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        AHCT Members,<br>
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        Board of Directors of the Association for Hispanic Classical
        Theater has called a snap election for <u><b>President Elect</b></u>.
        We are actively soliciting candidates for the position, and have
        abbreviated the normal nominating period from 3 weeks to 2 in
        the hope that we can complete the process before vacations
        begin. We encourage your active participation now. Nominations
        must be received by May 9, 2017.<br>
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        nominate a candidate, please go to the form using this link: </span><a
        href="https://goo.gl/forms/KyqyV78gVquxI2cI3"
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        DESCRIPTION</span></p>
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">The
        President Elect will take over the duties of the President on
        January 1, 2019. In the interim, from January 1 to December 31,
        2018, the President Elect will assist the President as
        appropriate with the goal of familiarization with the main
        duties of the office:</span></p>
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               *Furthering the mission of the AHCT and seeking
        opportunities to do so, such as </span></p>
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                       establishing new working groups, committees,
        partnerships, and initiatives;</span></p>
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               *Contracting with publishers of '</span><span
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        Performance</span><span
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        and liaising with the editor;</span></p>
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               *Overseeing and assisting the officers (Vice President
        for Membership and Registration, </span></p>
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                       Vice President for Annual Conference, Treasurer,
        Secretary) as appropriate; </span></p>
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               *Securing the Dietz Plenary speaker;</span></p>
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               *Overseeing and assisting the Board of Directors and
        their respective committees</span></p>
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                       as appropriate;</span></p>
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               *Maintaining communication with the officers and the
        board and soliciting their input </span></p>
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                       as issues arise;</span></p>
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               *Conducting the annual meetings of the officers, the
        Board of Directors, and </span></p>
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                       the general membership in El Paso;</span></p>
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               *Overseeing and assisting with nominations and elections
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                       of officers and board members;</span></p>
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               *Serving as the public face of the AHCT in collaborative
        relationships such as </span></p>
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                       the Paisanos de El Chamizal and the Fundación
        Siglo de Oro (Spain);</span></p>
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               *Communicating with and overseeing the AHCT web presence;</span></p>
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               *Securing tickets to the Chamizal festival for Symposium
        attendees.</span></p>
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">If
        you have further questions, please contact Harley Erdman
        <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:harley@theater.umass.edu"><harley@theater.umass.edu></a><br>
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    Thank you for your contributions to this process,<br>
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">The
        Nominating Committee: Harley Erdman, Ben Gunter, Glenda Nieto,
        Susan Paun de Garcia (ex officio)</span></p>
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    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
Harley Erdman
Professor of Theater
University of Massachusetts at Amherst</pre>
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