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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>FINAL Call for Nominees<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>DATE: August 3, 2016<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>TO: Scab Community<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>FROM: Art Brandli, Co-Chair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'> U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative (USWBSI)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>RE: Search for USWBSI Researcher Co-Chair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The purpose of this email is to solicit nominations for the USWBSI 'Researcher' Co-Chair position currently held by Dave Van Sanford who will be stepping down at the end of 2017. Please see the attached position description and requirements for nomination.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The USWBSI Executive Committee (EC) will act as the search committee in close consultation with USDA-ARS. The selected candidate will then go forward to the USWBSI’s Steering Committee for approval. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Nominations will be accepted until <b>September 1, 2016</b>, and should be submitted by email to the Networking & Facilitation Office (NFO) at <a href="mailto:nfo@scabusa.org">nfo@scabusa.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Please contact the NFO with questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Art Brandli<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Co-Chair, US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative (<a href="http://www.scabusa.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.scabusa.org</span></a>)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>58016 County Road 2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Warroad, MN 56763<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:abrandli@centurytel.net"><span style='color:blue'>abrandli@centurytel.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>218-386-2083 (landline)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>218-469-1243 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>