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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good day HOT community,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It is my humble honor to launch the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team 2015 Election for Board of Directors and Chairperson for the Voting Members!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Key Dates:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Nomination period from today (23 February 2015) until 9 March 2015*.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Ballot/voting period from delivery (no later than 13 March 2015) until 27 March 2015 23:59 UTC*.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Election concludes at the Annual Meeting of the voting membership (week of 29 March 2015)*.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Unless altered following the Election Procedures.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Places to find details and (hopefully) answers to all your questions:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- 2015 Board and Chair Election wiki-page: <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_2015">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_2015</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- 2015 Annual Meeting Details/Agenda: <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/hotosm.org/document/d/1PUyBevgpRxM3EGk7g4FqAYw7mj1eOTUegJXY6PuVzwY/edit">https://docs.google.com/a/hotosm.org/document/d/1PUyBevgpRxM3EGk7g4FqAYw7mj1eOTUegJXY6PuVzwY/edit</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- 2015 Board/Chair Election Procedures: <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/hotosm.org/document/d/1K1TUa_847Il1M3eVb1RMlONgqB5JusuO4HOj2QbspIo/edit#">https://docs.google.com/a/hotosm.org/document/d/1K1TUa_847Il1M3eVb1RMlONgqB5JusuO4HOj2QbspIo/edit#</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A big Thank You to the current Board of Directors for another great HOT year! Thank you to my fellow Election Committee members (Heather, Severin and Boris) and again to our independent observer, Michael Collinson!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>May the election favor HOT!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Russell Deffner<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chairperson for the Voting Members<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Russell.Deffner@hotosm.org">Russell.Deffner@hotosm.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://hot.openstreetmap.org/">http://hot.openstreetmap.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>