<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear LTER Information Management Committee Representatives, </div><div><br></div><div>The Executive Team (IM-Exec) of the LTER Information Management Committee (IMC) is recommending several changes to the Committee Bylaws. Proposed changes are described in full on <a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/information-management-committee-bylaws-revision/" target="_blank"><b>this webpage</b></a>, which also links to the existing and proposed bylaws. The primary change is to allow IM-Exec to elect their own chair(s), rather than having them elected by the IMC.</div><div><br></div><div>Please <a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/information-management-committee-bylaws-revision/" target="_blank"><b>visit the webpage</b></a>, review the proposed changes, and register your vote. If you have not yet voted, please do so by <b>July 20, 2021</b>.</div><div><br></div><div>If you have any questions or need clarifications, please reach out to a member of IM-Exec:</div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Stevan Earl (CAP) - <a href="mailto:stevan.earl@asu.edu" target="_blank">stevan.earl@asu.edu</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Suzanne Remilliard (AND) - <a href="mailto:suzanne.remillard@oregonstate.edu" target="_blank">suzanne.remillard@oregonstate.edu</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Renée Brown (MCM) - <a href="mailto:rfbrown@unm.edu" target="_blank">rfbrown@unm.edu</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Greg Maurer (JRN) - <a href="mailto:gmaurer.jrn.lter@gmail.com" target="_blank">gmaurer.jrn.lter@gmail.com</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Tim Whiteaker (BLE) - <a href="mailto:whiteaker@utexas.edu" target="_blank">whiteaker@utexas.edu</a></li></ul><div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, </div><div>Marty</div></div><div>---</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Marty Downs (she/her) | <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-956X" target="_blank">ORCID</a><div>Director, LTER Network Office</div><div>617-833-7930 (m)<br></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><div><i>~~I sometimes find it convenient to email on nights and weekends. </i></div><div><i>That doesn't mean I expect you to reply during off-hours.~~</i></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 4:14 PM Marty Downs <<a href="mailto:downs@nceas.ucsb.edu">downs@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear LTER Information Management Committee Representatives, </div><div><br></div><div>The Executive Team (IM-Exec) of the LTER Information Management Committee (IMC) is recommending several changes to the Committee Bylaws. Proposed changes are described in full on <a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/information-management-committee-bylaws-revision/" target="_blank"><b>this webpage</b></a>, which also links to the existing and proposed bylaws. The primary change is to allow IM-Exec to elect their own chair(s), rather than having them elected by the IMC.</div><div><br></div><div>Please <a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/information-management-committee-bylaws-revision/" target="_blank"><b>visit the webpage</b></a>, review the proposed changes, and register your vote no later than <b>July 20, 2021.</b> </div><div><br></div><div>If you have any questions or need clarifications, please reach out to a member of IM-Exec:</div><ul><li>Stevan Earl (CAP) - <a href="mailto:stevan.earl@asu.edu" target="_blank">stevan.earl@asu.edu</a></li><li>Suzanne Remilliard (AND) - <a href="mailto:suzanne.remillard@oregonstate.edu" target="_blank">suzanne.remillard@oregonstate.edu</a></li><li>Renée Brown (MCM) - <a href="mailto:rfbrown@unm.edu" target="_blank">rfbrown@unm.edu</a></li><li>Greg Maurer (JRN) - <a href="mailto:gmaurer.jrn.lter@gmail.com" target="_blank">gmaurer.jrn.lter@gmail.com</a></li><li>Tim Whiteaker (BLE) - <a href="mailto:whiteaker@utexas.edu" target="_blank">whiteaker@utexas.edu</a></li></ul><div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, </div><div>Marty</div><div><br></div>------<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Marty Downs (she/her) | <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-956X" target="_blank">ORCID</a><div>Director, LTER Network Office</div><div>National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis</div><div>University of California - Santa Barbara</div><div><a href="https://lternet.edu" target="_blank">https://lternet.edu</a> | <a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/2055673/lter_network/library" target="_blank">LTER Zotero</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/uslter" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div><div><br></div><div>617-833-7930 (m)</div><div><br></div><div><i>~~I sometimes find it convenient to email on nights and weekends. </i></div><div><i>That doesn't mean I expect you to reply during off-hours.~~</i></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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