<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">**Too long to read?** visit:</div><div class=""><a href="https://forms.gle/oAB1HaBya3BAyzJZ7" class="">https://forms.gle/oAB1HaBya3BAyzJZ7</a> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Dear MEI Community,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">on 31 December 2022, the terms of three MEI Board members will end. In the name of the entire MEI community, the MEI Board expresses its gratitude to Johannes Kepper, Perry Roland, and Martha Thomae for their service and dedication to MEI.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In the 2022 MEI Board elections, the MEI community will determine three MEI Board members for the term 2023–2025. The election process will take place in accordance with the Music Encoding Initiative By-Laws.[1]</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">To nominate candidates, please do so via this form:</div><div class=""><a href="https://forms.gle/oAB1HaBya3BAyzJZ7" class="">https://forms.gle/oAB1HaBya3BAyzJZ7</a> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The timeline of the elections will be as follows:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Nomination phase (7 November – 21 November 2022 [2])</div><div class="">- You can submit nominations by filling in the form linked above.</div><div class="">- Any person who today is a subscriber of the MEI-L mailing list has the right to nominate candidates.</div><div class="">- Any individual is eligible for nomination, including those who have previously served on the MEI Board. Candidates in the election must be members of the MEI-L mailing list but may register until 23 November 2022.</div><div class="">- Self-nominations are welcome.</div><div class="">- Individuals will be informed of their nomination when received and asked to confirm their willingness to serve on the MEI Board.</div><div class="">- Acceptance of a nomination requires submission of a short CV and a personal statement of interest in MEI (a maximum of 200 words each) to <a href="mailto:elections@music-encoding.org" class="">elections@music-encoding.org</a> by 23 November 2022.</div><div class="">- Candidates who have been nominated but have not confirmed their willingness by 23 November 2022 will not be included on the ballot.</div><div class="">- Candidates must be members of the MEI-L mailing list and may register until 23 November 2022.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Election phase (28 November – 18 December 2022)</div><div class="">- The election will take place using OpaVote and the Scottish STV Ranked Choice Voting method (<a href="https://www.opavote.com/methods/single-transferable-vote#scottish-stv" class="">https://www.opavote.com/methods/single-transferable-vote#scottish-stv</a>).</div><div class="">- We will inform you in separate emails about the start of the election and your individual voting tokens.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Post-election phase</div><div class="">- Election results will be announced after the elections have closed.</div><div class="">- The term of the elected candidates starts on 1 January 2023.</div><div class="">- The first meeting of the new MEI Board will be held on</div><div class="">Monday, 16 January 2023, 7:00 pm UTC</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The election of Board members is an opportunity for each of you to have a voice in determining the future of MEI.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thank you for your support,</div><div class="">Peter Stadler and Benjamin W. Bohl</div><div class="">MEI election administrators 2022</div><div class="">by appointment of the MEI Board</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">[1] The By-laws of the Music Encoding Initiative are available online at: <a href="http://music-encoding.org/community/mei-by-laws.html" class="">http://music-encoding.org/community/mei-by-laws.html</a> </div><div class="">[2] All deadlines are 11:59 pm (UTC)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>