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<p>As chair of the ArchivesSpace Nominating Committee,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-weight:normal">I am writing to seek your nominations of candidates to stand for election for the
<a href="http://www.archivesspace.org/board"><b><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">ArchivesSpace Governance Board</span></b></a> representing the Very Large and Small membership levels</span></strong>.
<span style="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><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Only ArchivesSpace members 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 </span>organization to solicit recommendations for nominees. Self-nominations are also welcome if you represent a
<strong>Very Large or Small </strong>member institution<span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:black">To submit nominations, send names and the institutional affiliation for each, indicating whether or not you have contacted the nominee, so that a member of the nominating committee can follow up with the nominee accordingly to confirm
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 ArchivesSpace Governance Board
(see: <a href="http://archivesspace.org/about/governance-board-and-councils/">http://archivesspace.org/about/governance-board-and-councils/</a>).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:black">Nominations must be received by 9:00 p.m. EDT
</span>Friday, April 15, 2018.</strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color:black">They should be sent to</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">ArchivesSpace Program
Manager ArchivesSpace Program Manager (Christine Di Bella) at <a href="mailto:christine.dibella@lyrasis.org">
christine.dibella@lyrasis.org</a>, who will collect nominations on behalf of the Nominating Committee.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">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> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The current incumbents at the <strong>Very Large and Small</strong> membership levels are not standing re-election as representatives to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.archivesspace.org/board"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Governance
Board</span></a>. The terms for their successors will be July 1, 2018-June 30, 2021. Each newly elected member representative will be eligible to run for a second term, July 1, 2021-June 30, 2024. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Nominees must be currently e</span>mployed by an ArchivesSpace member organization in either the <strong>Very Large or Small
</strong><span style="color:black">member levels (see the member lists at<a href="http://www.archivesspace.org/members"><span style="color:black">: </span></a><a href="http://archivesspace.org/community/whos-using-archivesspace/">http://archivesspace.org/community/whos-using-archivesspace/</a></span>).<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Nominees
should have administrative and fiscal oversight experience, characteristics typical of director or associate director level staff. The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Governance Board<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>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><span style="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> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:22.5pt"><span style="color:black">9 voting members:</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:45.0pt"><em><span style="color:black">5 elected members, one from each of the five membership categories</span></em><span style="color:black">;</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:45.0pt"><span style="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> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:45.0pt">1 member representing the LYRASIS management team.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:22.5pt">3 ex officio members:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:45.0pt">ArchivesSpace Program Manager,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:45.0pt">LYRASIS Director of Collection Services and Community Supported Software, and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:45.0pt">1 member of the LYRASIS Board of Directors.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>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
</span>Program Manager (Christine Di Bella) at <a href="mailto:christine.dibella@lyrasis.org">
<span style="color:windowtext">christine.dibella@lyrasis.org</span></a>. <strong>
All nominations must be received by April 15, 2018.</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>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></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">J. Gordon Daines III<br>
Brigham Young University<br>
Chair, and Governance Board member<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><span style="color:black">On behalf of Nominating Committee members:</span></em><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">J. Gordon Daines III, Brigham Young University Chair, and Governance Board member<br>
Max Eckard, University of Michigan, Chair of Technical Advisory Council<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Suzanne Stasiulatis, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Chair of User Advisory Council<br>
Jordon Steele, Johns Hopkins University, representing very large membership level<br>
Amanda Focke, Rice University, representing large membership level<br>
Amanda Lanthorne, San Diego State Universtiy, representing medium membership level<br>
Rebekah Irwin, Middlebury College, representing small membership level<br>
Dylan McDonald, Center for Sacramento History, representing very small membership level<br>
Christine Di Bella, (ArchivesSpace Program Manager), <em>ex officio</em><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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