<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Hi -</div><div><br></div><div>I am the New England section representative to the national Nomination Committee which will be meeting at the Conference in Kansas City in March.</div><div><br></div><div>I have included below a portion of the memo from committee chair Sylvia Hillyard Pannell on the nominating process for the 2011 Slate of candidates including offices open for nomination, job description for Directors at Large and nominating forms. Please note that self-nominations are welcomed. The deadline for submitting nominations is February 15, 2010.</div><div><br></div><div>I look forward to representing our section at the upcoming conference. Please let me know if you have any questions.</div><div><br></div><div>John Forbes</div><div><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></font></div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Herculanum"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Herculanum; ">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>John B. 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"> </span><br>116 University Place<br>Burlington, Vermont 05405<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> 802-656-0084<br></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Herculanum; ">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></div></span></font></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><div>=======================================================</div><div>=======================================================</div><div><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">From:</span></font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "> </span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Sylvia Hillyard Pannell, Chair</span></font></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Date:</span></font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "> </span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">January 18, 2010</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Re:</span></font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "> </span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Call for Nominations for 2011 Slate</span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Nominations are open for the following:</span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">__ President-elect</span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">__ Secretary</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">__ VP for Conferences</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">__ VP for Commissions</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">__ VP for International Activities</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">__ 6 Directors at Large</span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Attached please find a copy of the 2011 Nomination Form.</span></font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "> </span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">It may also be accessed through USITT’s website at: </span></font><a href="http://www.usitt.org/ElectionProcess.aspx"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">http://www.usitt.org/ElectionProcess.aspx</span></font></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><a href="http://www.usitt.org/ElectionProcess.aspx"></a>The form is now to be completed in two steps; the nominator must complete the first section of the form and the nominee must complete the second section. </span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Again I wish to remind you that self-nominations are welcome.</span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">I look forward to working with each of you and to entertaining questions as they arise and anticipate our bringing forward nominees who will represent and lead future generations of USITT through the 21st Century!</span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Attachments:</span></font></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">2011 Nomination Form</span></font></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Job Description: Director, Board of Directors, USITT</span></font><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><b><span></span></b></font></p></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></body></html>