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Hi GAPS Community (all grads and postdocs 😊),</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">GAPS will be having its elections on
<b>Friday, March 13 in the MOB Auditorium and Online, from 12 - 1pm</b>. The elections will be paired with a brief GAPS General Meeting and Q&A, where the current committee will update on GAPS initiatives.
<b>Free lunch and refreshments will be provided to everyone who signs up. </b></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This is also a great opportunity for new
</span>members<span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> to get involved either at the committee level, or even by running for an elected position or volunteering for an appointed position.
<b>To run for an elected position, GAPS members must have attended at least 2 committee meetings. The GAPS Committee meets every Friday at 3pm in the MOB Conference Room. Regardless of interest in running for a position, all GAPS members are eligible to vote
for elected positions.</b> If you think you may be interested in an elected position, please attend our meeting this week for more information! To run for Chair, interested GAPS members must have been part of the GAPS Committee for at least 6 months. </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please fill out the following form to sign up for the meeting and your free lunch.<br>
Signup form: <a href="https://forms.office.com/r/vDHVcZ3wK5" data-outlook-id="692b1d0d-5b0e-49cd-a9c0-7b24764ef7a5" style="text-align: left;">
GAPS Info Session and Elections - Friday March 13, 12 - 1 pm – Fill out form</a></span></div>
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The following are the elected positions, for which you can self-nominate, or nominate someone else:</div>
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<div role="presentation" style="direction: ltr;">Vice-Chair Advocacy</div>
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<div role="presentation" style="direction: ltr;">Vice-Chair Professional Development</div>
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And the Appointed Positions are:</div>
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For more information about any of these positions, please reply to this email, reach out to a GAPS Committee member, and/or attend our meeting this Friday! </div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We hope to see everyone at
</span>the<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> General Meeting, as well as new interested members at upcoming committee meetings 😊. Please reach out if you have any questions.</span></div>
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Have a great start to your week!</div>
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-GAPS Committee</div>
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