Directors were elected to the CHORUS/CHOR, Inc. Board of Directors at the Annual Members Meeting held on 29 April 2026.

Newly elected to the board is Annie Hill (American Psychological Association), Patrick Franzen (SPIE), M. Scott Dineen (Optica Publishing Group), Lauren Kmec (AAAS). Returning to the CHORUS board are: Matt Cannon (T&F), Nicola Poser (American Mathematical Society), Paul Sanders (Silverchair), Christopher Straub (GeoScienceWorld), and Alexandra Vance (AIP Publishing).  All will serve a three-year term ending in 2029.

The board thanks Ann Gabriel (Elsevier), Jenny Peng (OUP), and Michael Cairns (American Psychological Association) for their service to the CHORUS Board.

Officers were elected at a board meeting following the Annual Members Meeting: Dawn Melley (IEEE), Chair, Christopher Straub (GeoScienceWorld), Treasurer, and Nicola Poser (Secretary).

Thank you to all our members who attended the Annual Members Meeting. You can find more information on the CHORUS governance page as well as a complete list of board members.

We are successful due to your help! Active participation in CHORUS helps improve open research for the entire community.

Contact us if you are interested in becoming more involved with CHORUS.  We welcome all members to participate in one or more of our Committees, Task Forces and Working Groups — Communications Working Group, Technical Working Group, Academic Advisory Working Group, Nominations & Governance Committee, and Forums Task Force.