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<p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>OK the winds of change are
coming but wow what expectations – how is it ever going to happen? 
Amazing results that some of us across the pond have followed along the way!
Thank you to those who kept me up to date with graphics that appeared on
Google! </span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Well away from the non-stop coverage I have read the changes to
the by-laws and wonder if you want to get in there somewhere that honorary
members should have no voting rights?   Or have I missed that with so
much going on – I am one of the presenters on the JISC online conference on
e-learning at the moment and it is a full time and daunting process!  <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Best wishes E.A. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Mrs E.A. Draffan<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Learning Societies Lab,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>ECS, University of Southampton,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>http://www.lexdis.ecs.soton.ac.uk<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>http://www.emptech.info<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> athen-bounces@athenpro.org
[mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dann Berkowitz<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 05 November 2008 14:24<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technologists in Higher Education Network; altmedia<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Accessing Higher Ground is a Week Away!<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Greetings
ATHEN membership, <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Now
that the national voting is over it is time to get serious about the ATHEN
annual meeting at Accessing Higher Ground. Please review the proposed changes
to the organizations bylaws and be prepared to discuss and vote upon them
at the annual meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Link
to Bylaw Proposal: <a href="http://www.athenpro.org/node/113">http://www.athenpro.org/node/113</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>The
annual meeting will take place at the Accessing higher Ground conference on
Thursday, November 13 at 6:30 PM. The specific room location will be announced
later but it will be in the hotel where the conference takes place.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>If
anyone has items for the meeting agenda, please get them to me soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Cheers
--- Dann Berkowitz (ATHEN Secretary)<br>
<br>
--------------------<br>
Daniel Berkowitz<br>
Digilife Media, LLC<br>
1 Bryant Avenue<br>
Bradford, MA 01835-7424<br>
<br>
phone:  978-914-4601<br>
e-mail: dann@digilifemedia.biz<br>
web: www.digilifemedia.biz<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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