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style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
          "Times New
Roman";color:#282828;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">In
          connection with the upcoming AKSE Conference to be held in
          Rome (11-14 April
          2019), there will be elections for a new <b
            style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">President</b>
          and for <span
            style="background:white;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">two<b> </b></span><b
            style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
              style="background:white">Members of
              Council</span></b>. </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
          "Times New
Roman";color:#282828;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">AKSE
          members in good standing are invited to nominate candidates
          for the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">President</b>.
          Presidential nominees must
          have a minimum of two years current or past experience as a
          Council member of
          AKSE. The AKSE Newsletters list Council members for all years
          going back to
          1999. Self-nominations are not accepted. Because we hope for
          the widest
          possible representation, when nominating people, please
          consult the website for
          the current Council and consider regional, disciplinary, and
          gender
          distributions in nominating new members.</span><span
          style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
          New Roman";
          mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span
          style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
          New Roman";
          color:#282828;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">All
          AKSE members
          in good standing (as of the date of this announcement) are
          eligible for Council
          membership. AKSE members in good standing are invited to
          nominate candidates
          for <b>two </b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Members
            of Council</b>.
          Self-nominations are not accepted. Because we hope for the
          widest possible
          representation, when nominating people, please consult the
          website for the
          current Council and consider regional, disciplinary, and
          gender distributions
          in nominating new members.</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span
          style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
          New Roman";
          color:#282828;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Nominations
          of
          candidates should be sent to the AKSE President by <b>1 March
            2019</b> for
          election at the Rome Conference. Nominations must contain:</span></p>
      <ul type="disc">
        <li class="MsoNormal"
          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
          mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list
          36.0pt;background:white"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
            mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
            Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:
            ZH-CN">The nominee’s name, the nominators’ names (at least
            two names),</span> <span
style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
            mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
            Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:
            ZH-CN">and an indication of the position sought: <b
              style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">President</b> (Note:
            nominees for President must have served a minimum of two
            years current or past experience as a Council member) or <b
              style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Council Member</b> (<span
              style="color:#282828">All AKSE members in good standing
              are eligible for Council membership</span>).</span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal"
          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
          mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list
          36.0pt;background:white"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
            mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
            Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:
            ZH-CN">The written consent of the nominee.</span></li>
      </ul>
      <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0
        level1 lfo1;
        tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"><span
            style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
              New Roman"">       
            </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
          New Roman";
          mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Those
          nominated for President
          should provide a short statement of intent written by the
          nominee (maximum 300
          words) to be posted on the AKSE website for public
          announcement of candidature.
          (ONLY for Presidential nominations.)</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span
          style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
          New Roman";
          color:#282828;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Except
          for the
          President’s position, other positions within the AKSE Council
          will be
          distributed among the elected Council members as appropriate.</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span
          style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
          New Roman";
          color:#282828;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">At
          the Rome
          Conference, the Council will also propose and seek acceptance
          from the
          membership for the following appointments within the Council:</span></p>
      <ul type="disc">
        <li class="MsoNormal"
          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
          mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list
          36.0pt;background:white"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
            mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
            Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:
            ZH-CN">The current conference organiser has traditionally
            become the <b>Vice-President</b> to provide continuity for
            the next conference.</span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal"
          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
          mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list
          36.0pt;background:white"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
            mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
            Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:
            ZH-CN">The next AKSE Conference organizer will automatically
            become the next <b>Secretary</b>, so the position is linked
            to the venue of the next conference.</span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal"
          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
          mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list
          36.0pt;background:white"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
            mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
            Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:
            ZH-CN">To ensure continuity and financial stability of the
            Association, it has been customary for the <b>Treasurer</b> to
            be able to stay on the Council for more than 4 years.</span></li>
      </ul>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span
          style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
          New Roman";
          color:#282828;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">The
          names of
          candidates for the President and for the two Council positions
          will be put on
          the AKSE website approximately one month before the AKSE
          Conference in Rome, or
          in early March 2019.</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><b><span
            style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
            New Roman";
color:#282828;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Council
            members
            leaving in 2019:</span></b><span
          style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
          New Roman";color:#282828;
          mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span
          style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
          New Roman";
          color:#282828;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">President
          James
          Lewis, Vice-President Miriam Lowensteinova, and Newsletter
          Editor Vladimir
          Tikhonov.</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
          "Times New
          Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">For
          more information
          on the </span><span
          style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">current
          Council
          members: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://94.136.40.103/~koreanstudies.eu/?page_id=27">http://94.136.40.103/~koreanstudies.eu/?page_id=27</a></span></p>
    </p>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
Dr. James B. Lewis
President of the Association for Korean Studies in Europe
</pre>
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