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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Student Group Leaders,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please read the following announcements carefully:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ASA Spring GBM Agenda<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CPW Midway Registrations<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Revision of Operating Guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ASA Spring GBM Agenda</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ASA Spring GBM will be held on Monday, April 4, 2022, in 34-101, from 5:00 to 7:00. Food will be provided, and elections for the coming
year’s ASA Board will be held. Each ASA-recognized group is required to send their President or a presidentially appointed GBM Proxy, and groups that fail to do so will be fined. Note that representatives should be current students.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please find the Spring GBM Agenda here: <</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NODdKrlnXWK4fOwOKa5vtQacpTtN9gOe1AnpL_egEbA/edit?usp=sharing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NODdKrlnXWK4fOwOKa5vtQacpTtN9gOe1AnpL_egEbA/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ASA Midway Registration</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The deadline for ASA Midway Registration <</span><a href="https://cglink.me/2cy/s172"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://cglink.me/2cy/s172</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">>
is extended to April 2 (Saturday). In addition, if you look to <b>host a performance</b> and did not indicate it, please resubmit your application and note this in the “Does your group have any large items, demonstrations, or performances?” question. We apologize
for the confusion.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Revision of ASA Operating Guidelines</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ASA has revised its operating guidelines. The new version can be found here <</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DwlpP8qZ5Rd9DpvperXPKPeZiyoK4GJPdzhpUJ0N1i8/edit?usp=sharing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DwlpP8qZ5Rd9DpvperXPKPeZiyoK4GJPdzhpUJ0N1i8/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">>,
which will go into effect in 14 days. The version that is currently in effect can be found here <</span><a href="https://asa.mit.edu/asa-policies/asa-guidelines-and-bylaws"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://asa.mit.edu/asa-policies/asa-guidelines-and-bylaws</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A summary of changes is as follows:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Removal of the "sponsored group" category, as this is independent of funding status.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Clarification of ASA group rights to vote at ASA GBMs.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Transfer of responsibility of Orientation Activities Midway to the ASA Space Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Addition of the right of UA and GSC to send a representative to ASA.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Requirement for a clause for member and officer removal procedure in group constitutions.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More ways to call special ASA GBM: decision by half of ASA Exec or both the UA and GSC.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Increasing the frequency of storage space allocations and postering space allocations to annual instead of every two years<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Clarification of procedures and required notification for ASA Board entry into ASA group spaces<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Minor grammar changes/correction of references<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please feel free to email <</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">asa-exec@mit.edu</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">>
with any requests, questions, or other inquiries.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ASA Executive Board</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><</span><a href="https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=yJZiAshjpbls53XEeUTtaeG7QyQZOrRww1ynwDsXIq7mEiCV5MHWCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fweb.mit.edu%2fasa%2fabout%2fboard-members.html"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">http://web.mit.edu/asa/about/board-members.html</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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