Christian Wittern, who has served so ably as TEI Council Chair since 2003, will be stepping down at the end of his third term on December 31st, 2007.
To assist it in its deliberations, the TEI Board is seeking nominations (including self-nominations) for candidates to replace Professor Wittern in this important post. Nominees need not be members of the TEI, its Board, or Council. The successful candidate will be appointed to both the Board and Council for an initial term of two years. As an officer of the Consortium, the Council Chair is not remunerated. The Council is assigned a significant budget for travel and other costs including technical support and editorial assistance, however.
The Council Chair is responsible for directing the activities of the Council and its workgroups. This involves maintaining and developing the Guidelines and proposing and assisting in the development of training documents and tutorials, technical services, and collaborations between the TEI and other organisations. In keeping with the emphasis of the 2007 Members' Meeting, the board is particularly interested in candidates who share the Board's interest in improving the Consortium's work on outreach, education, and collaboration.
The Board intends to appoint a replacement for Professor Wittern within the next six weeks. Nominations should be directed to the Executive Secretary, Chris Ruotolo (ruotolo@virginia.edu), no later than 1200 UTC on January 11, 2008.
For further information, please feel free to contact the Consortium Chair, Daniel Paul O'Donnell (daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca) or any member of the Consortium Board (see http://www.tei-c.org/About/board.xml for a list with contact addresses).