<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Hello </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">ATHEN</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> members,</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">The ATHEN Annual Meeting is coming up soon and this year there are several Executive positions that need to be filled.  We are requesting </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">nominations</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> for the following ATHEN Executive positions:</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">- President</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">- Secretary</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">- One Member-at-Large representative</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Further, it is with a heavy heart that I announce a special election this year for the Vice-President position.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">For a general overview of the job responsibilities, please see the</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">following web page under the heading "ARTICLE V--EXECUTIVE OFFICERS":</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://athenpro.org/node/3" target="_blank">http://athenpro.org/node/3</a></span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">You are welcome to </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">nominate</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> yourself for these positions.  If you are</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">nominating another individual, it is highly recommended that you check</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">with that person as to their availability.  These positions are members</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">of the </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">ATHEN</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> Executive Council and require some participation.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Please submit all </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">nominations</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> to Joe Humbert (</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="mailto:joe@a11yeval.com" target="_blank">joe@a11yeval.com</a></span><span style="font-size:12.8px">)</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> or Robert Beach (<a href="mailto:rbeach@kckcc.edu">rbeach@kckcc.edu</a>)</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">.</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Nominations</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> will close on Thursday, October 13 at 5PM (Pacific Daylight Time). </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">Voting will become available shortly thereafter.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Thank you for your time.</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Sean Keegan</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">ATHEN President</div></div>