<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><b><font color="#000000">Dear Chapter Delegates and Advisory Council Members,</font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000">The selection of your community representatives to the By-laws Committee to participate in the final revision preparation and review has been completed. We want to thank all of you for your enthusiastic nominations and endorsements both on the list-serve and on more direct communications. All nominated chapter delegates had both professional qualification and standing among chapter leaders. In the end, those selected had the support of the most chapter leaders, had expressed an interest in participating and had been shown to work effectively in the past with the Board of Trustees. The committee believes they will bring the highest level of skill , experience and perspective to the committee. Joining our two Advisory Council representatives to the By-laws committee, Bill Smith and Avril Doria, are our two newest Chapter contributors to the work of the By-laws Committee:</font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000">John More - Washington DC Chapter</font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000">Hans Peter Ditler - German Chapter</font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000">At this point the process the Committee and full board are working toward the following schedule if all goes well:</font></b></div><div><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; "><b><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></span></div><div><b><font color="#000000"><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; ">Full review of all </span><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; ">commentary</span><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; "> </span><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; ">received</span><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; "> and summarized </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; white-space: pre; "> </span><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; "> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> 21</span><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; "> November 2012</span></font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000"><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; ">By-laws Committee </span><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; ">asynchronous</span><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; "> review of commentary summary</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; white-space: pre; "> </span><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; "> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>27 November 2012 - 7 December 2012</span></font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000"><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -29px; ">By-laws Committee recommendations of key issues and inclusion in By-laws revision prepare </span><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -29px; ">and sent to the BOT</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="text-align: left; text-indent: -29px; white-space: pre; "> </span><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -29px; ">10 December 2012</span></font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000"><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; ">Board approves language of commentary </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; white-space: pre; "> </span><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.31in; ">12 December 2012</span></font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000"><span style="text-indent: -0.31in; text-align: left; ">Final Draft of update by-laws to Board and Board approval for release </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="text-indent: -0.31in; text-align: left; white-space: pre; "> </span>14 December<span style="text-indent: -0.31in; text-align: left; "> 2012]</span></font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000"><span style="text-indent: -0.31in; text-align: left; ">Town Hall meetings and webinars to review revisions </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="text-indent: -0.31in; text-align: left; white-space: pre; "> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.31in; text-align: left; ">15 December 2012 - 18 January2013</span></font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000"><span style="text-indent: -0.31in; text-align: left; ">Board ratifies Bylaws </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="text-indent: -0.31in; text-align: left; white-space: pre; "> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.31in; text-align: left; ">21 January 2013</span></font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><b><font color="#000000">Additional information will be sent in the near future directly from the By-laws Committee regarding process details including how and when the four community representatives to participate.</font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000">With thanks,</font></b></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><div apple-content-edited="true">
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