Aimée Vega Montiel - Candidate for International Council

I have known Aime Vega Montiel for a few years now, and I highly admire her commitment to the IAMCR and global media and human rights missions.

Aimee would make an exceptional addition to the international council. She embodies the critical and embedded approach to scholarship that characterizes the IAMCR and is a deeply respected member of the community.

I have collaborated with Aimee on various matters within the IAMCR for many years. I have admired her dedication and commitment to the cause of women's rights and gender justice in communication for a long time: from the amazing organization of the IAMCR conference in Mexico City in 2009 to the emergence of the Global Alliance for media and Gender in 2013, all the way through setting up and chairing the UniTWIN Network on Gender Media and ICT, participating in sessions at the CSW in New York, collaboratively developing educational resources and working to bridge the world of academia with media professionals and advocates for gender equality in communication. I believe Aimèe will contribute in a precious manner to maintain the IAMCR focus on gender justice, and to be inclusive of feminist perspectives in our field, in all its complexity and through the many challenges and opportunities the digital age is posing to us.

I strongly recommend Aimée Vega Montiel to the IC. She is a hardworking scholar with a deep compromise in feminism, justice, and human rights. Her participation in the IC will provide a good opportunity to continue the improvement of the IAMCR and strengthen its influence in global debates.

I have worked closely with Aimee on numerous projects over the past 15 years. She is a born leader who is also organizationally astute. She has deep experience in IAMCR leadership, having served previously as IAMCR vice president. She brings expertise in communication and human rights, women's rights, and news media. She represents numerous constituencies, including Latin America, feminist scholarship, and U.N. agencies. I highly recommend her for the international committee.

I support Aimée's candidacy. I believe that her commitment and hard work will help our association to grow.

I agree with the previous endorsements and strongly support Aimée Vega Montiel for an International Council position.

After several years of working with Aimée on the IAMCR Executive Board, I have found her to be a dedicated scholar and effective organizer. She has contributed greatly to the association through her important work with the Global Alliance for Media and Gender and other projects.

She will inevitably make valuable contributions to the International Council and I encourage you to vote for her.

Aimée was one of the vice-presidents of IAMCR, when I was its treasurer. I had the pleasure of working with her for one full EB term, and I am convinced that she can play an important role in the IAMCR IC, also as chair of the Task Force on the Global Alliance for Media and Gender (GAMAG).

I have known Aimée Vega Montiel for 17 years and I want to endorse her name for the IC because she is a very dedicated scholar who can contribute to IAMCR and also because she is a good representative of Latin America.

I support Aimée's candidacy. I believe she will be an extremely valuable and active IC member. I've known her since 2009 when she led the organisation of the IAMCR conference in Mexico. I have followed and worked with her in various capacities since, including her first term as Vice President of the Association when I was the Secretary General. She knows the Association extremely well and has been working hard to promote inclusiveness, diversity, equality and feminist perspectives. I cannot recommend her highly enough.

Aimée is a driving force that does not need introductions. You will recognize her signature and voice at any forum and her previous contribution to IAMCR speaks for itself. I vividly support her for the IC.

Votaré por Aimeé porque desde hace muchos años sostiene, con rigor y pasión, un trabajo académico, social y político muy valioso pra tantos y tantas en América Latina y en el mundo. Y porque ha mostrado cuánto puede hacer por y en IAMCR.

I will vote for Aimeé because for many years she has been supporting, with rigor and passion, academic, social and political work that is very valuable to so many in Latin America and the world. And because he has shown how much he can do for and at IAMCR.

I have known Aimeé and her work for more than twenty years. In Mexico and on the international scene of IAMCR she has consistently been a very hard worker, with initiative and outstanding results in communication and gender studies. I´m proud of her academic trajectory which is not easy for women in a country like Mexico. She gave new impetus to the Mexican Association of Communication Researchers when she presided over it. Also, when she organized and hosted the IAMCR Conference in our country I knew it was the beginning of an important collaboration on her behalf on a global scale. Without doubt this Council will de rewarded with her participation.

I have know Akimée for a long time. I would highlight her professionalilsm and comminment. Her constant effort and ethical values for the projects .
She is a hard worker for international and social causes and very honest person. She tries to include and help to create and incredible network.
She has international strategy for a better world. Thanks Aimée .I would you like to continue with all of this from this position.
Thank you for your work

I endorse the candidacy of Aimée Vega Montiel for the International Council of IAMCR. Aimée is a feminist researcher with a highly distinguished academic and social trajectory. As President of the Mexican Association of Communication Researchers (AMIC), she created Research Groups in dialogue with IAMCR Sections and Working Groups. As Vice-President of IAMCR, she linked research from Mexico and Latin America with the international community. Her participation in IAMCR's International Council will contribute to the consolidation of this bond.

Dr. Lizy Navarro Zamora

Current Mexican Association of Communication Researchers (AMIC)' President
lizy@uaslp.mx

I strongly endorse the candidacy of Aimée Vega Montiel for the IAMCR's International Council. Aimée is a highly distinguished international scholar with a very strong research, policy and leadership profile. Aimée represents the critical media and feminist tradition within communication and media studies. Aimée's commitment, hard work and societal engagement will help our association to grow. Daniel Biltereyst

I met Aimee a long time and know her capacity to stimulate the better options and actions at the IAMCR