ARVO Elections

ARVO elections

A key benefit of ARVO membership is the ability to have your say in the association’s leadership by casting your vote in annual elections and nominating or applying for open positions. Please participate if you are a voting member (Regular and Life). Every vote counts!

All current regular members are eligible to vote. You will receive an email containing your personal ballot information from our secure elections vendor, Simply Voting, on the date that the elections open. Contact arvoelections@arvo.org if you do not receive an email to vote or have any questions.

2026 elections

Committee volunteers — Apply by Jan. 16

All members are eligible to apply. 

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AMPC nominations for 2026 elections — Apply by Feb. 13 

Under the direction of the ARVO Executive Vice President, the Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC) selects the content for the scientific portion of the ARVO Annual Meeting. AMPC members serve a three- or four-year term and chair their AMPC section or group in the final year of service. NOTE: AMPC committee members may not be owners or employees of ACCME-defined ineligible companies. If you are an ARVO voting member in good standing, you should receive an email with your electronic proxy to cast your vote. 

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Board of Trustees nominations/elections 

Comprised of elected members from ARVO's Scientific Sections, the Board of Trustees sets the strategic direction for ARVO and has the final responsibility and authority for all actions and policies that are recommended or adopted by standing and special committees, advisory councils and representatives to professional and governmental organizations, agents and employees. Trustees serve five-year terms. If you are an ARVO voting member in good standing, you should receive an email with your electronic proxy to cast your vote. 

Biochemistry/Molecular Biology (BI), Clinical, Data Science & Population Health Research (CDP) [formerly CL] and Visual Neuroscience (VN) nominations for 2027 elections — Apply by Feb. 13, 2026 

The three nominees in each section with the highest number of votes in the 2026 election become Trustee candidates in the 2027 election, which occurs in the months preceding the 2027 Annual Meeting.
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Cornea (CO),  Eye Movements/Strabismus/Amblyopia/Neuro-ophthalmology (EY) and Lens (LE) Trustee elections — Voting opens March 2026

The Trustee candidates for the 2026 elections were announced during the 2025 Annual Meeting in May. Trustee-elect terms are 2026 - 2031.
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Executive Vice President

Term: May 2027 - May 2032 — A member of the Board of Trustees, the Executive Vice President (EVP) serves as ARVO’s chief executive and administrative officer — the primary point of contact between the Board and ARVO staff for all operational activities. The EVP also serves as chair of the ARVO Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC) and ex officio of all other committees of ARVO (except the Finance Committee). The ideal candidate should be an ARVO member with strong leadership skills, experience managing budgets, previous ARVO service (at the Board level preferred), and a desire to be part of leading and guiding the direction of ARVO's future. Candidates must be ARVO regular members in good standing. Candidate nominations closed July 28, 2025.
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Editor-in-Chief (EIC)

Term: Jan. 2028 - Jan. 2033 — The Editor-in-Chief (EIC) for each ARVO journal — Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS), Journal of Vision (JOV) and Translational Vision Science & Technology (TVST) — is responsible for oversight and adherence to ARVO's policies and procedures, including acceptance and rejection of articles for publication in the journals and for the appointment of the Editorial Boards. Ideal candidates will have served on the Editorial Board of the journal of application and have at least three years of experience. Candidates must be ARVO regular members in good standing. Candidate nominations closed July 28, 2025.
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