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<p class="MsoNormal">Friends<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Our GHC proposals process says<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">A shepherd will make a recommendation within 2 weeks<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Committee will make a decision with 4 weeks after that<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">But we sometimes drop the ball and we have no recovery mechanism, which isn’t really fair on authors.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">At our ICFP meeting we decided to appoint a "Nudger" to watch the timetable (weekly perhaps) give the shepherds a polite nudge.  If successive nudges don't work (e.g. perhaps a committee member has been overtaken by an emergency) then s/he
 can alert the Secretary to appoint a new shepherd.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m happy to say that <b>Tom Harding</b> has agreed to act as our Nudger, for  six-month term.  Thank you Tom!  You may want to check with Joachim about exactly what’s in flight.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Shepherds: note that it’s fine to have an active dialogue with the author about content, before making your recommendation.  That might take longer than 2 weeks, but make sure the author knows that is what you are doing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Tom!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Simon<o:p></o:p></p>
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