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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dear ArchivesSpace Member Representative,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">A final reminder that nominations for the ArchivesSpace User Advisory Council (UAC) are due by this Friday, April 29.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Although we have received several nominations to date, we want to be sure that we are not overlooking worthy candidates who are interested in able to support the ASpace community in this vital role.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Please refer to further details below.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Christian</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Christian Dupont [mailto:<a href="mailto:christian.dupont@bc.edu">christian.dupont@bc.edu</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 15, 2016 11:51 AM<br><b>To:</b> '<a href="mailto:archivesspace_users_group@lyralists.lyrasis.org">archivesspace_users_group@lyralists.lyrasis.org</a>'<br><b>Subject:</b> Reminder: ASpace call for nominations / User Advisory Council / deadline April 29</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Dear ArchivesSpace Member Representative:</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The ArchivesSpace Governance Board is <b>seeking nominations to fill a vacancy on the ArchivesSpace User Advisory Council (UAC).</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Nominees should be presently employed at an ArchivesSpace member institution in the <b>"Small" category</b> (please refer to the categorized member list at:  <a href="http://www.archivesspace.org/members">http://www.archivesspace.org/members</a>). Nominees should be experienced with some of the activities projected for UAC and be capable of participating on a regular basis throughout the term of service of July 1, 2016-June 30, 2018. The appointee will be eligible to have her/his appointment renewed for an additional two-year term, i.e., July 1, 2018-June 30, 2020. Appointees are expected to devote an average of two hours per week to UAC activities.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Only ArchivesSpace members representatives may submit a nomination.  All other staff of ArchivesSpace member organizations may submit nominations through their Member Representative.  <b>All Member Representatives are strongly encouraged to consult with all interested colleagues within their organization.</b> Self-nominations are also welcome if you represent a Small member institution. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Nominations must be received by 9:00pm EDT Friday, April 29, 2016.</b> They may be sent to ArchivesSpace Program Manager Bradley Westbrook (<a href="mailto:brad.westbrook@lyrasis.org">brad.westbrook@lyrasis.org</a>), who will collect nominations on behalf of the Nominations Committee. The Nominations Committee will review all nominations and recommend to the Governance Board an appointment for approval. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">UAC (<a href="http://www.archivesspace.org/usersadvisory">http://www.archivesspace.org/usersadvisory</a>) is a critical part of the ArchivesSpace community, serving as a communication conduit between ArchivesSpace governance groups and ArchivesSpace users. It is also the group that implements and contributes to ArchivesSpace user services. Some of the activities UAC is currently engaged in are: </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">         </span></span></span>liaising with national and regional archives organizations;</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">         </span></span></span>soliciting, suggesting, gathering requirements for, and prioritizing enhancements to the ArchivesSpace application;</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">         </span></span></span>maintaining and updating user documentation, as needed, of the ArchivesSpace application;</p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 l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u><span style="color:#0563c1"><a href="http://bc.edu/burns"><span style="color:#0563c1">http://bc.edu/burns</span></a></span></u> | <a href="https://bc.academia.edu/ChristianDupont"><span style="color:#0563c1">https://bc.academia.edu/ChristianDupont</span></a><u><span style="color:#0563c1"></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>