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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Dear CSAA,<BR>
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The following is a formal call for expressions of interest for the following <BR>
position on the CSAA executive:<BR>
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<B>Secretary<BR>
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If you are interested in this position, please send a short statement (up to <BR>
250 words) to <U>paul.magee@canberra.edu.au</U> describing: i) your current <BR>
position / enrolment / relation to the university, ii) your research <BR>
interests, and iii) where you would like to see the Cultural Studies <BR>
community heading.<BR>
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Expressions of interest need to be received by Friday 21st of March 2008. <BR>
The current CSAA executive will elect the representative in the ensuing <BR>
weeks.<BR>
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This is one of the key positions on the CSAA executive and it involves <BR>
considerable say in the running of the association, and the setting of its <BR>
policy agendas. The position does involve some time demands particularly in <BR>
the first 2-3 months of the year (a few hours a week), much less so during <BR>
the other months. The main duties concern maintaining the database of CSAA <BR>
members, taking minutes at executive meetings (one AGM and 2-3 <BR>
teleconferences per year) and liaising with the publishers of <I>Continuum</I>, our <BR>
affiliated journal. The outgoing secretary, Belinda Morrissey, will help the <BR>
new office-holder to settle into the position. The bulk of this year’s work <BR>
has already been done.<BR>
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More formally, the duties are as follows:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'><B>Secretary<BR>
</B><BR>
The holder of the secretarial office is appointed for a period of up to <BR>
three years.<BR>
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The duties of the secretary are:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><UL><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>To attend the CSAA conference each year and take minutes at the CSAA AGM
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>To hold and maintain the CSAA archives, including the constitution
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>To maintain the database of CSAA members
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>To maintain the email list of CSAA members and send out calls for papers for conferences, journal issues etc
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>To send out any other relevant CSAA material to the email list
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>To maintain the email list of CSAA executive committee members
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>To maintain an email list of past CSAA members who do not currently belong to the Association, for publicity purposes.
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>To provide mailing lists to the publishers of the CSAA's affiliated journal
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'> To generate ideas for the work of the CSAA
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>To prepare and circulate an agenda for the CSAA AGM
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>To send out renewal letters to all members who don't attend the conference at the end of the year<BR>
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For further info on executive activities and current membership, please see <BR>
<U><a href="http://www.csaa.asn.au/about/executive.php">http://www.csaa.asn.au/about/executive.php</a><BR>
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NB To be eligible you must be a paid-up member of the CSAA (anyone who was <BR>
registered for the full three days of last year’s conference is <BR>
automatically a paid-up member. If not, feel free to join now, at <BR>
<U><a href="http://www.csaa.asn.au/index.php">http://www.csaa.asn.au/index.php</a></U> ). NBB while the position is normally held <BR>
by an academic, postgraduates and scholars without institutional positions <BR>
are welcome to apply.<BR>
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Feel free to contact me to discuss further<BR>
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<BR>
Paul Magee <BR>
President, Cultural Studies Association of Australasia<BR>
Senior Lecturer in Creative Reading <BR>
Faculty of Design and Creative Practice <BR>
University of Canberra<BR>
ACT 2603<BR>
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