<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">2009 IRIS Board of Directors Nominations Committee Named<br><br>Elections for important positions on the IRIS Board of Directors will be held during the Annual IRIS Membership Meeting in San Francisco on Monday evening, December 14. The Board-appointed Nominations Committee consists of one Board member and three community members: <br><br>David Okaya (Chair)<br>University of Southern California<br><a href="mailto:okaya@usc.edu">okaya@usc.edu</a><br><br>Charles Ammon <br>Penn State University<br><a href="mailto:cja12@psu.edu">cja12@psu.edu</a><br><br>Jay Pulliam<br>Baylor University<br><a href="mailto:Jay_Pulliam@baylor.edu">Jay_Pulliam@baylor.edu</a><br><br>Lara Wagner<br>University Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br><a href="mailto:lswagner@email.unc.edu">lswagner@email.unc.edu</a><br><br>Elections this year will be held for 3 three-year Director positions. <br><br>All Member Representatives are encouraged to contact the Nominations Committee to provide suggestions for candidates for the open positions.<br><br>The Directors whose term expires this year are: <br>Ken Creager - completing a three-year term<br>David Okaya - completing a one-year term<br>Suzan van der Lee - completing a three-year term<br><br>As described in the elections procedures of the By Laws, the nominations committee "shall prepare a slate of one or more nominees for each Director position to be filled.” Prior to the Annual IRIS Membership Meeting on Monday, December 14 (during the Fall AGU Meeting), you will be informed of the candidates and provided with details on the voting procedures. <br><br>Continuing Directors are: <br>Susan Beck, Chair (2010)<br>Don Forsyth (2010)<br>Steven Roecker (2010)<br>Jim Gaherty, Vice Chair (2011)<br>Ed Garnero (2011)<br>Steve Grand (2011)<br><br>As usual, you can view a list of current IRIS Committee members at <br><a href="http://www.iris.edu/hq/about_iris/governance">http://www.iris.edu/hq/about_iris/governance</a><br><br>Thank you for your continued involvement in the activities of your Consortium. <div><br></div></body></html>