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NOTICE</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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"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 La
Rochelle/online (28-31 October 2021), there will be elections
for two<span style="background:white;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><b>
</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="background:white">Members of Council</span></b>. <br>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
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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. 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 class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-size:
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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
October 2021</b> for election at the Rome Conference.
Nominations must contain:</span></p>
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<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 and the nominator's names</span><span
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
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written consent of the nominee, including an indication
whether the nominee would be ready to serve as Treasurer.</span><span
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New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-size:
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New Roman";
color:#282828;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Except
for the Treasurer’s position, other positions within the AKSE
Council will be distributed among the elected Council members as
appropriate. Council members are elected for four years. </span><br>
<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
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 Treasurer to be able to stay on
the Council for an open period of time.</span></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"
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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"
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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>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><b><span
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New Roman";
color:#282828;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Council
members leaving in 2021:</span></b><br>
<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
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">Dr.
Koen De Ceuster (Treasurer), Dr. Giuseppina De Nicola, Dr. Kim
Jin-Ok. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-size:
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New Roman";
color:#282828;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">The
names of candidates for the two Council positions will be put on
the AKSE website by October 15.</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 moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.koreanstudies.eu/constitution-history/council-members/">https://www.koreanstudies.eu/constitution-history/council-members/</a></span></p>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Prof. Dr. Marion Eggert
President of the Association for Korean Studies in Europe
Korean Studies, Ruhr University Bochum
+49-234-3225572</pre>
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