<div dir="ltr">Dear <span class="" id=":f54.1" tabindex="-1" style="">DDI</span> 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":"125","compose-window":{"secure":false}}"><div><br></div>This is an election year for the <span class="" id=":f54.2" tabindex="-1" style="">DDI</span> <a href="https://ddialliance.org/node/938">Executive Board</a>. Four board seats are up for election (terms are four years). According to the Alliance <a href="https://ddialliance.org/sites/default/files/DDIBylaws_20201031.pdf">Bylaws</a>: "In election years, nominations for At-Large members will be solicited in April and a slate will
be prepared by the Executive Director for discussion at the annual meeting with the election
occurring in June. In the event that there are more candidates than positions, the election will
be decided on the basis of those candidates getting the most votes."<br><br>The responsibilities of the Executive Board include: setting overall policy and budget for the Alliance, providing strategic guidance and review of the Alliance’s activities, and overseeing the management of the financial affairs of the Alliance on behalf of the Members.<div><br></div><div>I invite anyone interested in serving on or nominating another person to the Executive Board to email me directly with the nomination. The Alliance is committed to broad representation and encourages a wide and diverse pool of nominations. </div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,<br>Jared</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote" style=""><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div></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_5150641976302416592gmail-m_3909072039795705896gmail-m_4762175954782216410m_-7173036272154285788gmail-m_4733858839372711956gmail-m_-3387988494985437205:fmz.5"><span class="" id=":f54.3" tabindex="-1" style="">DDI</span></span> Alliance</a><br><a href="https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/" target="_blank"><span id="m_5150641976302416592gmail-m_3909072039795705896gmail-m_4762175954782216410m_-7173036272154285788gmail-m_4733858839372711956gmail-m_-3387988494985437205:fmz.6"><span class="" id=":f54.4" tabindex="-1" style="">ICPSR</span></span></a>, University of Michigan<br><a href="mailto:lyle@umich.edu" target="_blank"><span id="m_5150641976302416592gmail-m_3909072039795705896gmail-m_4762175954782216410m_-7173036272154285788gmail-m_4733858839372711956gmail-m_-3387988494985437205:fmz.7"><span class="" id=":f54.5" tabindex="-1" style="">lyle</span></span>@<span id="m_5150641976302416592gmail-m_3909072039795705896gmail-m_4762175954782216410m_-7173036272154285788gmail-m_4733858839372711956gmail-m_-3387988494985437205:fmz.8"><span class="" id=":f54.6" tabindex="-1" style="">umich</span></span>.<span id="m_5150641976302416592gmail-m_3909072039795705896gmail-m_4762175954782216410m_-7173036272154285788gmail-m_4733858839372711956gmail-m_-3387988494985437205:fmz.9"><span class="" id=":f54.7" tabindex="-1" style="">edu</span></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_5150641976302416592gmail-m_3909072039795705896gmail-m_4762175954782216410m_-7173036272154285788gmail-m_4733858839372711956gmail-m_-3387988494985437205:fmz.10"><span class="" id=":f54.8" tabindex="-1" style="">DDI</span></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_178d38ed325e15954231" alt="DDI-tagline2.png" width="202" height="72"><br></div></div></div>
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