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Great choice.</div>
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Cheers! Jim<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 30, 2022 3:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> iyrp-gcg@list.cals.arizona.edu <iyrp-gcg@list.cals.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Iyrp-gcg] FOR YOUR Decision: Nominees for Co-chair of IYRP GCG</font>
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<div>So far we have received only two nominations for this position, and the deadline was last friday. These are:</div>
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<div>1. <b>Igshaan Samuels</b>., who currently volunteers as a Co-Chair of the Eastern and Southern Africa RISG. He was nominated by Ann Waters-Bayer, who provided the justification in her email to the GCG of 24th May. </div>
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<div>2. <b>Francesca Pasetti,</b> who is the International Project Manager for Concejo de la Mesta, Spain and Focal Point for Spain Nomination Transhumance UNESCO ICH. She nominated herself, and provided the following justification:</div>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">"<i>I am proposing myself for this co-chair, together with you. I let you consider me: I think you already have an Idea of what I am able to do for IYRP. I think the fact that I speak
5 languages makes it very easy to speak with all the IYRP Regional Offices, and coordinate actions with them. I have to have time for working, but I am willing to spend my free time for this interesting and very important role.</i>"</div>
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<div>We had agreed that once the nominations were in, the <b><u>GCG members </u></b>would make a selection. </div>
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<div>You will have also seen the many emails that have come in from the ISG partners endorsing Igshaan Samuels as the next Co-Chair. Pablo has endorsed both candidates, but there has not been any other endorsement for Francesca.</div>
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<div>I therefore would like to propose the following for the agreement of GCG Members (copied here; please only reply to this email): </div>
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<div><b>>> that Igshaan Samuels is confirmed as the new Co-Chair of the GCG.</b></div>
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<div>Unless I hear a dissent from any of you within the next few days, then we can conclude that this decision has been taken. </div>
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<div>For my part, I am very pleased to be working alongside Igshaan as the next two Co-Chairs for 2022. I also thank Anne for the nomination, and the Eastern and Southern Africa ESA RISG for their endorsement and willingness to let Igshaan move to a global
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<div>Best regards</div>
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<div>Dr. Maryam Niamir-Fuller
<div>Vice Chair of International Support Group for the IYRP</div>
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