<div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">Congratulations to Dr Daisy Selematsela (University of Witswatersrand Library) on your new professional appointment!<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Welcome to the <a href="https://ndltd.org/" style="color:rgb(26,13,171);font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-decoration-line:none;outline:0px"><div class="gmail-TbwUpd gmail-NJjxre" style="display:inline-block;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:1px"><cite class="gmail-iUh30 gmail-tjvcx" role="text" style="color:rgb(32,33,36);font-style:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:1.3;padding-top:1px">https://ndltd.org</cite></div></a> once again. Your passion for the public good of research is recognized by your global peers. You and your team (NRF/CHELSA/UCT/SUN) brought the ETD2011 conference to Cape Town for the benefit of African HEIs. This influenced a lot of us now promoting institutional OA mandates with an understanding of what the Open Access Movement is all about. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div>With your knowledge, influence, and commitment, I am confident we will increase the NDLTD membership on the continent for the good of Open Access to ETDs (and other research outputs) and for the development of Open Repositories across Africa - ahead of the <a href="https://or2023.openrepositories.org/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(26,13,171);outline:0px"><div class="gmail-TbwUpd gmail-NJjxre" style="display:inline-block;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:1px"><cite class="gmail-iUh30 gmail-tjvcx" role="text" style="color:rgb(32,33,36);font-style:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:1.3;padding-top:1px">https://or2023.openrepositories.org</cite></div></a> to be hosted by Stellenbosch University. </div><div class="gmail-yuRUbf" style="line-height:1.58;color:rgb(32,33,36);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail-B6fmyf" style="height:0px;white-space:nowrap"><div class="eFM0qc" style="display:inline-flex;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:1px;padding-left:2px"></div><div class="gmail-csDOgf" style="display:inline"><div><div><div role="button" tabindex="0" class="gmail-iTPLzd gmail-GUHazd gmail-lUn2nc eY4mx" aria-label="About this Result" style="width:28px;line-height:16px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:12px;padding-right:5px;outline:0px"><span class="gmail-D6lY4c" style="height:22px;width:22px;border-radius:11px"><span class="gmail-xTFaxe gmail-IjabWd gmail-z1asCe gmail-SaPW2b" style="display:inline-block;height:18px;line-height:18px;width:18px;margin-left:2px;color:rgb(112,117,122)"></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-IsZvec" style="max-width:48em;color:rgb(77,81,86);line-height:1.58;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-VwiC3b gmail-yXK7lf gmail-MUxGbd gmail-yDYNvb gmail-lyLwlc gmail-lEBKkf" style="padding-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;display:-webkit-box;overflow:hidden"><br></div></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail-yuRUbf" style="line-height:1.58;color:rgb(32,33,36);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail-B6fmyf" style="height:0px;white-space:nowrap"><br></div></div><div class="gmail-IsZvec" style="max-width:48em;color:rgb(77,81,86);line-height:1.58;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-VwiC3b gmail-yXK7lf gmail-MUxGbd gmail-yDYNvb gmail-lyLwlc gmail-lEBKkf" style="padding-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;display:-webkit-box;overflow:hidden"><br></div></div></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:inherit;white-space:pre-wrap">Lazarus G. Matizirofa </span><br></div><div>Deputy Director: Scholarly Communications, Digital Systems & Services</div><div>Department of Library Services </div><div>University of Pretoria, South Africa </div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Professor Ramesh C Gaur</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:rcgaur66@gmail.com" target="_blank">rcgaur66@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022, 04:13<br>Subject: Re: Welcome to the NDLTD Board of Directors!<br><br></div><div dir="auto">Many congratulations <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Daisy Selematsela, Jian Wu, Maïté Roux, and Mirjana Brković! Welcome to NDLTD Family. Looking forward to working with you. As chair Conference committee seeking your help in selecting venues for ur next conference I.e. ETD 2024 and ETD 2025.</span><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">With best wishes </span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Ramesh<br></span><br><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">*********************************************************************</span><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><b>Professor (Dr.) Ramesh C. 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