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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Dear Colleagues.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>I am writing (again!) to ask that
members of the mathematical sciences community nominate outstanding Canadian
candidates to serve on the Executive Committee of the International
Mathematical Union.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>I attach information on the
election process used by the IMU below my signature. Here are the operative
phrases:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>"Not less than a year before
the meeting of the GA [General Assembly], the EC [Executive Committee] shall
request proposals for the membership of the EC from the National Committees for
Mathematics, to be considered before the spring EC meeting prior to the
Assembly.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>The candidate's CV and a brief
description of activities should accompany the suggestions, as should assurance
of the candidate's willingness to serve if elected."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>The CMS International Affairs
Committee will then forward appropriate documentation to the IMU.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>All nominations should be received
by March 30th, 2005. We respectfully request that nominations come in the form
of PDF files provided electronically to Graham P Wright, Executive Director,
CMS: gpwright@cms.math.ca<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Information on the process we are
following is available at<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <a
href="http://www.mathunion.org/Organization/election_procedures.html">http://www.mathunion.org/Organization/election_procedures.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <a
href="http://www.mathunion.org/Members/america/canada.html">http://www.mathunion.org/Members/america/canada.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial'> Regards,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Eddy</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>H E A Campbell, Vice-President (Academic) </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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