Advisory Board Application

Members of H-Net advisory boards assist in the peer-reviewing process and the development of multimedia content by assisting editors in making policies for their networks; reviewing disputes brought to their attention by the network or review editors; serving as "ambassadors" for their networks by joining discussions, helping to recruit new editors and board members, developing new threads, and serving as liaisons to professional organizations and the educational community at large. Advisory board terms are variable. One advisory board member from each network is entitled to a non-voting membership on H-Staff, H-Net's internal policy network.

Procedure for nominating an advisory board member to the executive committee:

Please fill out the board member application form. Editors of existing networks, or contact persons developing a new network may bundle all advisory board statements into one message. In any case, it is important that the nominees be directed to this site and indicate they are aware of the commitment they are undertaking:

1. In the case of an operating network, a member of the network's editorial/advisory team must endorse the applicant by filling out the Nomination Form.

2. A message signed by the nominee:

accepting the nomination;
providing complete and current contact information (including a working email address);
briefly stating field qualifications (please do not send a full CV unless requested by the executive committee or the executive director). This can be a concise statement of pertinent publications, service, or teaching experience that demonstrates to the nonspecialist that the nominee is sufficiently acquainted with the field to be able to act as a member of the board;
a brief statement of the nominee's plans to advance the network or book-review operation as appropriate.

Name

Your name.

Institution or Workplace

The institution(s) with which you are affiliated, if any. Say "independent scholar" or similar as applicable.

E-mail Address

Enter the email address associated with your H-Net Commons account.

Network Name

Name of the network where you are applying to serve as an Advisory Board Member.

Please customize the sample letter below. You are also free to compose your own letter of nomination or application

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To the H-Net Council:

I accept nomination [or] I wish to apply to serve as a member of the advisory board for H-XXXX. I am aware that H-Net's certification of board members is normally for a two-year period.

My field qualifications for this service include [here you can point to selected, pertinent published articles and monographs, courses taught, conference papers, technology/multimedia projects, and/or professional experience relating to the network's field or topic.]

I hope that my contributions as a board member will strengthen the network's mission to foster lively, informative, peered discussion and debate. As a board member, I will remain subscribed to the network, join in its discussions where appropriate, offer suggestions for improvement in the network's services, assist the editors in establishing suitable policies for the network, and where possible promote the network to members of the profession. [If you have any specific preferences concerning moderating or editing, or policies the network should adopt, you should state them here.

I look forward to joining the H-XXXX team.

Sincerely,

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