On February 4, 2006, after careful deliberation and consideration of the Association's Bylaws and the Council's charge as articulated by President Ira Katznelson, and after canvassing the membership for suggestions as articulated in the APSA Constitution, the 2005–2006 Nominating Committee submitted the following slate of elective Officers. In its deliberations, the Committee was mindful of giving due regard to diversity, geographical distribution, fields of professional interest, type of institution, academic/nonacademic employment status, as well as to the Council's guidance to take into account non-Ph.D.-granting institutions in the nomination of candidates, and to avoid selecting a nominee for president of the same gender for more than two consecutive years.