Nominations have now closed.

Congress exists to bring the voice of the membership in its role as an advisory body to the Board of Trustees. It consists of two electoral colleges; one that represents members geographically worldwide (Geographical College) and one that reflects membership grades from Student to Fellow (Membership College).

Following the introduction of updated Regulations in late 2024, a number of changes have been made in relation to the seats available on Congress and who is eligible to stand for and vote in each of the seats.

In relation to the Geographical College (previously referred to as the Regional College) seats, the eligibility has been extended to include those in Associate and Affiliate grades of membership from the relevant region as well as Chartered Members and Fellows.

An additional seat has been allocated to Malaysia, while new seats for the ‘Americas’ (a merger of the previous USA and Canada seats), ‘Middle East’, ‘UK East & Midlands' (a merger of the previous UK Eastern and UK Midlands seats), and ‘UK Scotland’ (a merger of the previous UK North Scotland and UK South Scotland seats) have been introduced. The previous ‘Singapore’ seat has been renamed ‘Far East’ and the merger of the UK South East and UK South Central now becomes the ‘UK South’ seat.

There has also been a re-allocation of seats within the Membership College (previously referred to as the Functional College). The number of seats for Chartered Members and Fellows has been reduced to allow for the introduction of new Affiliate and Associate seats, as well as an Academic seat.

The term in office for all Congress members is three years, renewable to a maximum of six consecutive years, after which there shall be at least a two-year gap before a further term can be served.

Nominations have now closed for the following positions:

Geographical College

• Australia
• Far East
• Malaysia
• Middle East
• Netherlands
• UK East and Midlands (2)
• UK North East (2)
• UK Scotland (2)
• UK North West and Wales (2)
• UK South
• UK South West
• UK South Wales

Membership College

• Fellow
• Chartered
• Associate
• Affiliate

If multiple valid nominations are received for any of the vacant positions, then a ballot of all eligible members will commence at the end of April. Successful candidates will take up their positions with effect from the end of IChemE’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 9 June 2026.