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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dear IGALA Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">A gentle reminder to please send in your nominations and self-nominations for the two Executive Posts by
<b>18 April</b>, so that we can have as-robust-as-possible an elections process. Please email me if there are any queries (<a href="mailto:ellmml@nus.edu.sg">ellmml@nus.edu.sg</a>) as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Michelle Lazar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Michelle M Lazar
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 18, 2015 8:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'gala-l@listserv.linguistlist.org'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> IGALA nominations for Posts of Secretary and Vice-President (18 March -18 April 2015)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Century",serif">IGALA NOMINATIONS OPEN</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century",serif"> (18 March -18 April 2015)
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">For two Executive Council posts for two years:
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">Vice-President/President-Elect and Secretary</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">IGALA (International Gender and Language Association) is now calling for nominations for the posts of:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:42.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">*</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century",serif">Vice-President (President-Elect)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century",serif"> (see duties
below)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:42.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">*</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century",serif">Secretary
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">CLOSING DATE FOR NOMINATIONS:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:42.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century",serif">18 April 2015</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">ELECTIONS will begin after the nomination period is completed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">IMPORTANT STIPULATIONS:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:42.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">*ONLY paid up members can nominate someone.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:42.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">*ONLY paid up members can be nominated.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:42.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">*You may nominate yourself<span style="color:#1F497D">.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;background:white">If you are interested in nominating a person (including yourself</span><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">) who is NOT yet an IGALA member, you
(and they) have until 18 April to join IGALA. To join IGALA (which includes subscription to the journal
<i>Gender and Language</i>), please go to:</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">
</span><a href="http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/index.php/GL/membership"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/index.php/GL/membership</span></a><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>IN ORDER TO NOMINATE</b>: <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:42.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">*Include: your name, nominee’s name, position nominated for, and
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.75in"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">nominee’s e-mail address.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:42.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">*<b>
</b>Do <b>NOT</b> click ‘reply all’. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:42.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">* Please send your
<strong><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;font-weight:normal">nominations for Vice-President/ President-Elect</span></strong> and/or Secretary to
<b>Michelle Lazar <span style="background:white">at </span></b></span><a href="mailto:ellmml@nus.edu.sg"><b><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:windowtext;background:white">ellmml@nus.edu.sg</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">,
ensuring your message subject is <b>'IGALA Nomination for VP/President-Elect’</b> or
<b>‘IGALA Nomination for Secretary'<span style="color:#1F497D">.</span> </b></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">DUTIES</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century",serif">The Vice-President/President-Elect
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century",serif">is responsible for:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">supporting the President as appropriate in all the President’s duties</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">assuming the duties of the President in the event the President cannot serve, and succeeding to the office of
<strong><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">President*</span></strong> at the expiration of the term as President-elect</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">monitoring the IGALA site, identifying new links, documents and information to be posted on it, and liaising with the Advisory Council Member in charge of the (soon-to-be set up) Website about this (together with the
President and Secretary)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">chairing the Nominations Committee for Advisory and Executive IGALA committee members</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">running the IGALA International Bursary Allocation Committee (together with an Advisory Council Member)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">running the IGALA Postgraduate Student Essay Competition (including chairing the committee, one member of whom will be the Graduate Student Representative)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">post runs for two years</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century",serif">The
<b>Secretary</b> is responsible for</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">gathering agenda items for meetings</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">producing and distributing agendas</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">keeping Minutes of IGALA Executive and Open meetings</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">maintaining records of meetings and decisions</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">producing and distributing/posting Minutes of the meetings to the IGALA Membership</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">in conjunction with the Vice President/President-elect, organising elections.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">monitoring the IGALA site, identifying new links, documents and information to be posted on it, and liaising with the Advisory Council Member in charge of the Website about this (together with the President and President-elect)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">post runs for two years</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">* The <b>President</b> [<em><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">currently Michelle Lazar, until 2016</span></em>] is responsible for
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">working for a policy that balances the needs of members with service to gender<span style="color:#1F497D">,
</span>sexuality and language study</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">representing IGALA and when appropriate and necessary speaking on its behalf, including in a lobbying capacity</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">working to develop relations between IGALA and other academic, professional and political bodies, as appropriate</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">ensuring that Executives have regular e-discussions on issues relating to IGALA
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">ensuring that the IGALA conference takes place and liaising with the organiser
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">chairing (a) an Executive meeting, and (b) an Open Business meeting at the IGALA conference</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">ensuring that decisions that Executives make are followed through (in conjunction with the Secretary)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">drawing up the Agenda for Executive Meetings (in conjunction with the Secretary) and running the meetings</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">maintaining links with the editors of the
<i>Gender and Language</i> journal</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">monitoring the IGALA site, identifying new links, documents and information to be posted on it, and liaising with the Advisory Council Member in charge of the Website about this (together with the Vice-President/President-Elect
and Secretary)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9">
<span style="font-family:"Century",serif">post runs for two years</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">Looking forward to your nominations!
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">Warm regards,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:42.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;background:white">Michelle Lazar</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:42.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">IGALA President</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:42.0pt"><a href="mailto:ellmml@nus.edu.sg"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">ellmml@nus.edu.sg</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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