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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>
<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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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LEF-ARCADE Applications (due 12/8/2017)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Space Categorization Assignments (appeals due 12/13/2017)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LEF-ARCADE Applications (due 12/8/2017)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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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 deadline to submit applications to the Large Event Fund (LEF) and the Assisting Recurring Cultural And Diversity Events (ARCADE) fund Fall
Cycle is <b>12/8/2017 at 11:59PM EST</b>. This deadline is for events occurring between January 1, 2018 and March 31, 2018. The application and more information about the funds are available online: <</span><a href="http://web.mit.edu/asa/resources/large-events.html"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">http://web.mit.edu/asa/resources/large-events.html</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">>.<br>
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You are encouraged to meet with someone from the Student Activities Office to discuss your application, particularly if it is for a new event or you are making substantial changes to a recurring event. You MUST meet with the Student Activities Office to discuss
an event if it will involve paying a speaker or performer. You can contact Elizabeth Thompson, <</span><a href="mailto:erthomps@mit.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">erthomps@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">>,
and Veronica Santana, <</span><a href="https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=Cl9trIdFI9LAwE7uIVAFyBxEC4mbvizaOV36VjJax4NGF_wXLuHUCA..&URL=mailto%3averodea%40mit.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">verodea@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">>,
about scheduling an appointment. <br>
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Any questions? Email Mark at <</span><a href="mailto:asa-treasurer@mit.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">asa-treasurer@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(2) Space Categorization Assignments (appeals due 12/13/2017)</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">We are now releasing the
</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_TqPOZdBPhFBu6wEeyULpm_MJC4w70NJONu8zD-zW6E/edit?usp=sharing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">priority categorizations</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
Please read through them carefully.<b> If your group did not apply, your automatic categorization is to lose all space (EDO,EDL).</b>
<b>Any MIT-funded group that did not apply is allowed, and encouraged, to </b></span><a href="http://cglink.me/s10458"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">apply</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
before the late application deadline of Dec. 13th.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> There is a key at the top of the spreadsheet, as well as later in this e-mail.</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 that did apply but are not satisfied with their categorization are allowed to appeal.
<b>Appeals to the categorizations must be received by Dec.13th.</b> You must 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">. The format of these appeals is described
in Article VII, Section 4 of our Operating Guidelines </span><a href="http://www.web.mit.edu/asa/rules/pdf/ASA-Operating-Guidelines.pdf"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">www.web.mit.edu/asa/rules/pdf/ASA-Operating-Guidelines.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We will aim to release full assignments by Dec. 22nd and will conduct move in/out starting mid-IAP. We will be hosting a full space clean out
with the help of CAC over various days from mid-IAP to early Spring semester to throw out any items your group desires.
<b>All groups are required to participate/have a representative present for one of the days, even if your group is not looking to throw items out.
</b>We will send more details when allocations are finalized.</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">Key:<br>
RCO=Retain Current Office<br>
RAO=Retain Amount Office<br>
EDO=Expected Decrease Office<br>
HPIO=High Priority Increase Office<br>
MPIO=Medium Priority Increase Office<br>
LPIO=Low Priority Increase Office</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">RCL=Retain Current Locker/Storage</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">RAL=Retain Amount Locker/Storage<br>
EDL=Expected Decrease Locker/Storage<br>
HPIL=High Priority Increase Locker/Storage<br>
MPIL=Medium Priority Increase Locker/Storage<br>
LPIL=Low Priority Increase Locker/Storage</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">Any questions about categorizations, allocations, move in/out or clean out, please direct them at
</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">.
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