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<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Just a reminder that if you have not yet registered to attend the OKAIRP Fall 2009 conference, please do so at your earliest convenience by Friday, October 16, 2009, to take advantage of early registration fees ($50.00).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">After October 16, 2009, the registration fee will be $60.00. The registration fee for graduate students is $25.00<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We will also need to fill Board of Directors positions during the business meeting.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please help us with<B> </B>assembling the next slate of Board of Directors candidates. <U>All current OKAIRP members are eligible nominees for consideration.</U> Positions to be filled in this election are:</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cut and paste the following link in your web browser to view the position descriptions:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.okairp.org/PositionDescriptions.shtm">http://www.okairp.org/PositionDescriptions.shtm</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As a member of the board, you will have the opportunity to plan professional workshops and conferences to help members remain informed of best practices and benchmarks in assessment, institutional effectiveness, strategic planning, and institutional research.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If you are interested in serving on the OKAIRP Board of Directors, please contact Sheilynda Stewart at <A href="mailto:sstewart@ecok.edu">sstewart@ecok.edu</A>.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sheilynda Stewart, President</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oklahoma Association for Institutional Research and Planning</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>