Election of GTS Officers 2016

(mailed to GTS members by Jean-Jacques Herings, Secretary-Treasurer of the Game Theory Society, on 10 June 2016)
Dear Members of the Game Theory Society,

According to bylaws of our Society, elections for the Officers of the Society have to be held every two years. The Officers (the President, the Past President, the Executive Vice-President, the Vice-President for Communications, and the Secretary/Treasurer) are responsible for the ongoing operations of the Society. New officers are elected by the members of the Council, upon a proposal drawn up by the Steering Committee, using the system of approval voting.

The elections took place recently, and we would like to inform you of the outcome.

In the election 20 Council members voted, and this is the result:

for President: Larry Samuelson (to succeed David Schmeidler)

for Executive Vice-President: Hervé Moulin (to succeed Larry Samuelson)

for Vice-President for Communications: Rakesh Vohra (to continue another term)

for Secretary and Treasurer: Jean-Jacques Herings (to continue another term)

The newly elected officers will take up their positions on August 1, 2016