<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Society for Linguistic
Anthropology is seeking to fill <u>one appointed position</u>, slated to begin
this Fall 2024 after the Annual Meetings, and <u>two elected positions</u>,
slated to begin Fall 2025. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We are writing because we want to
encourage interested members of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology either
to nominate themselves (note: this is what generally happens) or someone else
(which you can do if you know an SLA member who would be a good and willing candidate)
for this position.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Appointed position (extended
nominations deadline: October 28):</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nominations Committee (November
2024)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Elected positions (nominations
deadline: December 15, 2024):</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">President-Elect (Nov 2025)</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Member at Large (Nov 2025)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nominating yourself may sound
mysterious, but it is a simple process. Just send your name and the position
you are interested in to get started. We (the members of the nominations
committee) are also happy to talk to you about the open positions or the process,
connect you with others who have held a given position previously or currently
hold it, and answer general questions. So please get in touch if you are
curious about getting involved in the SLA, even if you know very little about
how it all works. We are eager to help members new to SLA service understand
how they might contribute, and we hope to move well beyond our personal
networks as we search for contributors.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Below are descriptions of the open
positions. Please consider nominating yourself or others (note: only SLA
members are eligible), and, of course, reach out with questions if you are
unsure what a role entails.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We look forward to hearing from you!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Jocelyn Ahlers
(<a href="mailto:jahlers@csusm.edu">jahlers@csusm.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Britta
Ingebretson (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:bingebretson@fordham.edu" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration-line:none">bingebretson@fordham.edu</span></a></span><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)<u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Charles
Zuckerman (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:zuckermc@bc.edu" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">zuckermc@bc.edu</span></a></span><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Note</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">: All elected and appointed positions are part
of the SLA Extended Board. Beginning in November 2025, all Extended Board
positions within the SLA are professional service volunteer (i.e., unpaid)
positions. [Journal of Linguistic Anthropology Editor is a paid position.]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">SLA
Extended Board members are eligible for an annual travel reimbursement of $250
to support their participation in official business at either the AAA or the
SLA meeting. "Official business" refers to the Extended Board Meeting
and the SLA Business Meeting.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">APPOINTED
POSITION: SLA Nominations Committee Member </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The SLA nominations committee
organizes candidate slates for elected leadership positions in the SLA. The
nominations committee maintains communication with the section president
regarding position openings, helps formulate position descriptions, and assists
in the identification and recruitment of candidates for appointed positions.
The committee works with the AAA staff to ensure that ballots and candidate
slates meet AAA guidelines. As members of the SLA extended board, members of
the SLA Nominations Committee receive an annual stipend of $250 toward
attending the AAA annual meeting.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ELECTED POSITIONS</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">President-Elect</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The term for President-Elect lasts
two years and will begin in November 2025 at the AAA meetings. The
President-Elect will work together with the SLA President, the
Secretary-Treasurer, and 3 Members at Large for two years before becoming SLA
President at the AAA meetings in November 2027. The President position will
last an additional two years before concluding at the AAA meetings in November
2029. The President-Elect position is largely an apprentice position; once
President, the individual in this position is responsible for carrying out
recurring SLA initiatives, representing the SLA membership, and leading the
organization in positive new directions. <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The President-Elect is eligible for an annual stipend of
$250 to support their participation in official business at either the AAA or
the SLA meeting. "Official business" refers to the Extended Board
Meeting and the SLA Business Meeting.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Member
at Large </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The term for the Member at Large
position lasts three years and will begin November 2025 at the AAA meetings.
The Member at Large will work together with the SLA President, the SLA
President-Elect, the Secretary-Treasurer, and 2 other Members at Large until
the position concludes at the AAA meeting in November 2028. Members at Large
assist the President with internal SLA initiatives, including the annual
student paper prizes, the book prizes, and conference and event planning. <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The Member at Large is eligible
for an annual stipend of $250 to support their participation in official
business at either the AAA or the SLA meeting. "Official business"
refers to the Extended Board Meeting and the SLA Business Meeting.</span></span></p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left"><b style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="garamond, serif">Society for Linguistic Anthropology Online</font></b></div><div style="text-align:left"><font face="garamond, serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Digital Media Directors: Catherine Tebaldi (Universite du Luxembourg), Shannon Ward (University of British Columbia Okanagan)</span></font></div><div style="text-align:left"><font face="garamond, serif">SLA Social Media Manager: Nora Tyeklar (University of Maine at Augusta)</font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>