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Dea All,
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>All IPS members anyway - please see the message below and send nominations asap!
>Thanks, Caroline
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>The next election of Officers of IPS will take place early this  year and elected individuals will take office at the upcoming Congress, in  August 2014, in Hanoi, Vietnam. The following four offices are up for election  in this cycle:
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>VP for Research
>VP for Conservation
>Treasurer/VP 
  for Membership
>Secretary General.
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>If you wish to nominate 
  someone for a position, please do so before *February 14th, 2014*. To make a 
  nomination please send Tetsuro Matsuzawa, President of the IPS and Chair of 
  the Elections Committee, ([log in to unmask])* three  things:
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>1) the person's name, contact information, and the office for 
  which the person is nominated;
>2) confirmation that the person agrees to 
  serve in that office if elected;
>3) a brief narrative explaining the 
  person's qualifications for the office.
>All nominees must be current 
  members of the IPS and individuals can self-nominate. More information on 
  these positions can be found in the IPS By-Laws on the IPS website. Nominees 
  should be aware that elected Officers are expected to attend the biennial 
  congresses and IPS Council meetings during their term in office and must 
  contribute to the scientific program of each congress.
>The Elections 
  Committee will finalize a slate of ideally two candidates per office by 
  mid-March 2014.
>Best wishes,
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>Andrew 
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