<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(69,129,142)"><p class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#45818e">Dear <span class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-il">SLA</span> Colleagues,</font></p><p class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#45818e">Happy New Year! We are writing to <b>strongly encourage</b> you to consider nominating yourself for one of two open <span class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-il">SLA</span> positions in the 2018 AAA elections. If you are interested in AAA governance or developing leadership within linguistic anthropology, please consider participating in the <span class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-il">SLA</span>’s Executive <span class="gmail-il">Committee</span> by running for one of these two offices. The descriptions follow below: </font></p><p class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;margin-left:27pt"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#45818e"><b>Secretary-Treasurer</b>:<b> </b><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">The Secretary-Treasurer shall have charge of the records of the Society and shall submit a draft budget not less than sixty (60) days before the Annual Meeting for the approval of the Executive <span class="gmail-il">Committee</span>.</span></font></p><p class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;margin-left:27pt;text-align:justify"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#45818e"><b><span class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-il">Member</span> <span class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-il">at</span> <span class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-il">Large</span></b>: There shall be an Executive <span class="gmail-il">Committee</span> consisting of the officers, two members elected <span class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-il">at</span>-<span class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-il">large</span> from the membership of the Society, and any additional representatives elected by this Society to the Board of Directors of the American Anthropological Association.</font></p><p class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#45818e">If you are interested in running for either of these positions, please contact a <span class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-il">member</span> of the <span class="gmail-il">nominations</span> <span class="gmail-il">committee</span> (contact information below) so we can give you more detailed instructions about the process of preparing your nomination. Materials will include (1) brief biographical information, (2) a platform statement of a maximum of 200 words, and (3) a photo (optional). </font></p><p class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#45818e">The deadline for the submission of a slate of candidates is <b>very soon: February 10, 2018. </b>So please contact us as soon as possible.</font></p><p class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#45818e">These offices are crucial to the successful functioning of the <span class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-il">SLA</span>. Please consider running for one of these positions. In addition, please consider approaching colleagues you feel would be suitable candidates, and urging them to run for one of these seats. We look forward to hearing from you!</font></p><p class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#45818e">Very best,</font></p><p class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><span class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-il" style="color:rgb(69,129,142);font-family:georgia,serif">SLA</span><span style="color:rgb(69,129,142);font-family:georgia,serif"> <span class="gmail-il">Nominations</span> <span class="gmail-il">Committee</span></span><br></p><p class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#45818e">Anthony Webster (<a href="mailto:awebster@utexas.edu" target="_blank">awebster@utexas.edu</a>)</font></p><p class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#45818e">Jillian Cavanaugh (jcavanaugh@<a href="http://brooklyn.cuny.edu/" target="_blank">brooklyn.cuny.edu</a>)</font></p><p class="gmail-m_8846862388535970208gmail-m_6151506413201711210gmail-MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#45818e">Chris Ball (</font><font color="#45818e" face="georgia, serif"><a href="mailto:christopher.g.ball.44@nd.edu" target="_blank">christopher.g.ball.44@nd.edu</a>)</font></p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#45818e" face="georgia, serif"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B5Tmx_woRpSCUFFyaVF6VUVWSkE&revid=0B5Tmx_woRpSCN3k1ckdLeUtMTXBwQUdIK2wwRk1HZklEcUhRPQ" width="420" height="203"><br>Anthony K. Webster</font><div><font color="#45818e" face="georgia, serif">Professor</font></div><div><font color="#45818e" face="georgia, serif">Department of Anthropology</font><br><span style="color:rgb(69,129,142)"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Department of Linguistics<br></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(69,129,142)"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Affiliate Faculty Native American and Indigenous Studies Program<br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/Books/bid2515.htm" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/Books/bid2515.htm</a><br><a href="https://jsa.revues.org/14602" target="_blank">https://jsa.revues.org/14602</a></span><span style="color:rgb(69,129,142)"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">. <br><br></span></span><font face="georgia, serif" size="2" color="#45818e">we should be careful<br><br>Of each other, we should be kind<br>While there is still time.--Philip Larkin</font><br><span><span style="color:rgb(69,129,142)"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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