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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>CATR/ACRT members who were at last year’s AGM will recall that the executive had adopted a decision to move the 2011 election to an electronic platform.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This task has been accomplished and on February 12, 2011 all current/active members of the association (those who have renewed using the new online system from November 2010 to early February 2011) will be sent an email containing the link to the ballot.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Members will then have approximately one month to make their selections and on March 11, 2011 the election will automatically close. The election system has been configured in such a way that email addresses cannot be traced so voter anonymity will be maintained.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Members who renew between February 12, 2011 and March 09, 2011 will also be sent an email containing the link to the ballot.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><U>Please allow up to a week from the time you renew online until the time that you receive your electronic invitation to vote</U>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>There will be no paper ballots being mailed this year and so in order to ensure that you are eligible to vote in the upcoming election it is imperative that, if you haven’t already done so, you renew your membership quickly.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>Your membership can easily and quickly be renewed by going to </FONT><A href="http://www.catr-acrt.ca/"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>http://www.catr-acrt.ca/</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri> and clicking on the “become a member today” button.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>After that you will be taken to a log in page and enter the g the username and password were sent to you in November (upper right had corner).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Follow the prompts and the process should take just a couple of minutes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>The email containing the temporary information was sent out in November (when our membership renewal process went electronic) BUT f you have lost the email with your login ID and temporary password for the new system you should contact Peter Kuling (Membership Coordinator) at </FONT><A href="mailto:catr.membership@gmail.com"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>catr.membership@gmail.com</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and your information will be resent.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>You can pay your membership renewal with a credit card (Visa or MasterCard) or cheque.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><o:p>Thanks!</o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><o:p>Wes Pearce (Returning Officer CATR/ACRT)</o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Wes D. Pearce</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Associate Dean (Undergraduate)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Faculty of Fine Arts</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>University of Regina</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>S4S 0A2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>306 585 5571</FONT></DIV>
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