The OISTAT Headquarters has received a total of one nomination for President 2025-2029 and a total of eleven nominations for Executive Committee Members 2025-2029 from OISTAT Centres as of March 31, 2025.

The election will take place at the OISTAT World Congress on October 23, 2025 during World Stage Design 2025. The election for President will be carried out before the election for Executive Committee Members.

Candidate for President:
ONE to be elected.

Aby Cohen (Brazil)
Individual Member

Statement of Intent | CV
Nominated by:
OISTAT Romania/ Romanian OISTAT Centre Letter
ABTT/Association of British Theatre Technicians Letter

 

Candidates for Executive Committee Members (in alphabetical order of last name):
SEVEN to be elected

Mia David (Serbia)
SCEN-Centre for Scene Design, Architecture and Technology

Statement of Intent | CV
Nominated by:
SCEN-Centre for Scene Design, Architecture and Technology Letter

Maarit Kalmakurki (Finland)
Finnish OISTAT Center/Suomen OISTAT-keskus

Statement of Intent | CV
Nominated by:
Finnish OISTAT Center/Suomen OISTAT-keskus Letter

 

William Kenyon (USA)
Individual Member/ USITT-United States Institute for Theatre Technology Statement of Intent | CV
Nominated by:
USITT-United States Institute for Theatre Technology Letter

 

Lise Klitten (Denmark)
Danish Designers for Stage and Screen

Statement of Intent | CV
Nominated by:
Danish Designers for Stage and Screen Letter

Johan Mansfeldt (Sweden)
STTF/ Svensk Teaterteknisk Förening

Statement of Intent | CV
Nominated by:
STTF/ Svensk Teaterteknisk Förening Letter

 

Suzanne Osmond (Australia)
Individual Member/ ScenoLab Australia: Performance Design Education and Research Hub

Statement of Intent | CV
Nominated by:
ScenoLab Australia: Performance Design Education and Research Hub Letter

 

Patrick Rizzotti (USA)
USITT-United States Institute for Theatre Technology

Statement of Intent | CV
Nominated by:
USITT-United States Institute for Theatre Technology Letter
CITT/ICTS-Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology Letter

 

Jan Štěpánek (Czech Republic)
ČOSDAT-Czech OISTAT Centre

Statement of Intent | CV
Nominated by:

ČOSDAT-Czech OISTAT Centre Letter

April Viczko (Canada)
CITT/ICTS-Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology

Statement of Intent | CV
Nominated by:
CITT/ICTS-Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology Letter

 

 

Samuel, Shih-Hsing Wang (Taiwan)
TATT-Taiwan Association of Theatre Technology

Statement of Intent | CV
Nominated by:
TATT-Taiwan Association of Theatre Technology Letter

 

 

Faiz Zahir (Bangladesh)
BACTAD- Bangladesh Centre for Theatre Arts and Design

Statement of Intent | CV
Nominated by:
BACTAD- Bangladesh Centre for Theatre Arts and Design Letter