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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hello Grads and Postdocs,</span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Looking to get involved but don't know where to start? </span></div>
<div style="direction: ltr;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Have some ideas to make the TRIUMF experience better but not sure where to bring them up?</span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You're all invited to join the Graduate Student & Postdoc Society (GAPS) Committee!</span></div>
<div style="direction: ltr;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Any grad or postdoc at TRIUMF can join, and you get to decide how much (or little) time you want to dedicate to it.</span></div>
<div style="direction: ltr;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The committee is made up of volunteers, and we meet at 3pm on Fridays in the MOB Boardroom - you're all
welcome to join!</span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In about 2 weeks, on
<b>Friday</b> <b>Feb 2<sup>nd</sup> </b> during our committee meeting we'll hold elections for our chair, vice-chairs and other positions - see end of email for details on the positions.</span></div>
<div style="direction: ltr;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">These positions are simply a reflection of how volunteer committee members want to spend their time on
the committee, and so most of the elections are done by discussion at our meeting on Feb 2<sup>nd</sup>. We simply ask that you attend at least two meetings (e.g. next two weeks) to familiarize yourself with the committee before volunteering for a position.</span></div>
<div style="direction: ltr;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">However, you do not need a position to make a difference - feel free to join our meeting whenever if you have an idea for an
event or want to spearhead a new initiative.</span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Some details on elected positions:</span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Chair</b>: Oversees the committee (chair needs > 6 months on committee)</span></div>
<div style="direction: ltr;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Vice-chair, Advocacy</b>: Representing interests of grads & postdocs at TRIUMF</span></div>
<div style="direction: ltr;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Vice-chair, HR</b>: Liaison with HR for advocacy issues</span></div>
<div style="direction: ltr;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Vice-chair, Social</b>: Organizing social activities</span></div>
<div style="direction: ltr;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Vice-chair, Professional Development</b>: Organizing professional development activities</span></div>
<div style="direction: ltr;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Treasurer</b>: Taking care of our budget</span></div>
<div style="direction: ltr;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Webpage Maintainer</b>: Developing and updating the
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GAPS webpage</a></span></div>
<div style="direction: ltr;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Cookie Monster</b>: Organizing the weekly social hour</span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We hope to see you all there,</span></div>
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