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color:#282828;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">PUBLIC
NOTICE</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
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<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">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:
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<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"
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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;
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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>
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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;
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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;
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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>
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Dr. James B. Lewis
President of the Association for Korean Studies in Europe
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