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          NOTICE</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
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        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>
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        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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        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>
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        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">
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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>
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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>
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;
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          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
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        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
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        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>
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        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>
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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"
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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">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
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        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
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          color:#282828;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Council
          members leaving in 2019:</span></b><span
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"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
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        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>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
Dr. James B. Lewis
President of the Association for Korean Studies in Europe
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