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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am delighted to let you know that Dan Lear from DASSH has agreed to take up the role of MEDIN DAC Working Group Co-Chair, with immediate effect. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dan has been a longstanding and active member of the Working Group, so is well known to most of you. Dan brings a wealth of experience to the role and I look forward to working with
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<span style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I’d like to thank Jon Parr for his dedicated contribution to the</span><span style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> DAC</span><span style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="mark3pn25yzpb" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Working</span><span style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="markl69wayrwu" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Group</span><span style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> over
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m sure you will all support Dan as he takes up this new role, alongside fellow Co-Chair Robin McCandliss. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I look forward to seeing many of you (virtually) at the upcoming MEDIN</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> DAC</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Postlethwaite, Clare<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 15 September 2020 12:40<br>
<b>To:</b> medin_dacwg@mailman.nerc-liv.ac.uk <medin_dacwg@mailman.nerc-liv.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Co-chair of the MEDIN DAC working group </font>
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<span style="color:black; font-size:12pt">Dear MEDIN DAC Working Group,</span> <br>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">Jon Parr, who has co-chaired the MEDIN DAC Working Group (WG) for over a decade, has decided to step down from the role, so that he can focus on other commitments at the MBA. Jon has provided excellent leadership
to the working group, alongside his fellow co-chairs Robin McCandliss and previously Lesley Rickards. Jon has kindly agreed to stay on in the role for a couple of months to provide some continuity/cross over with a new co-chair. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">I would therefore like to ask you all to consider this exciting opportunity for you (or a colleague) to
<b>become the next co-chair of the MEDIN DAC Working Group</b>. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">Further information is provided below but do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions about this opportunity. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">I’d like to thank Jon for his very considerable contribution and commitment to MEDIN over the years. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">Best wishes,<br>
Clare </span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">About the role</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">There are two DAC WG co-chairs, one from the MEDIN Core Team and the second from
<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">one of the member organisations of the DAC WG.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">The DAC WG co-chairs are responsible for: </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white"><span style="margin:0px; padding:0cm; border:1pt none windowtext; font-size:12pt; color:black; background:white">Contributing to the overall management
of MEDIN as a member of the MEDIN Executive Team (4 meetings per year). </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">Calling, planning and chairing DAC WG meetings (currently twice per year).
<span style=""> </span> </span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">Planning the annual operational and development work for the DAC working group. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">Quarterly reporting to the MEDIN Executive Team on progress towards the annual work plan. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">Working with other MEDIN working groups on shared initiatives. <br>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm; background:white">The DAC Working Group co-chair does not need to be one of the existing representatives on the group but could be a colleague from one of the DAC WG organisations.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black"> </span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">About the process </span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black"> </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif; color:black">If you would like to nominate yourself or a colleague for this role, please contact Clare Postlethwaite by
<b>30<sup>th</sup> September 2020</b>. If you are nominating someone else, please ensure they are happy to be nominated. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm">The MEDIN Executive Team will be responsible for selecting the new co-chair (if there are multiple nominations) and for approving the new co-chair if there is only one
nomination. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif; color:black"> </span></li></ul>
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