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<p class="gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear Fellow Phi Tau Sigma Member,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As we are also IFT members, Christine Bruhn, Bruce Ferree, Pamela Tom and several IFT leaders seek your signature on two attached petitions in favor of bylaw and awards policy revisions.
Recent events that led to this initiative include denying Emeritus members the right to vote and failing to recognize jury-selected fellows plus three achievement awardees in 2022. Membership in IFT continues to drop and is affected by recent events. Here
are the proposed improvements:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">All dues-paying members have the right to vote.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Directors represent members who share a common geographical area.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">There will be elections for our Board of Directors (BOD) and Office of the President (OOP).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Fellows and Award candidates chosen by peer jurors as worthy in 2022 will be recognized.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The IFT policy on recognizing exceptional award members is clarified.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If 25 members sign the petition, the CEO will evaluate it and send it to the BOD for consideration. We would like to have many more than 25 signatures to demonstrate widespread
support to the BOD.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Five files are attached: 1. Rationale, 2. Proposed bylaw amendments, 3. Bylaw petition signature form, 4. Awards policy amendments, and 5. Awards petition signature form.
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<p class="gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The IFT procedures for verifying signatures are very specific. You must:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Fill out and print the bylaw signature form and the awards petition signature form then sign in ink each paper document.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Scan or photograph each ink-signed document into an electronic file. (Your cell phone can generate these files, typically a JPG).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Send these four attachments in one email message to
<a href="mailto:executiveoffices@ift.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">executiveoffices@ift.org</span></a> from your email address that is officially on record at IFT:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">1. A scan or photo of your signed Bylaw Petition Signature form.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">2. The Bylaws Revision Proposal.pdf file.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">3. A scan or photo of your signed IFT Awards Petition Signature form.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">4. The IFT Awards Policy Proposal.pdf form.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If the signed forms, proposed amendments and your official IFT email address are not validated by IFT, the submission will be rejected.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> The amendment authors have already submitted these materials to IFT. We hope you agree that these improvements are needed in how IFT best represents its members for future growth.
If the CEO forwards the petition to the Board, perhaps it will be on the agenda for the spring IFT Board meeting.
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<p class="gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msonospacing" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please send a bcc to Bruce Ferree via
<a href="mailto:insightfoodsafety@gmail.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">insightfoodsafety@gmail.com</span></a> when you send your forms to
<a href="mailto:executiveoffices@ift.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">executiveoffices@ift.org</span></a> . This will enable the authors to keep track of the tally. This is a critical step which we hope will strengthen IFT and our profession. Feel free to share
this message with attached files with your IFT colleagues. Thank you for your help!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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