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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=ecxMsoNormal align=center><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt" lang=EN-US></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=ecxMsoNormal align=center><FONT face=Century><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt" lang=EN-US>IGALA NOMINATIONS OPEN</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US> (until 15 Nov)</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=ecxMsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>For two Executive Committee posts: </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=ecxMsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>Vice-President/President-Elect and Secretary</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>This is a reminder that the DEADLINE for IGALA NOMINATIONS is approaching soon (15 Nov).</SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>Two posts are open: Vice-President/President-Elect AND Secretary</SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>We would like to strongly urge you nominate someone who you feel would be good for the post (including yourself).</SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>Details are below:</SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>IGALA (International Gender and Language Association) is now calling for nominations for the posts of:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 42pt" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><FONT face=Century><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>*</SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang=EN-US>Vice-President (President-Elect)</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US> <SPAN> </SPAN>(see duties below)</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 42pt" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><FONT face=Century><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>*</SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang=EN-US>Secretary </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN>(see duties below)</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>CLOSING DATE FOR NOMINATIONS:<SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 42pt" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>15 November, 2010</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>IMPORTANT STIPULATIONS:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 42pt" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>*ONLY paid up members can nominate someone.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 42pt" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>*ONLY paid up members can be nominated.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 42pt" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>*You may nominate yourself.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 42pt" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>IN ORDER TO NOMINATE</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>: </SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 42pt" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>*Include: your name, nominee’s name, position nominated for, and </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 54pt" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>nominee’s e-mail address.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 42pt" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>*<B> </B>Do <B>NOT</B> click ‘reply all’. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 48pt" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>Reply to Laurel Kamada at </FONT><A href="mailto:laurelkamada@hotmail.com"><FONT color=#0000ff face=Century>laurelkamada@hotmail.com</FONT></A></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>If you are interested in nominating a person (including yourself) who is NOT yet an IGALA member, you (and they) have until elections begin (Nov. 18) to join IGALA. To join IGALA (which includes subscription to the journal <I>Gender and Language</I>), please go to: <B><A href="http://www.equinoxjournals.com/index.php/GL/about/subscriptions" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>http://www.equinoxjournals.com/index.php/GL/about/subscriptions</FONT></A></B></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>ELECTIONS will begin after the nomination period is completed:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century><SPAN> </SPAN>Elections will run from 18 November through 18 December, 2010.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>DUTIES</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><FONT face=Century><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang=EN-US>The Vice-President/President-Elect </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang=EN-US>is responsible for:</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>supporting the President as appropriate in all the President’s duties</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>assuming the duties of the President in the event the President cannot serve, and succeeding to the office of President at the expiration of the term as President-elect</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>monitoring the IGALA site, identifying new links, documents and information to be posted on it, and liaising with the Webweaver about this (together with the President and Secretary)</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>chairing the Nominations Committee for Advisory and Executive IGALA committee members</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>running the IGALA (Post)graduate Student Essay Competition (including chairing the committee, one member of whom will be the Graduate Student Representative)</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>post runs for two years</FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>The <B>Secretary</B> is responsible for</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>gathering agenda items for meetings</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>producing and distributing agendas</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>keeping Minutes of IGALA Executive and Open meetings</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>maintaining records of meetings and decisions</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>producing and distributing/posting Minutes of the meetings to the IGALA Membership</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>in conjunction with the Vice President/President-elect, organising elections and distributing/posting results to the IGALA membership</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>monitoring the IGALA site, identifying new links, documents and information to be posted on it, and liaising with the Webweaver about this (together with the President and President-elect)</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>post runs for two years</FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><FONT face=Century><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>For your information,</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US> Ana Cristina Ostermann recently took over the duties of <B>President</B> (from her previous role as Vice-President/President-Elect) and will continue in this post for the next two years until 2012.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>The <B>President</B> is responsible for </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>working for a policy that balances the needs of members with service to gender and language study</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>representing IGALA and when appropriate and necessary speaking on its behalf, including in a lobbying capacity</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>working to develop relations between IGALA and other academic, professional and political bodies, as appropriate</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>consulting with Executives on issues concerning the management and running of IGALA and coming to a decision about these issues on the basis of Executive's wishes</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>ensuring that Executives have regular e-discussions on issues relating to IGALA </FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>ensuring that the IGALA conference takes place and liaising with the organiser </FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>chairing (a) an Executive meeting, and (b) an Open Business meeting at the IGALA conference</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>ensuring that decisions that Executives make are followed through (in conjunction with the Secretary)</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>drawing up the Agenda for Executive Meetings (in conjunction with the Secretary) and running the meetings</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>maintaining links with the editors of the <I>Gender and Language</I> journal</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>monitoring the IGALA site, identifying new links, documents and information to be posted on it, and liaising with the Webweaver about this (together with the Vice-President/President-Elect and Secretary)</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>post runs for two years</FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century>Both up-for-election posts (<B>Vice-President/President-Elect</B> and <B>Secretary</B>) are for a period of two years. (For more information about IGALA, please see the website: <SPAN> </SPAN></FONT><A href="http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/organisations/igala/Index.html" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf face=Century>http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/organisations/igala/Index.html</FONT></A></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US><FONT face=Century> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>We are looking forward to your nominations! </SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>Warm regards,</SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 42pt" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>Laurel Kamada, IGALA Advisory Board member</SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 42pt" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>Michelle Lazar, IGALA Advisory Board member</SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 42pt" class=ecxMsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>Ana Cristina Ostermann, IGALA President</SPAN></P>
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