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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#251F47">Hi All,
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#251F47">The 2018/19 RDAP Association Executive Board (EB) would like to formally announce our membership drive, with the almost immediate benefit of voting for the 2019/20 RDAP Association
Executive Board (EB) members. The EB provides a wonderful opportunity to serve on a national committee of a professional association and garner some leadership experience. The EB is in the exciting position of leading a brand new professional organization
and guiding its continued development. The 2018/19 EB has provided the foundational layer of infrastructure, and we can’t wait to see how next year’s EB works towards a strategic plan, sustainable membership model, and continued support for our burgeoning
community through educational resources and training, publishing, and networking opportunities. Please consider
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://rdapassociation.org/rdap-membership/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">becoming a member</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#251F47">
of the RDAP Association today so that you may vote in the 2019 elections. In addition, please consider nominating yourself as an Executive Board candidate (a nomination form will be sent out to members soon).
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#251F47">Membership</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#251F47">Last year RDAP became independent from ASIS&T and began its journey to become a self-reliant community for data information professionals. Over the course of this year RDAP leadership
has been working hard to develop the high-quality annual summit you have come to expect and to instantiate RDAP as a not-for-profit association. We have drafted the RDAP Association values statement, written up our by-laws, and incorporated RDAP as an association
in the state of Ohio. In addition, we have worked with many of you to support our community including offering multiple webinars, maintaining an active listserv, and sponsoring a special issue of JeSLIB with articles developed from RDAP 2018 Summit.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#251F47">As we approach our second year as an independent organization, we would like to ask you to become an official voting member of the RDAP Association. For this year only we are not
charging a membership fee. Instead, we are asking for a donation from you based on what you feel membership in the RDAP Association is worth. We will continue to work hard over the next year to demonstrate the value of an RDAP Association membership and to
listen to your thoughts and suggestions for how to do so. In the meantime, we ask that you consider making a donation to help the RDAP Association with startup expenses, like our 501(c)(3) application fees and conference production costs. Please donate what
you can to help support this volunteer run, professional association, that focuses on data practitioners. Thank you!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://rdapassociation.org/rdap-membership/"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Become an RDAP member today</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Elections</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">RDAP will soon launch an election for a new Executive Board for the 2019-20 term. Voting will be limited to members only, so be sure to sign up for membership to RDAP (it’s free for
this year!) as soon as you can. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please consider running for a position on the Executive Board. As a newly independent community focused association, RDAP’s success depends upon people stepping up to serve in these
positions. Serving on the Executive Board is an opportunity to help shape a young and dynamic organization and it looks pretty good on your CV! An announcement
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#251F47">and a nomination form will be sent out to members soon.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Executive Board elections are separate from volunteer leadership opportunities on the RDAP action committees. Solicitations for volunteers for the action committees will take place
at the 2019 RDAP Summit and soon afterwards online. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A full list of positions on the RDAP Executive Board and action committees, as well as current office holders, can be found on
</span><a href="https://rdapassociation.org/home/rdap-leadership/"><span style="color:#1155CC">the RDAP website</span></a><span style="color:black">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Let us know if you have <a href="https://rdapassociation.org/contact-us/">
any questions</a>! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The RDAP Executive Board</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Erica M. Johns<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496">Head of Research Services & Scholarly Engagement, Mann Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496">President, The RDAP Association Executive Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#2F5496">Liaison to BEE, EEB, FSAD, NTRES departments</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#2F5496"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496;background:white"><a href="http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3068-3143"><span style="color:#2F5496">http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3068-3143</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496">Albert R. Mann Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496">Cornell University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496">Ithaca, NY 14853<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496">Tel: (607) 255-0158<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496">Email: <a href="mailto:emj73@cornell.edu">
<span style="color:#2F5496">emj73@cornell.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496">Website: <a href="http://data.research.cornell.edu/">
<span style="color:#2F5496">http://data.research.cornell.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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