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<DIV>I note that, with just a couple of hours to go, there are insufficient
candidates to proceed with a Best Bits Steering Committee election.</DIV>
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<DIV>Accordingly, please note that the deadline has been extended until midnight
UTC, Friday July 24, to allow for late candidates. I urge you all to give
consideration to this; self nominations are fine.</DIV>
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<DIV>If at the new closing date there are still insufficient candidates, I will
be referring the matter back to the existing Steering Committee to decide on
next steps.</DIV>
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<DIV>So please give the notice some thought, and consider nominating. Like any
other organisation, Best Bits needs people prepared to put in effort to be able
to meet its objectives.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ian Peter</DIV>
<DIV>(independent facilitator for this process)</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ian.peter@ianpeter.com
href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com">Ian Peter</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 07, 2015 10:06 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=bestbits@lists.bestbits.net
href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [bestbits] Steering Committee Nominations Now
Open</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Nominations are now open for membership of the Best Bits
Steering Committee.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Any person who is a civil society subscriber of the Best
Bits mailing list of over two months standing is able to nominate, using the
nomination form available at <A
style='href: "https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lo_4zV9aOyKk0vTIrZHNuQuJoowUf8Toa3NPoRAxy34/viewform?usp=send_form"'><FONT
style="COLOR: #0000ff">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lo_4zV9aOyKk0vTIrZHNuQuJoowUf8Toa3NPoRAxy34/viewform?usp=send_form</FONT></A>.
Nominations close at midnight UTC on Friday July <STRIKE>17.
</STRIKE>24</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">People nominating are required to supply the following
information</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style='COLOR: ; mso-ascii-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: en-au'>Name</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style='COLOR: ; mso-ascii-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: en-au'>Gender</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style='COLOR: ; mso-ascii-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: en-au'>Organisation
affiliations (optional)</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style='COLOR: ; mso-ascii-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: en-au'>Country
of citizenship</SPAN></P>
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style='COLOR: ; mso-ascii-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: en-au'>Country
of residence</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style='COLOR: ; mso-ascii-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: en-au'>Geographic
region for which you would like to be considered</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style='COLOR: ; mso-ascii-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: en-au'>Brief
Biography (say 150 words)</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style='COLOR: ; mso-ascii-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: en-au'>What
do you think you could contribute as a member of BB steering
committee?</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style='COLOR: ; mso-ascii-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: en-au'>Please
outline any potential conflicts of interest which might result from your being
elected and how you would deal with these.</SPAN></P>
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style='COLOR: ; mso-ascii-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: en-au'>Links
to further information (optional)</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Nominations as they are received will be available for
viewing at <A
style='href: "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17eg3aiIM03k56lTX5LyEeF-2RzphBYu7ekIXzThfqkU/edit#gid=835354023"'><FONT
style="COLOR: #0000ff">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17eg3aiIM03k56lTX5LyEeF-2RzphBYu7ekIXzThfqkU/edit#gid=835354023</FONT></A>.
Anyone with a philosophical objection to using Google docs may submit their
nomination to me privately. However, the nomination will still appear publicly
at the above url.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">At the completion of the nomination period, a voting
procedure will be undertaken if necessary.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I have been asked to conduct this process as an
independent facilitator, in accordance with the draft procedures outlined at <A
style='href: "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1upQz1JX8tnYFl2yJNaT9MuD2w3ZaPvUaNlT5U2hi6b8/edit#heading=h.fwu8ibolipad"'><FONT
style="COLOR: #0000ff">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1upQz1JX8tnYFl2yJNaT9MuD2w3ZaPvUaNlT5U2hi6b8/edit#heading=h.fwu8ibolipad</FONT></A>.
If you are unsure about these details, please ask either here on list or by
private email to me if more appropriate and I (and I hope others) will do our
best to respond.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">More about Best Bits can be found at </FONT><A
style='href: "http://www.bestbits.net"'><FONT style="COLOR: #0000ff"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">www.bestbits.net</FONT></FONT></A></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Nominations are now open! <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please remember the new closing time –
midnight UTC, Friday July 24</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt">Ian Peter</P>
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