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<div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Dear<span> </span><span id="m_-2439145195763708769gmail-m_-7060461557505606319m_146093629621887083gmail-m_970151205411606826:3ya.1">DDI</span><span> </span>community members:</div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">We are seeking to hold an election to fill the position of <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Vice-Chair of the</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> </span><span id="gmail-m_-2439145195763708769gmail-m_-7060461557505606319m_146093629621887083gmail-m_970151205411606826:3ya.2" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">DDI</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"> Scientific Board. The Vice-Chair</span> works directly with the Scientific Board Chair (Joachim Wackerow). The Scientific Board is responsible for the scientific and technical work in developing the DDI specification<span style="color:rgb(67,59,42);font-family:"Droid Sans";font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">.</span>
</div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">The purpose of this email is therefore to <b>call for nominations</b> for the position of Vice-Chair of the Scientific Board of the<span> </span><span id="m_-2439145195763708769gmail-m_-7060461557505606319m_146093629621887083gmail-m_970151205411606826:3ya.4">DDI</span><span> </span>Alliance.</div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">According to the<span> </span><span id="m_-2439145195763708769gmail-m_-7060461557505606319m_146093629621887083gmail-m_970151205411606826:3ya.5">DDI</span><span> </span>Alliance Bylaws (Section VII subsection B-6), "Members of the Scientific Board shall elect a Chair and Vice-Chair from among themselves for a term of three years. The Chair and Vice-Chair are eligible for reelection". Each member<span> </span><span id="m_-2439145195763708769gmail-m_-7060461557505606319m_146093629621887083gmail-m_970151205411606826:3ya.6">organisation</span><span> </span>is permitted one vote. </div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">If you would like to make a nomination for the Vice-Chair of the</span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> </span><span id="m_-2439145195763708769gmail-m_-7060461557505606319m_146093629621887083gmail-m_970151205411606826:3ya.7" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">DDI</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> </span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Scientific Board, please contact <a href="mailto:ddisecretariat@umich.edu" target="_blank">ddisecretariat@umich.edu</a>.</span></font></div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">You can nominate any eligible Designated Representative of the Scientific Board, including yourself. <span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols">Please submit your nominations by </span><b style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols"><span><span>November 26th, 2018</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols">. </span>The Scientific Board will then hold an election for this position based on the nominations.</div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Thank you,</div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Jared Lyle<br></div><span class="m_-2439145195763708769gmail-m_-7060461557505606319m_146093629621887083gmail-HOEnZb m_-2439145195763708769gmail-m_-7060461557505606319m_146093629621887083gmail-adL" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font color="#888888"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Director,<span> </span><span id="m_-2439145195763708769gmail-m_-7060461557505606319m_146093629621887083gmail-m_970151205411606826:3ya.11">DDI</span><span> </span>Alliance</div></font></span>
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