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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Hello advisors. I am
currently at the end of my 3 year term as a member-slate elected
representative on the CIRA board. As you can imagine, learning
how to navigate these environments can take some time. </font><font
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><font face="Times New
Roman, Times, serif">In order to take advantage of what I have
learned in my first term, I am going to running for a second
term and I will be hoping for your support when the election
period begins in late August. This year there is only one seat
available for the member slate so competition will be intense.
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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">My goal, getting into
this, was to do what I could to represent the interest of
community groups who work directly with end users -- which is
not a a group that is heavily represented around that table. The
most visible part of that work goes on through the community
investment fund. This year I was appointed co-chair of that fund
and I would really like to have an active role in continuing to
shape how it unfolds -- especially as the program is about to
enter a review period when all options for how that fund could
evolve will be back on the table. <br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">In preparation for
those upcoming elections, I would like to invite any of you who
have a .ca domain name and are not currently CIRA members to
apply for membership. <b>You must be a member by Sept. 6 in
order to cast a vote in this year's elections. <br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">You can apply for
membership here: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://cira.ca/membership/become-a-member">https://cira.ca/membership/become-a-member</a><br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">If you have applied
for membership before, you don't need to renew. Don't know if
you are a member? If you are not receiving occasional
newsletters from CIRA, you are not a member. <br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Marita</font><br>
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