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+title: Executive Committee election results
+author: IIIF Consortium Staff
+date: 2024-01-17
+tags: [news, announcements]
+layout: post
+excerpt: >
+  Congratulations and welcome to the institutions recently elected to the Executive Committee.
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+We’re delighted to announce the results of the IIIF Consortium [Executive Committee](https://iiif.io/community/consortium/consortium_committees/#executive-committee) election. One institution, Ghent University, will join the committee to serve a 3-year term.. Europeana and Harvard University will continue their service on the Executive Committee with 4-year terms. Cornell University, J. Paul Getty Trust, and Yale University will serve 3-year terms. 
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+They join the following institutions in serving on the Executive Committee:
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+* Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
+* The British Library
+* Göttingen State and University Library (SUB Göttingen)
+* Stanford University
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+For information about joining the Consortium, which makes an institution eligible to run in annual elections for Executive Committee member seats, [take a look at our membership benefits page](https://iiif.io/community/consortium/join/).