Dear colleagues,
The Nominations and Election Committee of the Manuscript Repositories Section is seeking candidates for a few section leadership positions, including the vice chair/chair elect and three seats on the steering committee. Getting involved with section leadership is a great way to help set the course for section priorities and develop new initiatives. All members of the section are eligible to be nominated, so please consider self-nominating or suggesting a candidate!
Here are a few more details about the open positions:
Vice Chair/Chair Elect: Serves as Vice Chair from the conclusion of the 2021 meeting through the 2022 meeting; serves as newsletter editor; works with the Chair and Steering Committee in establishing an agenda for the year; works to ensure that sessions of interest to Section members appear on the SAA program for the following year; prepares for term of service as Chair in 2022‐2023; takes minutes during the annual Section meeting. The Vice Chair/Chair Elect must attend the SAA annual meeting.
Steering Committee (3 members): Serves for two years from the end of the 2021 meeting through the 2023 meeting; serves on the Nominations and Election Committee for 2022; assists in planning for the annual meeting; participates in Steering Committee meetings at SAA; helps set the agenda for the year; and contributes to the newsletter or other activities. Steering Committee members are expected to attend the SAA annual meeting in person or virtually.
Candidates must be members of SAA and the Manuscript Repositories Section. Elections will be held by electronic ballot in June 2021, and winners will be announced at the Section meeting at the conference.
To suggest a candidate (or to nominate yourself!), please send an email to Eric Stoykovich (ericstoykovich@gmail.com), or any member of the Nominations and Election Committee, listed below.
The deadline for nominations is May 24, 2021.
With thanks for your consideration,
Eric Stoykovich, for the Manuscript Repositories Section's Nominations and Election Committee
Leslie McRoberts (mcrobe13@msu.edu), Section Chair
Eric Stoykovich (ericstoykovich@gmail.com), Steering Committee
Patrick Dollar (pgdollar@uncg.edu), Steering Committee
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Eric Stoykovich
Watkinson Library
Trinity College
Hartford, CT
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