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Dear NDSA: There's only four days left to vote! We have a terrific slate of candidates for the NDSA Coordinating Committee. Biographies of candidates are in the attached PDF, and available online from: http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndsa/docs/NDSACCcandidates2011.pdf The voting period is open through close of business on Thursday, December 1, and votes are collected via SurveyMonkey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RKHNL5N The Program Representative, or a designated proxy, of each member organization of the NDSA may vote for Coordinating Committee members. Please select no more than four (4) candidates total. The slate of names, and the communities they represent, are below: Academic Helen Tibbo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Commercial Content John Spencer, BMS/Chace Non-profit Kate Wittenberg, Portico State Government Amy Rudersdorf, State Library of North Carolina, Department of Cultural Resources ******** Information about the Coordinating Committee: The Coordinating Committee is dedicated to the advancement of Alliance activities and furthering communication within the Alliance. The Coordinating Committee works with the Working Groups to articulate a long-term, strategic vision for the Alliance. The Committee assists Alliance Members in evaluating the effectiveness of the Working Groups, and eliminating unnecessary duplication of effort between the Groups. Participants in the Coordinating Committee will act as liaisons with one or more of the Working Groups. The Committee will make recommendations for the creation of new Working Groups, or to disband Groups that are no longer serving the needs of the Alliance. The Coordinating Committee is responsible for updating eligibility standards for membership in the Alliance as necessary. Committee members may be nominated by Participants in the Alliance, or may be self nominated. Coordinating Committee members are elected by a simple majority of all votes cast over an open voting period, which is typically two weeks. The number of Coordinating Committee members shall be no more than nine (9). Committee members should represent the various communities that make up the NDSA. Kind regards, Barrie Howard Coordinator, Program Management National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program Office of Strategic Initiatives The Library of Congress 101 Independence Avenue, SE Washington DC 20540-1300 +1-202-707-1830 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ ############################ To unsubscribe from the NDSA-ALL list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/SCRIPTS/WA-DIGITAL.EXE?SUBED1=NDSA-ALL&A=1