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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Dear SOA Members,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Those of you who attended the Spring 2009 business meeting will recall that there was a significant amount of discussion about the proposed agreement with the Ohio Historical Society. We also agreed to hold a special business meeting at the Fall 2009 SOA workshop during which a revised copy of the agreement was to be discussed.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Unfortunately, registration for the Fall workshop and/or business meeting was very low. Council decided to cancel both the Workshop and the meeting. The SOA Constitution requires 25 people for a quorum at a business meeting, and registration numbers did not come close to 25.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Council wants your input on the OHS agreement (a copy of the revised agreement is attached to this message). In order to offer the membership another opportunity to provide that input, Council invites you to participate in its next Council meeting on October 26th at 10am at OCLC in Dublin, Ohio. Council will vote on the agreement at that time.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">We invite and encourage you to participate in this process in one of the following ways:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">1) email your questions, concerns, and comments about the attached agreement to a Council member (Council members are listed on the SOA web</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">site: </FONT><A HREF="http://www.ohioarchivists.org"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">http://www.ohioarchivists.org</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">.)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">2) attend the Council meeting in person on October 26, 2009. Please RSVP to Judy at cobbj@oclc.org if you will attend.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">3) attend the Council meeting on October 26 via conference call. Please contact Judy at cobbj@oclc.org for call information.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Judy</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="#000000"> <<SOA Contract_September2009_forMeeting.pdf>> </FONT>
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