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<td width=40%><font size=1 face="sans-serif"><b>Harry Lewis <harryl@us.ibm.com></b>
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<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Sent by: owner-pwg-announce@pwg.org</font>
<p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">08/02/2007 12:32 AM</font>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">PWG-ANNOUNCE> PWG Officer Nominations
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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><font size=3><br>
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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><font size=3>
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Chairman</font><font size=3> </font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
Vice Chairman</font><font size=3> </font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
Secretary</font><font size=3> <br>
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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><font size=3><br>
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The nomination process will proceed as follows:</font><font size=3> <br>
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1. Feel free to nominate yourself for any (or all) positions.</font><font size=3>
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2. Nominate another party after discussing with them</font><font size=3>
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3. Indicate your nomination openly to "pwg-announce" or privately
to Chair, Vice Chair and/or Secretary if you feel more comfortable</font><font size=3>
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4. Accept a nomination openly or privately (with the understanding that
your nomination will ultimately be broadcast in the final list of candidates).
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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. </font><font size=3>
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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><font size=3> <br>
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Harry Lewis</font><font size=3> </font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
Chairman - PWG</font>
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Program Manager - Intellectual Property & Standards<br>
Phone: 303-924-5337<br>
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