<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear DDI community,</div><div><br></div><div>Designated member representatives from each DDI full member organization are voting from December 8-22 to elect seven members to the reorganized DDI Scientific Board. To learn more about the thirteen candidates for the Scientific Board, please see: <a href="https://ddialliance.org/announcement/ddi-scientific-board-candidates-election">https://ddialliance.org/announcement/ddi-scientific-board-candidates-election</a>.<br></div><br>The election will be decided on the basis of those candidates getting the most votes. If a tie vote occurs, a second round of voting will take place. For this initial election, member terms will start on January 1, 2021. The newly elected Scientific Board will select which three of the initial members will serve for two years (ending June 2023) and which four will serve for four years (ending June 2025).<div><br></div><div>Special thanks to all thirteen candidates for their willingness to serve the DDI community. <input name="virtru-metadata" type="hidden" value="{"email-policy":{"state":"closed","expirationUnit":"days","disableCopyPaste":false,"disablePrint":false,"disableForwarding":false,"enableNoauth":false,"persistentProtection":false,"expandedWatermarking":false,"expires":false,"isManaged":false},"attachments":{},"compose-id":"194","compose-window":{"secure":false}}"><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div>Jared</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote" style=""><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE-CH"><font color="#000000">Jared Lyle<br>Executive Director, <a href="https://ddialliance.org/" target="_blank"><span id="m_-417778528556115044gmail-m_3909072039795705896gmail-m_4762175954782216410m_-7173036272154285788gmail-m_4733858839372711956gmail-m_-3387988494985437205:fmz.5">DDI</span> Alliance</a><br><a href="https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/" target="_blank"><span id="m_-417778528556115044gmail-m_3909072039795705896gmail-m_4762175954782216410m_-7173036272154285788gmail-m_4733858839372711956gmail-m_-3387988494985437205:fmz.6">ICPSR</span></a>, University of Michigan<br><a href="mailto:lyle@umich.edu" target="_blank"><span id="m_-417778528556115044gmail-m_3909072039795705896gmail-m_4762175954782216410m_-7173036272154285788gmail-m_4733858839372711956gmail-m_-3387988494985437205:fmz.7">lyle</span>@<span id="m_-417778528556115044gmail-m_3909072039795705896gmail-m_4762175954782216410m_-7173036272154285788gmail-m_4733858839372711956gmail-m_-3387988494985437205:fmz.8">umich</span>.<span id="m_-417778528556115044gmail-m_3909072039795705896gmail-m_4762175954782216410m_-7173036272154285788gmail-m_4733858839372711956gmail-m_-3387988494985437205:fmz.9">edu</span></a></font><br></span></p><div><font color="#999999"><br></font></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE-CH"></span></p><div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Follow the <span id="m_-417778528556115044gmail-m_3909072039795705896gmail-m_4762175954782216410m_-7173036272154285788gmail-m_4733858839372711956gmail-m_-3387988494985437205:fmz.10">DDI</span> Alliance on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/ddialliance" target="_blank">Twitter</a></i></font></div></div></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><div><img src="cid:ii_17645a13ba6e15954231" alt="DDI-tagline2.png" width="202" height="72"><br></div></div></div>
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