summary in SLIDE 22
- Explicitly in “FILE 1”. CONSTITUTION - Pages 3,7,8,12,13,14,15,16,17,19,20

YES - 220 votes (88.35%) Approved by >2/3 vote
NO - 29 votes (11.65%)

Amendment bA2 DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED:
- As a summary in SLIDE 24
- Explicitly in “FILE 2”. BYLAWS - Pages 2,5,7,8,9,11,14,16,17,19,28,29,30,37,46

YES - 219 votes (87.95%) Approved by >2/3 vote
NO - 30 votes (12.05%)

Amendment bB1 DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED:
- As a summary and as an exact extract in SLIDES 8-14
- Explicitly in “FILE 2”. BYLAWS – Appendix – Section 20, Pages 41-43

YES - 215 votes (86.35%) Approved by >2/3 vote
NO - 34 votes (13.65%)

Amendment bB2 DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED:
- As a summary and as an exact extract in SLIDES 16-17
- Explicitly in “FILE 2”. BYLAWS – Appendix – Section 7, Pages 31-32

YES - 219 votes (87.95%) Approved by >2/3 vote
NO - 30 votes (12.05%)

Amendment bB3 DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED:
- As a summary and as an exact extract in SLIDES 19-20
- Explicitly in “FILE 2”. BYLAWS – Appendix – Section 6, Pages 30-31

YES - 221 votes (88.76%) Approved by >2/3 vote
NO - 28 votes (11.24%)

3. WFNS Honorary President

WFNS Honorary President

1 - Christopher Loftus (USA) - 130 votes (52.85%)
2 - Kalangu Kazadi (Zimbabwe) - 70 votes (28.46%)
3 - Marco A. Molina-Martínez (Honduras) - 46 votes (18.69%)

Votable candidate(s): 1
Non obtained 2/3 of votes, and, hence, no honorary president was elected at this time.

4. WFNS President Elect 2021-2023

WFNS President Elect 2021-2023

1 - Basant Misra (India) - 99 votes (39.92%)
2 - Najia El-Abbadi (Morocco) - 76 votes (30.64%)
3 - Tito Perilla (Colombia) - 73 votes (29.44%)

Votable candidate(s): 1
Non obtained >1/2 of votes, and, hence, 2^nd run of voting was took place.

5. Slate of officers of the WFNS for 2021-2023

1st Vice President

1 - Miguel A. Arraez (Spain) - 232 votes Approved

Votable candidate(s): 1

Secretary.

1 - Akio Morita (Japan) - 228 votes Approved

Votable candidate(s): 1

Assistant Secretary

1 - Miroslav Vukic (Croatia) - 220 votes Approved

Votable candidate(s): 1

Treasurer

1 - Nasser El-Ghandour (Egypt) - 142 votes (61.47%) Elected
2 - Ioan Stefan Florian (Romania) - 89 votes (38.53%)

Votable candidate(s): 1

Assistant Treasurer

1 - Marco Maria Fontanella (Italy) - 120 votes (51.06%) Elected
2 - Hari Chandran (Malaysia) - 115 votes (48.94%)

Votable candidate(s): 1

2nd Vice President at AANS region

1 - Frederick Boop (USA) - 220 votes Approved

Votable candidate(s): 1

2nd Vice President at AASNS region

1 - Katharine Jann Drummond (Australia) - 164 votes (70.69%) Elected
2 - M. Balamurugan (India) - 68 votes (29.31%)

Votable candidate(s): 1

2nd Vice President at CAANS region

1 - Bello B. Shehu (Nigeria) - 217 votes Approved

Votable candidate(s): 1

2nd Vice President at EANS region

1 - Jesus Lafuente (Spain) - 224 votes Approved

Votable candidate(s): 1

2nd Vice President at FLANC region

1 - Marcos Masini (Brazil) - 227 votes Approved

Votable candidate(s): 1

Historian

1 - Yong Kwang Tu (Taiwan) - 223 votes Approved

Votable candidate(s): 1

6. Slate of officers of the 2023 World Congress

President: Graham Fieggen
Honorary President: TBA
Vice-President: Llewellyn Padayachy
2nd Vice President: Rohen Harrichandparsad
Secretary: David Le Feuvre
Assistant Secretary: Nqobile Thango
Treasurer: Allan Taylor
Assistant Treasurer: David Roytowski
Chairman, Scientific Program Committee: Anthony Figaji

ACCEPT - 226 votes (90.76%) Approved
REJECT - 23 votes (9.24%)

7. Members of WFNS Standing committees for 2021-2023

Audit Committee

1 - André Grotenhuis (Netherlands) - 173 votes
2 - Soichi Oya (Japan) - 138 votes
3 - Sepideh Amin-Hanjani (USA) - 110 votes

Votable candidate(s): 3 All elected and approved

C and B Committee

1 - Bernard R. Bendok (USA) - 112 votes
2 - Kresimir Rotim (Croatia) - 110 votes
3 - Antonino F. Germanò (Italy) - 107 votes
4 - José Nallino (Argentina) - 106 votes
5 - Kantha Rasalingam (Malaysia) - 98 votes

Above members were elected

6 - Mike Du Trevou (South Africa) - 96 votes
7 - Amal Abou Hamden (Australia) - 94 votes
8 - Sanjeeva Jeyaretna (UK) - 76 votes

Votable candidate(s): 5

Nominating Committee at AANS region

1 - Mustafa Kemal Baskaya (USA) - 171 votes
2 - Amir R. Dehdashti (USA) - 170 votes

Votable candidate(s): 2 Both approved

Nominating Committee at AASNS region

1 - Miki Fujimura (Japan) - 184 votes
2 - Azmi Bin Alias (Malaysia) - 153 votes

Votable candidate(s): 2 Both approved

Nominating Committee at CAANS region
The current chairman (Sherif Ezzat) will automatically become one of the members for 2021-2023

1 - Adel El-Hakim (Egypt) - 218 votes

Votable candidate(s): 1 Approved

Nominating Committee at EANS region

1 - Manfred Westphal (Germany) - 192 votes
2 - Volodymyr Smolanka (Ukraine) - 142 votes

Votable candidate(s): 2 Both approved

Nominating Committee at FLANC region

1 - Apio Antunes (Brazil) - 204 votes
2 - Reddy Simon (Paraguayan) - 144 votes

Votable candidate(s): 2 Both approved

Publication and Web Committee

1 - Peter Nakaji (USA) - 134 votes
2 - Hiroyuki Takao (Japan) - 114 votes

Above 2members were elected

3 - Fiacro Jiménez Ponce (Mexico) - 79 votes
4 - Regunath Kandasamy (Malaysia) - 72 votes

Votable candidate(s): 2

WFNS ELECTION COMMITTEE
* Six representatives from 3 associations whose memberships were accepted as a result of the first round also voted in this round.