Dear GRC and Colleagues:
It is my pleasure to announce the election results for the GRC Board; please see below. Congratulations to all of the nominees and thank you to the members that voted! All positions will begin 12 June 2017 (i.e., day after the 2017 International Symposium on Ranaviruses, ISR). In addition, Jesse Brunner will become the Director and I will move into the Past Director position on this date. Thank you very much to all of the current Board members for their service over the past 4 years. There have been many accomplishments, including creation of the GRC website and GRRS, incorporating the GRC with non-profit and tax exempt status, hosting two ISRs (2013 and 2015), providing two training workshops during the 2015 ISR, publishing the first book on ranaviruses, and leading an online course over ranaviruses in 2016. Although we completed a lot of tasks, many more opportunities for organization growth and outreach exist. Jesse and I look forward to interacting with another group of motivated professionals dedicated to advancing the understanding of ranaviruses. As members of the GRC or as interested scientists or students, please do not hesitate to reach out to the GRC Board member in your region for advice on ranaviruses or to see how you can get involved in GRC activities. We also are always looking for ideas to better serve members, so please share your ideas the Board. If you are not a member, you can join here: https://www.ranavirus.org/register/.
We look forward to seeing those that will be in Budapest for the 2017 ISR!!!
All the Best, Matt
=====================ELECTION RESULTS================
Associate Director
Tom Waltzek (University of Florida):
http://www.vetmed.ufl.edu/about-the-college/faculty-directory/thomas-b-waltzek/
Secretary/Treasurer
Amanda Duffus (Gordon State College): http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/ranavirus/elections/2017/DuffusBiosketch.pdf
North America Representative
Maria Forzan (Cornell University): http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/ranavirus/elections/2017/ForzanBiosketch.pdf
South (and Central) America Representative
Claudio Soto Azat (Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile): http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/ranavirus/elections/2017/SotoBiosketch.pdf
Europe (and Africa) Representative
Marja Kik (Utrecht University, Netherlands): http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/ranavirus/elections/2017/KikBiosketch.pdf
Asia Representative
Qiwei Qin (South China Agricultural University): http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/ranavirus/elections/2017/QinBiosketch.pdf
Australia Representative
Ellen Ariel (James Cook University): https://research.jcu.edu.au/portfolio/ellen.ariel/
Hello All:
A reminder that elections for the GRC Board end in ONE week (Friday, 31 March). Please join the GRC today (https://www.ranavirus.org/register/) and vote!!!! NOTE: After you join the GRC, Jesse Brunner ([log in to unmask]) will send a link to you for voting.
Best, Matt
Elections for the GRC Board are open and will close at 17:00 Eastern Daylight Time (New York, USA) on Friday, 31 March 2017. Information about the nominees for each position is below. Voting is open to GRC members. If you are a current GRC member, you will be receiving a link soon from Jesse Brunner or Amanda Duffus to a confidential poll for submitting ballots. You can renew your membership or join the GRC here:
https://www.ranavirus.org/register/
Current members are listed on the GRC website (https://www.ranavirus.org/resources/members/). If you have questions about membership, please contact Jesse Brunner ([log in to unmask]).
Thank you very much for participating in the GRC election!
Best, Matt
Nominees(Positions start 12 June 2017)
Associate Director
James Jancovich (California State University-San Marcos): http://faculty.csusm.edu/jjancovich/
Jake Kerby (University of South Dakota): http://www.usd.edu/faculty-and-staff/Jacob-Kerby
David Lesbarreres (Laurentian University, Canada): https://gearg.jimdo.com/people/
Tom Waltzek (University of Florida):
http://www.vetmed.ufl.edu/about-the-college/faculty-directory/thomas-b-waltzek/
Amanda Duffus (Gordon State College): http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/ranavirus/elections/2017/DuffusBiosketch.pdf
Maria Forzan (Cornell University): http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/ranavirus/elections/2017/ForzanBiosketch.pdf
Emily Hall (Vanderbilt University): https://hub.wsu.edu/emilyhall/
North America Representative
Maria Forzan (Cornell University): http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/ranavirus/elections/2017/ForzanBiosketch.pdf
Jake Kerby (University of South Dakota): http://www.usd.edu/faculty-and-staff/Jacob-Kerby
South (and Central) America Representative
Claudia Maris Ferreira (Instituto de Pesca São Paulo, Brazil): http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/ranavirus/elections/2017/MarisFerreiraBiosketch.pdf
Claudio Soto Azat (Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile): http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/ranavirus/elections/2017/SotoBiosketch.pdf
Europe (and Africa) Representative
Marja Kik (Utrecht University, Netherlands): http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/ranavirus/elections/2017/KikBiosketch.pdf
Stephen Price (University College London, Great Britain): https://2infectious.wordpress.com
Qiwei Qin (South China Agricultural University): http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/ranavirus/elections/2017/QinBiosketch.pdf
Ellen Ariel (James Cook University): https://research.jcu.edu.au/portfolio/ellen.ariel/
NOTE: All positions will begin on 12 June 2017, and last for four years. In addition, the current Director (Dr. Matt Gray, University of Tennessee) will become the Past Director and the current Associate Director (Dr. Jesse Brunner, Washington State University) will become the Director on 12 June.
Matthew J. Gray, Ph.D., Professor
Director, Global Ranavirus Consortium
Co-chair, PARC National Disease Task Team
Associate Director, Center for Wildlife Health
University of Tennessee
274 Ellington Plant Sciences Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-4563
865.974.2740 [ofc] [log in to unmask]
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Please visit http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/ or call 865.974.7126
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