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This is a reminder of the <b>GAPS all-members meeting and elections taking place on Friday March 13 in the MOB Auditorium (and online) from 12 - 1pm</b>. All GAPS members (all grad students and postdocs at TRIUMF) are encouraged to attend, regardless of if
you are running for a position. You can learn more about GAPS, vote on your new representatives, and get a
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As a reminder, in order to be eligible for a Chair position, you must attend 2 GAPS Committee meetings. If you are interested and have not yet attended, you can still self-nominate! If you have never attended a GAPS Committee meeting before, you just need to
attend this week’s meeting (Friday @ 3pm in the MOB Conference Room) and then the general meeting the following week to be eligible. All GAPS members are still eligible to vote.</div>
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<b>Please sign up using the following form by end of day this Friday so we know how much food to buy</b>, and optionally to nominate yourself or another GAPS member for a position -
<span style="text-transform: none;"><a href="https://forms.office.com/r/vDHVcZ3wK5" data-outlook-id="491e1eda-8254-4a3b-852c-793f39b5680c" style="text-align: left;">GAPS Info Session and Elections - Friday March 13, 12 - 1 pm – Fill out form</a>. Share with
your (GAPS member) friends as well! Please see below for the available positions, and reach out to the GAPS Committee (gaps@triumf.ca) or message the outgoing Chair on Teams or over email (Ben Davis-Purcell) if you have any questions. Thank you to everyone
who has already signed up!</span></div>
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<span style="text-transform: none;">Hope to see you at the General Meeting! </span></div>
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<span style="text-transform: none;">-GAPS Committee</span></div>
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<b>From: </b>Gaps <gaps@triumf.ca><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, February 23, 2026 at 18:34<br>
<b>To: </b>Gaps <gaps@triumf.ca><br>
<b>Subject: </b>GAPS General Meeting and GAPS Elections (with FREE LUNCH!)<br>
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Hi GAPS Community (all grads and postdocs 😊),</div>
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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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<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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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></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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Chair</div>
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Vice-Chair Advocacy</div>
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Vice-Chair HR</div>
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Vice-Chair Social</div>
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Vice-Chair Professional Development</div>
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Treasurer</div>
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And the Appointed Positions are:</div>
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Secretary</div>
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Website Maintainer</div>
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Cookie Monster</div>
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Coffee Warden</div>
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Social Media Manager</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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<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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