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DESCRIPTION:📋 REGION 5 SECTION and CHAPTER ELECTION OVERVIEW\n\nPer IEEE
  MGA policy\, all sections and chapters are required to conduct officer el
 ections in the fall using the IEEE vTools Nominations and Elections platfo
 rms. While MGA's suggested timeline formally begins in August\, Region 5 s
 trongly encourages you to begin your preparations now. Starting early will
  give your leadership team ample time to:\n\n• Identify and engage prosp
 ective candidates\n• Complete the nomination process without time pressu
 re\n• Ensure all eligible candidates are properly registered in vTools\n
 • Meet all MGA deadlines with confidence\n\nJoin us for the first of sev
 eral Webinars designed to help your Section/Chapter in running your Nomina
 tion and follow up Elections successfully.\n\nAgenda: \nAgenda\,\n\n- Brie
 f reminder of timelines/tasks\n- Discussion and Q&A\n\nVirtual: https://ev
 ents.vtools.ieee.org/m/567608
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/567608
ORGANIZER:j.redfield@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:55
SUMMARY:IEEE Section and Chapter 2026 Officer Nominations/Elections - Seaso
 n Kick-off Q&A Session A
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/567608
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 N OVERVIEW</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\; font-family: 'C
 alibri'\,sans-serif\; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareast-theme
 -font: minor-latin\; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\; mso-fareast-language: EN-U
 S\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;"><br><br>Per IEEE MGA policy\, all sections
  and chapters are required to conduct officer elections in the fall using 
 the IEEE vTools <strong>Nominations</strong> and <strong>Elections</strong
 > platforms. While MGA's suggested timeline formally begins in August\, Re
 gion 5 strongly encourages you to begin your preparations now. Starting ea
 rly will give your leadership team ample time to:<br><br>&nbsp\; &bull\; I
 dentify and engage prospective candidates<br>&nbsp\; &bull\; Complete the 
 nomination process without time pressure<br>&nbsp\; &bull\; Ensure all eli
 gible candidates are properly registered in vTools<br>&nbsp\; &bull\; Meet
  all MGA deadlines with confidence</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 
 11.0pt\; font-family: 'Calibri'\,sans-serif\; mso-fareast-font-family: Cal
 ibri\; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\; ms
 o-fareast-language: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">Join us for the fi
 rst of several Webinars designed to help your Section/Chapter in running y
 our Nomination and follow up Elections successfully.</span></p><br /><br /
 >Agenda: <br /><p>Agenda\,</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brief reminder of timelines/task
 s</li>\n<li>Discussion and Q&amp\;A</li>\n</ul>
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