To the TEI Council and larger community,

As some of you may have heard, the TEI Board had a contentious 
conference call last week, and the result was the Martin Mueller has 
resigned as Chair of the Board.

This occurred during a regular conference call last Thursday, August 11. 
Five out of six voting members were expected to attend, but minutes 
before the Board convened, one member apprised the Board via email that 
she would not be able to attend. This meant that only four of the six 
voting members were present, which still represented a quorum.  There 
were some difficulties in joining the conference call, and one Board 
member arrived a few minutes late. Prior to the meeting, a Board member 
requested a point of privilege via email, on a motion of confidence in 
the Chair. The Chair absented himself from the meeting to switch 
connections and another Board member moved for the vote of confidence 
without discussion. It failed, with one vote expressing confidence in 
the Chair and three against.  When the Chair returned he was apprised of 
the vote and left the call.

We realize that this may raise more questions & concerns than it 
addresses, and we will send out a more detailed explanation to account 
for this event and to outline our plans for finding a replacement. In 
the meantime, we are working on an interim solution to stabilize the 
Board. We are continuing our conversations on this list, and will hold a 
teleconference very soon.

Sincerely yours,
Sarah Wells
TEI Secretary and Treasurer

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Sarah Wells
Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities
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O proud left foot, that ventures quick within
Then soon upon a backward journey lithe.
Anon, once more the gesture, then begin:
Command sinistral pedestal to writhe.
Commence thou then the fervid Hokey-Poke,
A mad gyration, hips in wanton swirl.
To spin! A wilde release from Heavens yoke.
Blessed dervish! Surely canst go, girl.
The Hoke, the poke -- banish now thy doubt
Verily, I say, 'tis what it's all about.

(Jeff Brechlin, Potomac Falls.
Stolen from the Washington Post's Style Invitational Week CLXI)