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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks everyone who volunteered – looks to
me as if we just hit 25 volunteer members!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>However I’ll leave the call for volunteers
open until midnight on Tuesday September 2, so if you would like your name
added it is not too late. We will publish the names and details for the random selection
shortly after that.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Ian Peter<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Ian Peter
[mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</st1:PersonName>] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 27 August 2008 09:25<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Ian Peter'; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">governance@lists.cpsr.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [governance] Call for
Volunteers - Nomcom for Appeals Team</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks everyone who volunteered, we are up
to 16 names now, only nine more needed! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So if you haven’t done so already, please volunteer
for the nomcom pool now so we can move on to the next step!. For most people
who put their name forward, there will be no work to do at all – for the five
who are chosen to eventually form the NomCom, I would imagine little more than
an hour of your time spread over a couple of weeks will be necessary. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Please help make up the numbers. Either
send an email to the list or to me personally.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Ian Peter<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Ian Peter
[mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</st1:PersonName>] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 25 August 2008 09:02<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">governance@lists.cpsr.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [governance] Call for
Volunteers - Nomcom for Appeals Team</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Call for Volunteers – Nomcom for Appeals Team.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This is a call for volunteers for the IGC NomCom for appointment of a
new Appeals Team. To get this started, we need at least 25 volunteers. Either
send your name to this list or to me by personal email.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The process is described in full at <a
href="http://www.igcaucus.org/nomcom-process.htm">http://www.igcaucus.org/nomcom-process.htm</a>.
But briefly,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>We need to appoint a new 5 member Appeals Team as their current term
has expired. The appointments to the Appeals Team will be made by a Nominating
Committee (nomcom) of five randomly chosen members of the volunteer pool for
this task <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>To choose the NomCom, we need a pool of a minimum of 25 volunteers. 5
people from the pool will be chosen via a pre-determined algorithm to serve as
the NomCom and make the appointments, working with <st1:PersonName w:st="on">David
Goldstein</st1:PersonName> as independent non voting Chair. Those chosen will
not be able to stand for Appeals Team this time round – other volunteers not
chosen are able to stand.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>As far as I can see the only members excluded from volunteering are the
Co-ordinators. Members of the previous appeals team, as they are ineligible to stand
again, are able to volunteer for the NomCom. So are members of previous
nomcoms.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Everyone is urged to volunteer. So please consider volunteering by
submitting your name now by return email. We cannot proceed with this overdue
appeals team replacement until we have 25 volunteers. Your participation here
will help us to get this task underway.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Ian Peter<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Ian Peter and Associates Pty Ltd<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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