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	SSA Board Election: Vote Online Now

 
SSA members are now able to cast ballots electronically in the Society's annual elections. The 2008 election for the SSA Board of Directors is being held online through Election-America, an election services company. Election-America was scheduled to e-mail detailed voting instructions, including passwords, to SSA members in October.

Voting began on 15 October 2007 and will close at 12 Noon PST on Friday, 4 January 2008. Candidate statements are available at www.seismosoc.org or in SRL 78-5.

If you would prefer to vote by paper ballot, that option is still available. Information about how to request a paper ballot is provided in your SSA Membership renewal packets. If you have questions regarding the online election, or you haven't received login information, contact Tabitha Thurston at tabitha@seismosoc.org.

	Nominations Open Now for SSA Awards

 
SSA members are invited to submit nominations for the following four SSA awards by 15 February 2008. Electronic submission is encouraged, though nominations may be submitted in hard copy.

• Send a nomination via e-mail (text, PDF, or .doc files) to the SSA Secretary at secretary@seismosoc.org.
  
• Send a nomination via post to the SSA Secretary c/o Susan Newman, SSA Executive Director, 201 Plaza Professional Building, El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA.
  
• Send a nomination via fax to the SSA Secretary at 510-525-7204.
  

You will receive a confirmation of receipt of your nomination. Award winners will be announced at the next SSA Annual Meeting Luncheon in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 17 April 2008.

Harry Fielding Reid Medal

The Harry Fielding Reid Medal of the Seismological Society of America, formerly known simply as "The SSA Medal," is the Society's highest honor. It is awarded for outstanding contributions in seismology or earthquake engineering. A Reid Medal nomination package should include letters of nomination from . . . [Full Text of this Article]