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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">PWG Officers present 2-year term
will complete in August. By our process, the PWG is obliged to hold nominations
and complete Officer elections by September. Newly elected Officers will
be "installed" at the PWG Plenary during the Montreal f2f on
September 27. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">As Chairman of the PWG, I hereby open
nominations for the 2008/2009 two year term (beginning Sept 07) for the
following PWG Officers:</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Chairman</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Vice Chairman</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Secretary</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><i>Serving as a PWG Officer is a great
way to show your company's leadership in guiding and developing open standards
for our industry and to demonstrate commitment to your customer in pursuing
solutions that suite their best interest. </i></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The nomination process will proceed
as follows:</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">1. Feel free to nominate yourself for
any (or all) positions.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">2. Nominate another party after discussing
with them</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">3. Indicate your nomination openly to
"pwg-announce" or privately to Chair, Vice Chair and/or Secretary
if you feel more comfortable</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">4. Accept a nomination openly or privately
(with the understanding that your nomination will ultimately be broadcast
in the final list of candidates). </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Nominations are open immediately and
will run until Thursday Aug 23 at 5PM Eastern at which time nominations
will be closed. The PWG Secretary will keep an official tally of all nominations.
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Elections will begin Monday Aug 27 and
will last for a period of 22 calendar days... thus closing on Monday Sept
17 at 5PM Eastern... appx 1 week prior to the Montreal Plenary.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Harry Lewis</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Chairman - PWG<br>
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Program Manager - Intellectual Property & Standards<br>
Phone: 303-924-5337<br>
e-mail: harryl@us.ibm.com</font><font size=1 color=blue face="Arial"><br>
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