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Dear Hadron Spectroscopy Working Group Members,
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<div class="">This is a reminder that nominations for chair of the HSWG are due by July 30 at 5 p.m. EDT. Only full members of the</div>
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<div class="">The vote for the new chair to replace Bryan McKinnon will be opened on August 1.</div>
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<div class="">Let us know if you have any questions.</div>
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<div class="">Marco Battaglieri and Daniel Carman (HSWG Nominating Committee)<br class="">
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<div class="">On Jul 16, 2025, at 10:21 AM, Daniel Carman <<a href="mailto:carman@jlab.org" class="">carman@jlab.org</a>> wrote:</div>
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Dear Hadron Spectroscopy Working Group Members,</div>
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The current HSWG Chair, Bryan McKinnon, will be ending his term on August 31, 2025, and we need to elect a new</div>
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HSWG Chair. The vote will take place via a webpage that will be setup in the near future after the full list of chair</div>
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candidates is collected. On behalf of the nominating committee, consisting of Marco Battaglieri and myself, I am writing</div>
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to ask you for nominations for the next HSWG Chair. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominated colleagues should be full</div>
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CLAS members. All Full and Term members who are also declared members of HSWG are allowed to vote once the voting</div>
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is open.</div>
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This position is important to serve the CLAS Collaboration to organize/chair the HSWG meetings at the CLAS Collaboration</div>
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meetings, to provide a point of contact on data analysis, and to organize and track HSWG-associated analysis reviews. The</div>
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successful candidate will also serve as a member of the CLAS Coordinating Committee (CCC). All nominated candidates who</div>
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agree to run for the HSWG chair will need to provide a short statement on their qualifications that will be attached to the</div>
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election page for HSWG voting members to consider as they make their choice.</div>
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Please, send your nominations to the organizing committee members by July 30 (5 p.m. EDT). The vote will be opened on August 1 </div>
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and close on August 29. The new HSWG chair term will begin on September 1.</div>
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If you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask. More information on the CLAS governance (i.e., the charter and bylaws)</div>
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is at the site below.</div>
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<a href="https://wiki.jlab.org/clas_chair/index.php/CLAS_Collaboration_Information" class="">https://wiki.jlab.org/clas_chair/index.php/CLAS_Collaboration_Information</a></div>
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Thank you for your consideration,</div>
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