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<p class="MsoNormal">If your institutions is a member of the IPPN, please consider
<b>nominating yourself or a colleague for the IPPN Board</b>! There are multiple positions: primary chair, academic chair and co-chair, and industry chair and co-chair. See below for further information. This is a great opportunity to engage with the international
 community and explore global partnerships!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jennifer<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#454545">Jennifer L. Clarke, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:1.5pt;line-height:10.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#454545"><a href="https://bigdata.unl.edu/">Professor and Director</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:1.5pt;line-height:10.5pt"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#454545">University of Nebraska–Lincoln<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:1.5pt;line-height:10.5pt"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#454545">pronouns: she, her, hers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">IPPN <ippn@plant-phenotyping.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 8:01 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>IPPN <ippn@plant-phenotyping.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>REMINDER: IPPN board elections end 2023 - Call for nominations!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">Dear IPPN members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">this mail serves as a reminder to our upcoming
<b>IPPN Board elections, end of 2023</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">As you know,
<b>until mid-December we are taking nominations</b> (incl. self nominations) for chairs & co-chairs -of our IPPN Industry- & Academia Section, as well as for the primary chair to the IPPN board.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">Call for nominations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">As of today, already six nominations were send to the IPPN Office!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">However, to guarrantee a representative & diverse set of nominees from different geo-regions, genders, seniority lvls & nationalities, IPPN welcomes any further
 nominations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">IPPN calls for nominations to any of the five vacant board positions (explanation of the chair’s responsabilities below):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">Academia Sections co-Chair,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">Industry Section Chair,<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">Industry Section co-Chair,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">Please be aware that the IPPN Office is in place to support each of the IPPN board members on any aspect of their role’s responsabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">Associated workload for future board members will be kept to a minimum. The IPPN Board meets on average 3 times a year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">Philipp von Gillhaussen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="color:black">Further explanations on the different roles & respective duties (taken from the IPPN Statutes):</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span style="color:black">(1) </span></span><span style="color:black">The Board of Directors consists of five people:
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<span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span style="color:black">i) a primary chair an academic elected at the General Assembly of the Association</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span style="color:black">ii) one of the section chairmen elected to the academic section meeting and;</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span style="color:black">iii) his or her deputy</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span style="color:black">iv) one of the section chairpersons elected to the industry section and;</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span style="color:black">v) his or her deputy.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">(…) <span class="m-672921339687644793hps">The Executive Board is supported by the
</span></span><span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span lang="EN" style="color:black">IPPN Coordination Office</span><span style="color:black">. The Executive Board members are elected by the General Assembly for a period of four years effective from the
 date of the election. Reelection is possible. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span style="color:black">(2) The Executive Board is responsible for:</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span style="color:black">i) execution of the decisions of the General Assembly,</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span style="color:black">ii) management of the daily affairs of the Association,</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span style="color:black">iii) preparation of the annual report and the annual accounts,
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<span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span style="color:black">iv) proposal for rules of procedure of the Association,</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span style="color:black">v) proposal of a budget plan and an activity plan,</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span style="color:black">vi) proposal regarding the amount of membership fees, due date and payment conditions,</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span style="color:black">vii) all affairs delegated by the General Assembly to the Executive Board,</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span style="color:black">viii) appointment of the IPPN Coordination Officer according to Article 12.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">§ 10 The Sections of the Association</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
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</span></span><span style="color:black">A section represents the interests of a group of members of the Association consisting of academic or industry members. A section consists of a section board with a section chairman and a deputy, who are elected by the
 section assembly and are involved in the Executive Board in accordance with § 9.1. A section meeting can be integrated into a general meeting, so that the section board can be elected at a general meeting by section members. The section board is assisted by
 the IPPN office. The members of the Board of Directors are elected by the members of the section for a period of four years from the day of the election. The section board will remain in office after the four-year period up until the next section or general
 meeting. Re-election is permitted.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:black">A section assembly can convene a section meeting, of which the board of Directors must be informed. The Association section is responsible for defining the strategic direction of the section and determining its guidelines,
 which must be approved by the Board of Directors.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:black">The section assembly consists of one representative for each member. Clusters are represented by a single representative. Each member is represented by a power of attorney (in writing or by e-mail) either by his/her legal
 representative or by an appointed natural person in the section assembly. Each representative of a member shall have the power to advise, negotiate, and decide on all matters. The power of attorney may also designate a deputy representative.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="m-672921339687644793hps"><span style="color:black">(4) In addition to representing his or her own institution, a representative may also represent a maximum of one other Association
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">(5) The agenda of the section meeting shall be organized through procedural rules, which shall be drawn up by the section assembly and confirmed by the general
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