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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It has been a rather busy week, so forgive being more brief than what these folks deserve; on behalf of the HOT Voting Members who met on Monday[1] to among other things, ratify the election of, and we ask you to join us in welcoming: Adityo Dwijananto, Katja Ulbert, Courtney Clark, Emily Eros, Mhairi O’Hara, Benoit Fournier, Michael Heissmeier, Sajjad Anwar, Geoffrey Kateregga, Drishtie Patel, Ahasanul Hoque, Cristiano Giovando, Rodolfo Wilhelmy, Kuo-Yu "Slayer" Chuang, Pierre Mirlesse, Samuel Aiyeoribe, Nate Smith, and Jean Bully PROPHETE to membership.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I also posted an update on the HOT Blog[2] and many have already started adding information to their profiles on the website[3] if you want to learn more or contact them individually.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[1] <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Meetings#2016">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Meetings#2016</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[2] <a href="https://hotosm.org/updates/2016-01-15_welcome_new_hot_voting_members">https://hotosm.org/updates/2016-01-15_welcome_new_hot_voting_members</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[3] <a href="https://hotosm.org/voting-members">https://hotosm.org/voting-members</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Happy New Year and Welcome New Members!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>=Russ<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>Email: <a href="mailto:Russell.Deffner@hotosm.org">Russell.Deffner@hotosm.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OSM/Skype: russdeffner<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><a href="http://hotosm.org/">Web</a> | <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team">Wiki</a> | <a href="http://hotosm.org/updates">Blog</a> | <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team#Communication">Contact</a> | <a href="http://hotosm.org/donate">Donate</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>