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          Nominations</span></b><span
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        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">In connection
        with the upcoming AKSE Conference to be held in Copenhagen
        (22-24 June, 2023), there will be elections for AKSE <b>President
        </b>and for two<b><span
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          </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
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    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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        lang="EN-US">All AKSE members in good standing (as of the date
        of this announcement) are eligible for Council membership.
        Candidates for the President position must have served on the
        Council for at least two years.<br>
        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 AKSE website for the current Council and
        consider regional, disciplinary, and gender distributions in
        nominating new members. Nominations for the President position
        must be supported by at least two AKSE members.</span><span
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        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Nominations of
        candidates should be sent to the AKSE President by <b>1 June
          2023</b> for election at the Copenhagen Conference. </span><span
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font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
        New Roman"">Nominations must contain:</span><span
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          mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The
          nominee’s name and the nominator's names.</span><span
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          mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The
          written consent of the nominee</span><span
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          mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">For
          the position of President: A written statement (300 words
          maximum) of the nominee expressing visions and intentions.</span><span
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        mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Except for the
        President’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><span
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        mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">At the
        Copenhagen Conference, the Council will also propose and seek
        acceptance from the membership for the following appointments
        within the Council:</span><span
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          mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The
          current conference organiser has traditionally become the <b>Vice-President</b> to
          provide continuity for the next conference.</span><span
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          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
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          mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">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><span
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"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang="EN-US">Council
          members leaving in 2023:</span></b><span
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        Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New
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        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Marion Eggert
        (President), Evelyne Chérel-Riquier (Vice-President, to be
        replaced by current Secretary Barbara Wall), Diana Yuksel,
        Charlotte Horlyck. </span><span
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    <p class="MsoNormal"
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        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
        mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The names of
        candidates for the three Council positions will be put on the
        AKSE website by June 10, 2023.</span><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
        Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
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        mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">For more
        information on the current Council members: </span><span
        style="font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
        New Roman""><a
href="https://www.koreanstudies.eu/constitution-history/council-members/"><span
            style="color:blue;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">https://www.koreanstudies.eu/constitution-history/council-members/</span></a></span><span
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
        lang="EN-US">Please send your nominations to both of the
        following e-mail addresses:<br>
        <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext"
          href="mailto:marion.eggert@rub.de">marion.eggert@rub.de</a>
        (or: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Marion.Eggert@ruhr-uni-bochum.de">Marion.Eggert@ruhr-uni-bochum.de</a>)<br>
        <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext"
          href="mailto:president@koreanstudies.eu">president@koreanstudies.eu</a><br>
      </span></p>
    <span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">In the name of
      the AKSE Council<br>
      Marion Eggert</span>
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