CEAL Election 2016 Begins Mon. Feb. 29th

To all Members of CEAL:
I write to announce the upcoming CEAL election dates. The voting period will be as follows:
Start of voting period: Monday, February 29 (12:01 a.m. PST)
End of voting period: Monday, March 21 (11:59 p.m. PST) 

You will be voting for four members of the CEAL Executive Board by electronic ballot. The open positions are:

• Vice-President/President-Elect
• Chair, Committee on Technical Processing (one-year term only)
• Member-at-Large (Korea Focus)
• Member-at Large (Japan Focus)

As in prior years, all CEAL members will receive an e-mail with a link to the ballot (email subject line: "Please Cast Your Vote for CEAL Executive Board Members". Note that the link is located at the bottom of the e-mail. The slate of nominees is revealed through clicking on the link and accessing the ballot, starting on Feb. 29. Election results are announced at the business meeting prior to the CEAL plenary session at AAS (March 30).

My thanks to all of those nominated who agreed to run. It is a great slate of candidates and I hope all CEAL members will take the opportunity to vote!

Ellen

Ellen H. Hammond
President, Council on East Asian Libraries