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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">As chair of the 2017/18 ArchivesSpace Nominating Committee, <b>I am writing to seek your nominations of candidates to stand for election for the
</b></span><a href="http://www.archivesspace.org/board"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;text-decoration:none">ArchivesSpace Governance Board</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> (</span></b><a href="http://archivesspace.org/governance-board-and-councils/#GovernanceBoard)"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">http://archivesspace.org/governance-board-and-councils/#GovernanceBoard</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)</span></b></a><b><span style="color:black">
</span></b><b><span style="color:black">– </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">representing the Large, Medium, and Very Small membership levels</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.
Member engagement is critical to the success of ArchivesSpace, and the Board relies upon your recommendations for strong candidates. Even if you represent a different category of membership, please consider colleagues you know at other institutions.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Only ArchivesSpace Member Representatives may submit nominations. All other staff of ArchivesSpace member organizations must submit nominations through their Member Representative.
All Member Representatives are strongly encouraged to consult with all interested colleagues within their organization to solicit recommendations for nominees. Self-nominations are also welcome if you represent a Large, Medium, or Very Small member institution.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">To submit nominations, send the name and institutional affiliation for each person, and indicate whether or not you have contacted the nominee. A member of the Nominating Committee
will follow up with the nominee accordingly to confirm their interest. Self-nominees can simply indicate their interest. 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 Governance Board.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Nominations must be received by 9:00 p.m. EDT Friday,
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">April 28<span style="color:black">.</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> They should
be sent to ArchivesSpace Program Manager Christine Di Bella (</span><a href="mailto:christine.dibella@lyrasis.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">christine.dibella@lyrasis.org</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)</span></span>,
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
who will collect nominations on behalf of the Nominating Committee. 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.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The current incumbents at the Large and Very Small membership levels are eligible for re-election as representatives to the </span><a href="http://www.archivesspace.org/board"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Governance
Board</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">. The current incumbent at the Medium membership level is no longer eligible for appointment.
<span style="color:black">The terms for their successors will be July 1, </span>2017-June 30, 2019. Each newly elected member representative will be eligible to run for a second term, July 1, 2019-June 30, 2021<span style="color:black">.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Nominees must be currently employed by an ArchivesSpace member organization in either the</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Large,
Medium, and Very Small <span style="color:black">member levels (see the member lists at</span></span><a href="http://www.archivesspace.org/members"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">: </span></a><a href="http://archivesspace.org/community/whos-using-archivesspace/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">http://archivesspace.org/community/whos-using-archivesspace/</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">). Nominees
should have administrative and fiscal oversight experience, characteristics typical of director or associate director level staff. 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></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">To meet the needs of a broad and diverse membership in a balanced and equitable way, the Governance Board is composed of twelve members, including: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">9 voting members:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">5 elected members, one from each of the five membership categories</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">;</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">3 standing members, one representing each of the three original project partners (New York University, UC San Diego, and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign); and</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1 member representing the LYRASIS management team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3 <i>ex officio</i> members:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ArchivesSpace Program Manager,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LYRASIS Director of Collection Services and Community Supported Software, and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1 member of the LYRASIS Board of Directors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please feel free to contact me or any member of our Nominating Committee with any questions. Again, nominations should be sent to <span style="color:black">ArchivesSpace Program Manager Christine
Di Bella (</span></span><a href="mailto:christine.dibella@lyrasis.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">christine.dibella@lyrasis.org</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">.
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">All nominations </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">must be received by Friday, April 28</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Jay Gaidmore<br>
The College of William & Mary<br>
Chair, and Governance Board member<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On behalf of Nominating Committee members:</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Gordon Daines, Brigham Young University, Chair of User Advisory Council</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sally Vermaaten, Gates Archives, Chair of Technical Advisory Council</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Johna Von Behrens, University of Louisiana Lafayette,</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> representing Very Large membership level</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cyndi Shein, UNLV</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, representing Large membership level</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mary Saffell, Texas Christian University</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, representing Medium membership level</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Julia Novakovic, The Strong National Museum of Play,
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">representing Small membership level</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Annie Tummino, SUNY Maritime,</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> representing Very Small membership level</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Christine Di Bella, ArchivesSpace Program Manager, <i>ex officio</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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