ISPRS STEP News
New ISPRS STEP Board of Directors (2026 – 2030)
The new team got elected through the election that took place from 3rd - 8th June 2026.
ISPRS STudent and Early Professionals (STEP) conducted an online election from 3 - 8 June 2026 using the platform called Balotilo. Elections were running in two parallel windows in Balotilo, as it supported only 600 people at once; one window contained 599 voters and the other contained 27 voters. We had 626 eligible voters in total. The percentage of voters who cast their vote was 29.6% (185); you can see the votes each candidate received, including the counts for abstentions, in Table 1.
Table 1. Election results details for each candidate.
| Candidate | Position | No. of Votes | Blank (Abstain) | Total No. of Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federica Gaspari | President | 162 | 23 | 185 |
| Sujan Sapkota | Vice-President | 168 | 17 | 185 |
| FX Anjar Tri Laksono | Newsletter Editor | 151 | 34 | 185 |
| Mercy Akintola | Website Administrator | 149 | 36 | 185 |
| Cindy Fernandes Mendes | Designer | 156 | 29 | 185 |
| Md. Abdur Rahim | Social Media Coordinator | 58 | 127 | 185 |
| Ding Luo | Social Media Coordinator | 98 | 87 | 185 |
The candidates in bold are the winners and will lead the consortium from 2026 – 2030. Due to personal reasons, the elected Social Media Coordinator Ding Luo left his position. Therefore, the new board of directors. will follow the necessary procedures to fill the vacant positions. Their tenure will be effective after the closing of the ISPRS Congress 2026. Congratulations from the outgoing board of directors (2022 - 2026)!
The 2026–2030 Board of Directors is shown below.
We wish you a successful tenure.
Saicharan Vasala
Saturday, July 11, 2026
