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Election for 2026 Offices

Optica Announces Election Slate


Optica members who are eligible to vote will receive an email from Survey and Ballot Systems (SBS) on 25 June 2025 with instructions on how to access their online ballot. The deadline to vote is 19 September at 23:59 EDT Ensure that your contact information is current within your member profile in order to vote in the upcoming Optica election. Don't miss your opportunity to select the future leaders of the society. 

The Optica Nominating Council has recommended and the Board of Directors has approved the following slate of member candidates.  Questions related to the Optica election should be sent to voting@optica.org.

 

Candidates for 2026 Vice President
Alexander Gaeta
Alexander Gaeta

Columbia University, USA

Anderson S. L. Gomes
Anderson S. L. Gomes

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil

 
Candidates for 2026-2028 Director at Large

 

Thomas G. Brown
Thomas G. Brown

University of Rochester, USA

Yaseera Ismail
Yaseera Ismail

Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Kaoru Minoshima
Kaoru Minoshima

The University of Electro-Communications, Japan

Luis L. Sánchez-Soto
Luis L. Sánchez-Soto

Universidad Complutense, Spain

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