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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<https://www.ranavirus.org/2017-4th-international-symposium-on-ranavirus/>, 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<https://www.ranavirus.org/resources/grc-board/> for their service over the past 4 years. There have been many accomplishments, including creation of the GRC website<https://www.ranavirus.org> and GRRS<https://mantle.io/grrs>, incorporating the GRC<http://www.ranavirus.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/GRCBylawsFinal-1-8-2015.pdf> with non-profit and tax exempt status, hosting two ISRs (2013<https://www.ranavirus.org/symposium/2013-second-international-symposium-on-ranaviruses/> and 2015<https://www.ranavirus.org/symposium/2015-third-international-symposium-on-ranaviruses/>), providing two training workshops during the 2015 ISR, publishing the first book<http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-13755-1> on ranaviruses, and leading an online course<http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/ranavirus/course/GRCCourseSyllabus2016.pdf> 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!!! https://www.rana-2017.com 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/ From: Matt Gray <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Friday, March 24, 2017 at 3:13 PM To: Global Ranavirus Consortium <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Re: GRC Elections and Voting Open (Deadline 31 March) 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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) will send a link to you for voting. Best, Matt From: Matt Gray <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 10:05 AM To: Global Ranavirus Consortium <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: GRC Elections and Voting Open (Deadline 31 March) Dear GRC: 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]<mailto:[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/ Secretary/Treasurer 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 Jason Hoverman (Purdue University): http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jhoverm/Hoverman/Welcome.html 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 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/ NOTE: All positions will begin on 12 June 2017, and last for four years. In addition, the current Director (Dr. Matt Gray<http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/>, University of Tennessee) will become the Past Director and the current Associate Director (Dr. Jesse Brunner<https://sbs.wsu.edu/faculty/?faculty/158>, Washington State University) will become the Director on 12 June. ______________________________________________________________ Matthew J. Gray, Ph.D., Professor Director, Global Ranavirus Consortium<http://www.ranavirus.org/> Co-chair, PARC National Disease Task Team<http://www.parcplace.org/parcplace/resources/disease-task-team.html> Associate Director, Center for Wildlife Health<https://ag.tennessee.edu/cwh/Pages/default.aspx> University of Tennessee 274 Ellington Plant Sciences Building Knoxville, TN 37996-4563 865.974.2740 [ofc] [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 865.974.4714 [fax] http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/personnel/mgray.htm For more information about Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries at UTK, Please visit http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/ or call 865.974.7126 _____________________________________________________________