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            <td>IOP QQQ Group, Call for Committee Nominations</td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
            <td>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:36:58 +0000</td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:groups@iop.org">groups@iop.org</a></td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">To: </th>
            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:john.jeffers@strath.ac.uk">john.jeffers@strath.ac.uk</a></td>
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          style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Dear
Dr
            Jeffers,</span></p>
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          style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">The
Quantum
            Optics, Quantum Information and Quantum Control Group (</span><a
            moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://qqq.iop.org"><span
              style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;
              font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">http://qqq.iop.org</span></a><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">)
            is
            now seeking new committee members and would like to invite
            nominations for the following
            posts:</span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> </span></p>
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          style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Chair</span></p>
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            Secretary</span></p>
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          style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Hon
            Treasurer</span></p>
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          style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Ordinary
member
            x 3</span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> </span></p>
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          style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">The
committee
            normally meets in person about twice a year, with a further
            2-3
            teleconferences in between. It covers a broad spectrum of
            topics, from the
            foundations of quantum physics and information theory,
            through the
            investigation and control of fundamental physical and
            chemical phenomena, to
            new types of quantum technologies, metrology and standards.</span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> </span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">The
group
            runs its own meeting (one or two day) once a year, this year
            it is the Topical
            Research Meeting on Hybrid Quantum Systems 16-18th December
            (</span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="http://quantumsystems.iopconfs.org/home"><span
              style="font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">http://quantumsystems.iopconfs.org/home</span></a><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">).
In
            addition it provides sponsorship and is actively involved in
            organising
            other National meetings including QuAMP and PHOTON.</span></p>
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          style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Nominations
should
            be made on the attached form and submitted to the honorary
            secretary, Dr
            Nicola Wilkin before <b>Wednesday 24th December</b>.</span></p>
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be
            eligible for an officer post you must be a corporate member
            of the Institute
            (MInstP or FInstP) and a member of the group. All grades of
            membership are
            eligible for ordinary member posts. You will also need a
            proposer and seconder,
            who should also be corporate members of the Institute and
            members of the group.</span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Once
the
            nominations have been received an election will be held if
            necessary.</span></p>
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you
            would like to informally discuss the roles, please contact
            Dr Nicola
            Wilkin, </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="mailto:n.k.wilkin@bham.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">n.k.wilkin@bham.ac.uk</span></a><span
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            Sincerely,</span></p>
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Nicola
            Wilkin</span></p>
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            of the IOP Quantum Optics, Quantum Information and Quantum
            Control Group
            Committee</span></p>
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