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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Student Group Leaders,</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please take note of the following announcements:</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1. Space Allocation Application Deadline (1/10/16)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2. Space Allocation Timeline</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1. Space Allocation Application is Now Available (due 1/10/16)</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The application for storage and office space for the 2016-2017 allocation cycle is available here: <</span><a href="https://asa.scripts.mit.edu/applications/space/space.php" target="_BLANK"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">https://asa.scripts.mit.edu/applications/space/space.php</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">>.
Please remember that only MIT-Funded student groups are eligible to be allocated ASA space.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All groups -- *including those groups which currently have space* -- which desire space (meeting or storage) from the ASA must submit an application.
This application is intended to allow the ASA to determine your group’s space needs, so please fill it out carefully and thoroughly. If you have any questions about this process or the application, please e-mail <</span><a href="mailto:asa-space@mit.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">asa-space@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">>.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2. Space Allocation Timeline</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The schedule for the next round of space allocations is as follows:</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jan. 10: deadline for submission of applications for space</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jan. 17: category allocations released</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jan. 24: deadline to appeal categorization</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jan. 31: appeals have been heard</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Feb. 7: full allocations released</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">New assignments will take effect during IAP. Details regarding the application and our priorities in assigning space can be found in Article
VII of our Operating Guidelines, <web.mit.edu/asa/rules/pdf/ASA-Operating-Guidelines.pdf>. Feel free to email <</span><a href="mailto:asa-space@mit.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">asa-space@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">>
for more information, or with questions or concerns.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please feel free to email <asa-exec@mit.edu> with any requests, questions, or other inquiries.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sincerely,</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ASA Executive Board</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Gabriel Ginorio<br>
MIT Class of 2018<br>
Department of Mechanical Engineering</p>
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