The International Society for Presence Research has conducted its first election and the individuals below have been elected to 2 year terms on the organization’s Board of Directors. If you have questions or suggestions regarding ISPR, or would like to help serve the organization and the telepresence community, please contact one of the Board members or send a message to ispr@ispr.info. Matthew Lombard (President) Media Interface and Network Design Lab (M.I.N.D. Lab) Department of Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media Mass Media & Communication Doctoral Program Temple University USA Phil Turner (Vice-President of Administration) School of Computing Edinburgh Napier University Scotland Robby Ratan (Vice-President of Development)…

Following a call for nominations, the members of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR) are currently voting in the organization’s first election for positions on the Board of Directors (President; Vice-Presidentsof Administration, Development, and Membership; Secretary; Treasurer; Student Officer; and Open seats). The anonymous online election is being administered via ballotbin.com. If you are an ISPR member you should have received an email notice containing instructions and a password. Voting ends July 15, 2010. The election ballot also includes a short survey to assess ISPR members’ preferences regarding the timing, format and other aspects of future ISPR Presence conferences.…