Dear North American Arabidopsis Researchers,
As in previous years, we will soon solicit nominations for the election of
two new members to the North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee
(NAASC).
THIS YEAR NOMINATIONS AND VOTING WILL BE DONE A BIT DIFFERENTLY- those who
wish to nominate and/or vote for the new NAASCers must first register with
TAIR (http://www.arabidopsis.org/servlets/Community?action=login).
An email asking for nominations will be sent to North American TAIR members
on or around March 1, 2007.
The nomination deadline will be March 31, 2007. Once nominees are contacted
and their willingness to stand for election is verified, a second email will
be sent to the TAIR list asking members to vote for up to 2 names on the
list.
The voting deadline will be April 30, 2007.
Once votes are tallied, the top 2 vote getters will be contacted and their
willingness to serve confirmed. Winners will be announced around the middle
of May.
- Members serve for four full calendar years, beginning around the date of
the Annual International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, and rotating
off following the Conference held in their fourth year of service.
- Originally established in 1992 in response to the need for elected North
American representatives to the Multinational Arabidopsis Steering
Committee, NAASC has evolved into the main organizing and fundraising body
for the International Conference on Arabidopsis Research when it is held in
North America.
- The NAASC also helps ensure solicitation and choice of the conference site
for every third meeting, which is held outside of North America. The NAASC
solicits funds to help North American junior scientists travel to these
international meetings. Additionally, the NAASC serves as a liaison between
members of the community and government and not-for-profit granting agencies
and provides representation of the community to service facilities such as
ABRC and TAIR.
More information about the roles and history of the NAASC can be found at:
http://www.arabidopsis.org/info/2010_projects/NAASC_Info.jsp.
Best regards,
Joanna Friesner
MASC Coordinator
jdfriesner At stanford.edu
