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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Dear all<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>As you will recall, we are about to elect new
members of the IGALA Advisory Council. From a previous message:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
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normal'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>IGALA
is seeking between 5 and 8 members for the Advisory Council, to replace current
Advisory Council members. We are looking for as broad a geographic spectrum as
possible (in particular, non-English-dominant countries). One Advisory Council
member will be a Graduate Student Representative. The other members should be
able to represent key areas of gender and language research, and, together, a
range of research priorities.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Advisory
Council members will be part of the IGALA Executive Committee and will attend
(in person or electronically) all meetings if at all possible. The first of
these will be at IGALA5 in </span></font><st1:place><st1:City><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wellington</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>New
Zealand</span></font></st1:country-region></st1:place><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (</span></font><st1:date
Month="7" Day="3" Year="2008"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>July 3-5, 2008</span></font></st1:date><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>); the next will be
an e-meeting around 12 months after that. The term of office will be 3 years.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>==================================================================</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Also as a reminder, the ‘Job description’
of AC members is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>-
monitoring and promoting language and gender research in their own specialist
area within IGALA</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>-
monitoring and promoting language and gender research within their own
geographical region</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>-
carrying out various tasks and serving on sub-committees or working parties of
IGALA as required (for example, web-site monitoring, essay competition, local
event/branch development and co-ordination, 'talking to the world' - see
Minutes of last AGM on IGALA website</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/organisations/igala/activities.html"><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/organisations/igala/activities.html</span></font></a>)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>-
suggesting to the IGALA Executive/Advisory Committee further IGALA-related
activities</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- <span
class=GramE>actively</span> contributing to IGALA Executive/Advisory committee
e-mail discussions</span></font><o:p></o:p></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 style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><span class=GramE><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>and</span></font></b></span><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'> for the Graduate Student Representative<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:35.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:
none'><font size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol'>
</span></font>to bring issues to IGALA that are of concern and importance to
graduate students<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:35.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:
none'><font size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol'>
</span></font><span class=GramE>to</span> work with other IGALA members and
members of the Executive Committee to make graduate students an active and
visible presence within IGALA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:35.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:
none'><font size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol'>
</span></font><span class=GramE>to</span> facilitate graduate
contributions’ to and representation at the IGALA conferences and their
involvement in other professional activities<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:35.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:
none'><font size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol'>
</span></font>in coordination with the conference organizers and other members
of the IGALA executive committee and membership, to develop one graduate
student workshop at each IGALA conference on a topic or topics relevant to the
professional and intellectual development of graduate students and junior
academic staff/faculty<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:35.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:
none'><font size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol'>
</span></font><span class=GramE>to</span> be a member of the committee in
charge of the IGALA Graduate Student Essay Competition (to be chaired by the
President-Elect/Vice President)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:17.85pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:double windowtext 2.25pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'><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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:35.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:
none'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:35.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:
none'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>All
paid-up members of IGALA (including the candidates) are able to vote, and every
member has just <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>one</span></b> vote. Please send the name of
the person you would like to vote for to Ana Ostermann, IGALA Secretary (cc.
above). If you are not a member of IGALA but would like to join (and vote),
please see the Link below. If your application to join IGALA is pending please
let Ana know this. Remember that membership of IGALA includes a subscription to
the ‘Gender and Language’ journal, now in its second successful
year.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:35.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:
none'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
list of candidates is attached. As you will see, there are two candidates for
the post of Graduate Student Representative. Please do not distinguish between
these and the other candidates when you vote. If these candidates both receive
a high number of votes it is likely that we will invite the one with the higher
number to be the GSR, and the other to be an ‘ordinary’ member.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:35.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:
none'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>All
votes should be cast one by month (28 days) from today, i.e. by the end of </span></font><st1:date
Month="2" Day="5" Year="2008">Tuesday Feb. 5, 2008</st1:date>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:35.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:
none'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>With
best wishes to all<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:35.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:
none'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jane
Sunderland (IGALA President) and Vicky <span class=SpellE>Bergvall</span> (IGALA
Vice President/President Elect)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:35.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:
none'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:35.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:
none'><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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Jane Sunderland</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Director of Studies, PhD in Applied
Linguistics by Thesis and Coursework and New Route PhD</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Dept. of Linguistics and English Language</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Lancaster</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:
yes'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Lancs. LA1 4YT</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'><a href="mailto:j.sunderland@lancs.ac.uk">j.sunderland@lancs.ac.uk</a></span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>To join IGALA and become a subscriber of </span></font><em><i><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Gender and Language
Journal</span></font></i></em><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>, see</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'><a
href="http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/main.asp?jref=60">http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/main.asp?jref=60</a></span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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