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<p>As chair of the 2021 ArchivesSpace Nominating Committee, I seek your nominations of candidates to stand for election for the ArchivesSpace Governance Board representing the Small and Very Large membership levels. The Governance Board is charged with providing
oversight for the ArchivesSpace application and community, including fiscal oversight, the approval of development priorities, and oversight of the Technical and User Advisory councils. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>We are seeking two candidates for the Small level and one candidate for the Very Large level. (The current incumbent at the Very Large membership level is running for re-election as representative.) The terms for all successful candidates will be July 1,
2021-June 30, 2024. Each newly elected member representative will be eligible to run for a second term, July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Governance Board nominees must be currently employed by an ArchivesSpace member organization in either the Small or Very Large member levels (see the member lists at: <a href="http://archivesspace.org/community/whos-using-archivesspace/">http://archivesspace.org/community/whos-using-archivesspace/</a>).
A variety of skills, interests, and experience can be useful in furthering the Board's mission, but nominees should ideally have administrative and fiscal oversight experience. As the community for a software application used in many different settings, we
seek diverse voices in working to improve ArchivesSpace and support those who use or may benefit from using it. We especially encourage Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, and others currently less represented in our governance groups to consider joining
us in these important leadership roles.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>To submit nominations, including self-nominations, please submit this form at <a href="https://forms.gle/m2nN49M34CPgnvci9">https://forms.gle/m2nN49M34CPgnvci9</a>. Nominees who confirm their interest in standing for election will be requested to supply
a formal candidate statement outlining their qualifications for serving on the ArchivesSpace Governance Board (see: <a href="http://archivesspace.org/about/governance-board-and-councils/">http://archivesspace.org/about/governance-board-and-councils/</a>).
The Nominating Committee will review all nominations and confirm a slate of nominees with the current Governance Board. An election ballot will be circulated to member institutions in mid-May.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Nominations must be received by 9:00 p.m.
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">EDT on Friday April 23rd</span></strong>. Please contact Christine Di Bella, <span style="color:black">ArchivesSpace Program Manager, at </span><span style="color:red"><a href="mailto:christine.dibella@lyrasis.org">christine.dibella@lyrasis.org</a>
</span><span style="color:black">or any member of the Nominating Committee with questions.<br>
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Thank you for your participation in this important process, which is an essential part of our identity and operations as a community-based software organization.<br>
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</span>Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>J. Gordon Daines III<br>
Brigham Young University<br>
Chair, and Governance Board member<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">On behalf of Nominating Committee members:</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:22.5pt">Brittany Newberry, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, Chair of User Advisory Council<br>
Trevor Thornton, North Carolina State University, Chair of Technical Advisory Council<br>
Zach Johnson, Vanderbilt University, representing very large membership level<br>
Jacky Johnson, Miami University, representing large membership level<br>
Heidi Buchanan, West Carolina University, representing medium membership level<br>
Patricia Burdick, Colby College, representing small membership level<br>
Yue Ma, Museum of Chinese in America, representing very small membership level<br>
Christine Di Bella (ArchivesSpace Program Manager), <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ex officio</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">J. Gordon Daines III<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Curator of Research and Instruction Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Curator of the Yellowstone National Park collection<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1130 HBLL<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Brigham Young University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Provo, UT 84602<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">801-422-5821<br>
gordon_daines@byu.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
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