<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div>On Sep 16, 2011, at 4:37 PM, Howard Butler wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>All,<br><br>After some smoky back room negotiations and other machinations, I would like to step down as SAC chair effective immediately, and nominate Alex Mandel for chairperson to be ratified by the board at the face to face meeting on Sunday.<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Howard_______________________________________________<br></div></blockquote><br></div><div>Howard</div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks for your leadership and hard work over the past few years</div><div>after taking over for me as chair.</div><div><br></div><div>I sincerely hope you remain an active member of the group so we can</div><div>still benefit from your skills and knowledge.</div><div><br></div><div>I second Alex's nomination for chairperson</div><div><br></div><div>Best </div><div><br></div><div>Norman </div><div> </div><br></body></html>