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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From the HPSG standing committee:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There will soon be a vacancy on the
committee, and <BR>suggestions are sought for new members.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The function of the committee is to ensure that a
conference<BR>focusing on HPSG-related topics is held once a year (see
below).<BR>As one means of involving more of the scholarly
community,<BR>membership in the committee is rotated to regularly bring in new
people.<BR>Since Daniele Godard will be rotating off the committee after several
years<BR>of meritorious service (Aug. 03), we must find a replacement for
her.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The task of committee members is to participate in
deliberations about<BR>yearly conferences. For this we'd like someone
whois reliable and<BR>willing to chase down information when this is
needed. We'd also like<BR>to keep a balance of interests, constituencies
and biographies.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The purpose of this mail is to solicit suggestions
for a new member.<BR> Nominations should be sent to the chair of the
standing committee<BR>NOT to the whole HPSG list. The chair will forward
the collection of <BR>names to the committee members for consideration.
<BR>(Thus, these suggestions are proposals, not votes. We do not propose <BR>a
public discussion of scholarly and personal qualities or even indirect
<BR>comparison, since such matters are sensitive.) </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please submit your nominations to <A
href="mailto:g-green@uiuc.edu">g-green@uiuc.edu</A> in this form:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Name of nominee, email address<BR>2. Your name,
email address<BR>3. Assurance that this person would agree to serve if
selected.<BR> * * please cc your nomination to the nominee so that
(s)he knows * *<BR>4. Any comments you care to make. Please be brief
(under 50 words)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nominations will close two weeks after this is
posted.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Georgia M. Green<BR><A
href="mailto:g-green@uiuc.edu">g-green@uiuc.edu</A></FONT></DIV>
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size=2> ****************************************************<BR>
HPSG Standing Committee</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The primary task of the standing committee is to
see that the HPSG<BR>conference is organized at regular intervals. The
standing committee<BR>consists of seven regular members, including one student
member, plus two<BR>permanent members (i.e., nine in total). Carl Pollard
and Ivan Sag are the<BR>permanent members. Regular members serve a term of three
years, which may<BR>be extended for a second three years, but only
once.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The chair is chosen from the standing committee and
normally serves<BR>two years as chair. The chair is named one year in
advance (in order to<BR>follow preparations in detail), and stays on a year in
the committee after<BR>being chair so that that experience is readily
available. If necessary,<BR>the chair's term on the committee is extended
to comply with these rules.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Previous members may be renominated (after a break
in service); in<BR>particular, nothing should prevent student members from
serving<BR>as non-student members.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Present membership of the standing
committee:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Chan Chung (until 08/04; first mandate)<BR>Ann
Feldman (student member, until 08/05)<BR>Daniele Godard (previous chair,
extended mandate until 08/03)<BR>Georgia M. Green (until 08/05, chair through
08/04)<BR>Claire Grover (until 08/04; second mandate)<BR>Tibor Kiss (until
08/04; first mandate)<BR>Carl Pollard (permanent member)<BR>Ivan Sag (permanent
member)<BR>Gert Webelhuth (until 08/05; second
mandate).<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>