Dear Members of the Society for Song, Yuan, and Conquest Dynasties Studies, We would like to announce this year’s election for* three* new members of the Board for the SSYCDS. Two of the three positions for new Board members are open to associate professor level and above. The third position is designated for a graduate student representative, minimum ABD, whose research focuses on the study of the Song, Yuan, or Conquest Dynasties, from the early tenth century to the mid-fourteenth century. You may nominate yourself or another member of the society for these positions. The deadline for nominations is *May 31, PST 5:00 pm.* *Please send your nominations to Yiwen Li yiwenli@cityu.edu.hk <yiwenli@cityu.edu.hk>.* Candidates should provide a very brief (two-three sentences) statement of their work and interests and preferably also the URL for a website providing information on the candidate’s professional experience and interests, both of which will appear on the ballot website when the election gets underway in June. Please indicate whether the candidate is a graduate student, so that we can indicate that on the election slate. If you are nominating someone else, please make sure to communicate with that person first and ask them to submit their self-description. As we did with the last election (held in 2022), we will use Election Runner. You will soon receive a prompt from Election Runner asking you to participate in the vote. The website will be open for two weeks,* from June 3, PST 8:00 am through June 17, PST 5:00 pm. * We are very grateful to candidates who agree to stand for election to those positions. You will also have the option to write-in a candidate of your choice; but please keep in mind that only members in good standing are eligible for a seat on the board of directors. Brief descriptions of the candidates will appear on the ballot website. For information on the current members of the board, please refer to the SSYCDS website using the url: https://www.songyuan.org/about.html We hope this process will be easy and smooth as in the last election. Sincerely, Yiwen Li Secretary, Society for Song, Yuan, and Conquest Dynasties Studies