The CIES Board has decided to hold CIES elections by electronic ballet this year. The University of Chicago Press will construct and host on their web site a secure database for registering electronic votes. Each eligible CIES member for whom the University of Chicago Press has an e-mail address on file will be provided by e-mail with a unique username and password for voting online. All other eligible CIES members will be sent paper ballots. Paper ballots will be returned to the CIES Secretariat or other appointed officer for counting, and the Press will provide the CIES with the results of the electronic election at closing. Voting will commence on 19 January and close 29 February 2004. All members who have a valid email will be notified before hand. If you wish to update your membership information and/or add an email address, email subscriptions @press.uchicago.edu. You can review your current information by following the link to the membership directory at:

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