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size=3>At the wonderful ALT VII Conference in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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w:st="on">Paris</st1:place></st1:City> two weeks ago the business meeting was
presented with a slate for the 2007 elections. The slate was prepared by ALT’s
nominating committee. Now members have the chance to cast their vote. They are
invited to either approve of the entire slate or to approve <SPAN
class=609191616-09102007>or disapprove </SPAN>of part of the slate.
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size=3>Assuming that you are a member, please return your ballot to </FONT><A
href="mailto:johan.vanderauwera@ua.ac.be"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>johan.vanderauwera@ua.ac.be</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> by November 20 2007. Replying to this message will send
the ballot in the right direction.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The 2007 elections<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>I approve of the entire slate of ALT officers nominated.</FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>OR</FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>I approve of only part of the slate:</FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>President:</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Anna Siewierska<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3">
</SPAN>Yes/No</FONT></P>
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style="mso-tab-count: 1"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>
</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Secretary-Treasurer:</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Jean-Christophe Verstraete<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>Yes/No</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Executive Committee:</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Nick Evans<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 4">
</SPAN>Yes/No</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Greville Corbett<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3">
</SPAN>Yes/No</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Martin Haspelmath<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3">
</SPAN>Yes/No</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>John Hawkins<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 4">
</SPAN>Yes/No</FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Editorial Board:</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Editor-in-Chief:</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Frans Plank<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 4">
</SPAN>Yes/No</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Members:</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Guglielmo Cinque<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3">
</SPAN>Yes/No</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Maria Koptjevskaja-Tamm<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>Yes/No</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Joan Bybee<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 4">
</SPAN>Yes/No</FONT></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>