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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Dear ATTW members,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Every three years the ATTW membership elects a new vice president (who goes on to serve as president) and three members-at-large. As current ATTW Vice President, I am writing
to solicit nominations for these positions (duties briefly outlined below). If you or another ATTW member you know would be a good candidate for any of these positions, please email your nomination(s)
<b>by April 24th, 2024</b> to me at </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: purple;"><u>gonzalesl@ufl.edu.</u></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The nominating committee will finalize a slate of candidates by the end of May, and the election will transpire in early June. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">I appreciate your interest in and suggestions for future ATTW leadership!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Laura</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Duties of the ATTW Elected Positions
</b>(per the </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/attw.org/about-attw/attw-constitution/__;!!HXCxUKc!gBZQA0cr_r_uSJT4g2AunwQ4-RO55qrzoFUxsLB5qp0x-iMfLTQUffOGHYChypBU$" target="_blank" id="OWAf40f6ba2-506f-af29-8771-9e1edbc8cea9" class="OWAAutoLink" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://attw.org/about-attw/attw-constitution/__;!!HXCxUKc!gBZQA0cr_r_uSJT4g2AunwQ4-RO55qrzoFUxsLB5qp0x-iMfLTQUffOGHYChypBU$&source=gmail&ust=1712260468267000&usg=AOvVaw2c-Dm_0oaOCBr2KDLNTECG" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">ATTW
Constitution</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">):</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The
<b>Members-at-Large</b> shall</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">1. Perform all duties and functions requested by the President or the Executive Committee through the President; and</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">2. Serve on the Executive Committee.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><i> *Please note that it is common for Members-at-Large to be solicited to chair or co-chair an ATTW conference during their term </i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The
<b>Vice President</b> shall</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">1. Perform all duties and functions requested by the President;<br>
2. Perform all duties and functions of the President when the President is incapacitated;<br>
3. Chair the Nominating Committee; and shall<br>
4. Serve on the Executive Committee.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Because the VP goes on to serve as President, I have included those duties as well.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The
<b>President</b> shall</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">1.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the organization;</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Chair the Executive Committee;</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Preside at all meetings scheduled for the conduct of the organization’s business/affairs;</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Represent the organization at all official functions;</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Present all matters of organizational operations and business to the Executive Committee for its information and/or approval;</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Submit all proposals for the expenditure of organizational funds in amounts exceeding $250.00 to the Executive Committee for approval;</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Appoint individuals and committees as needed to conduct the business/affairs of the organization in an efficient and timely manner; and shall</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">8.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Act
as a liaison along with the Treasurer between the organization and the company (or companies) that produces the journal and the book series, and that collects the membership dues.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Thank you!</span></p>
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Associate Professor of Digital Writing and Cultural Rhetorics</div>
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Associate Director, <a href="https://trace.english.ufl.edu" title="https://trace.english.ufl.edu">
TRACE Innovation Initiative</a></div>
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Department of English</div>
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University of Florida</div>
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Editor, <i><a href="https://reflectionsjournal.net" title="https://reflectionsjournal.net">Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric</a></i></div>
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Vice President, <a href="https://attw.org" title="https://attw.org">Association of Teachers of Technical Writing
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Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication</a> (CPTSC)</div>
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