Hello @BiophysicalSoc Cryo-EM Subgroup Members, As we approach the 2025 Biophysical Society Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, we need nominations for 5 Cryo-EM Subgroup leadership positions. This is a great chance to become more involved with the Society and to support the Cryo-EM field. This cycle, the Cryo-EM Subgroup will be electing the following positions (descriptions below): 1. Chair-Elect (Chair during the 2027 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia) 2. Secretary-Treasurer (Two-Year Term, from 2025-2027) 3. Faculty Program Co-Chair (to organize the 2026 San Francisco meeting) 4. Faculty Program Co-Chair (to organize the 2026 San Francisco meeting) 5. Postdoc Program Co-Chair (to organize the 2026 San Francisco meeting) Nominations consist of name, institution, link to a professional bio (institutional directory, lab website, LinkedIn etc.) and a short candidate statement (max. 150 words). In order to nominate yourself or someone else, please use the following form to submit the required information. If you are nominating somebody else, please confirm beforehand that they are willing to serve in that position if elected.  Online ballots will be sent out to all Subgroup members in December through January. Keep in mind that in order to be eligible for any Subgroup officer position, or to vote in the elections, you must be a current BPS member who has joined the Cryo-EM Subgroup for 2025. Nominations are due by Friday November 15, 2024. Ballots will then be created and are usually sent out in early December. Position Descriptions: Chair-Elect: As chair, will organize and conduct the annual Subgroup meeting; apprising the Biophysical Society of the activities and needs of the Subgroup; advising the Society on matters related to the Subgroup; promoting and overseeing the Student Research Achievement Award (SRAA) competition; communicating with the Society concerning meeting plans and public communications (flyers, announcements, newsletter reports, etc.); and participating in activities that benefit the Subgroup and Society. Responsible for the Subgroup meeting, all deadlines established by the Subgroup Manager, and monitoring all efforts that contribute to the Subgroup Report Card. Secretary-Treasurer: Will work with the Society to manage the Subgroup records of membership, financial accounting and budgeting, sponsorships, and will work with the Chair to carry out necessary correspondence and other organizational tasks. Program Co-Chairs: Will be responsible for assembling the scientific program for the Annual Subgroup Meeting, which will involve inviting and confirming speakers, setting the symposium program, finalizing symposium food & beverage and AV needs, and if applicable selecting flash talks from submitted abstracts.

Dear cryo-EM women scientists, We want to honor you and your contributions at BPS 2025. This year, the Cryo-EM subgroup will honor a mid/senior-career woman scientist as the inaugural June Almeida awardee. June Almeida is the virologist who first discovered the coronavirus in 1967 using negative stain electron microscopy. Her story, like many women we know, is remarkable. It is in the spirit of June Almeida’s innovative research that this award is named. The awardee, in addition to receiving an honorarium, will present their research at the BPS CryoEM Subgroup Symposium. The deadline for nominations for the Almeida Award is November 1st, and details of the award and the application process can be found at (. Nomination packets should be sent to bps.cryo.em.subgroup@gmail.com. Questions? Contact @OliBClarke, me, @MeghnaG27 @PilarCossio2 or @10feng ♥️We sincerely hope to see you at BPS 2025 in LA to celebrate achievements and advances in cryo-EM!

Hello @BiophysicalSoc Cryo-EM Subgroup Members, As we approach the 2025 Biophysical Society Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, we need nominations for 5 Cryo-EM Subgroup leadership positions. This is a great chance to become more involved with the Society and to support the Cryo-EM field. This cycle, the Cryo-EM Subgroup will be electing the following positions (descriptions below): 1. Chair-Elect (Chair during the 2027 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia) 2. Secretary-Treasurer (Two-Year Term, from 2025-2027) 3. Faculty Program Co-Chair (to organize the 2026 San Francisco meeting) 4. Faculty Program Co-Chair (to organize the 2026 San Francisco meeting) 5. Postdoc Program Co-Chair (to organize the 2026 San Francisco meeting) Nominations consist of name, institution, link to a professional bio (institutional directory, lab website, LinkedIn etc.) and a short candidate statement (max. 150 words). In order to nominate yourself or someone else, please use the following form to submit the required information. If you are nominating somebody else, please confirm beforehand that they are willing to serve in that position if elected.  Online ballots will be sent out to all Subgroup members in December through January. Keep in mind that in order to be eligible for any Subgroup officer position, or to vote in the elections, you must be a current BPS member who has joined the Cryo-EM Subgroup for 2025. Nominations are due by Friday November 15, 2024. Ballots will then be created and are usually sent out in early December. Position Descriptions: Chair-Elect: As chair, will organize and conduct the annual Subgroup meeting; apprising the Biophysical Society of the activities and needs of the Subgroup; advising the Society on matters related to the Subgroup; promoting and overseeing the Student Research Achievement Award (SRAA) competition; communicating with the Society concerning meeting plans and public communications (flyers, announcements, newsletter reports, etc.); and participating in activities that benefit the Subgroup and Society. Responsible for the Subgroup meeting, all deadlines established by the Subgroup Manager, and monitoring all efforts that contribute to the Subgroup Report Card. Secretary-Treasurer: Will work with the Society to manage the Subgroup records of membership, financial accounting and budgeting, sponsorships, and will work with the Chair to carry out necessary correspondence and other organizational tasks. Program Co-Chairs: Will be responsible for assembling the scientific program for the Annual Subgroup Meeting, which will involve inviting and confirming speakers, setting the symposium program, finalizing symposium food & beverage and AV needs, and if applicable selecting flash talks from submitted abstracts.