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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Dear Chapter-Delegates,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Please find below a message from the Nominations Committee Chair, Keith Davidson.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>*****************************<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The Nominations Committee has selected five (5) candidates to be included in the ballot for the Organizational Membership Election and four (4) candidates to be included in the ballot for the Chapter Membership Election.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The Nomination Committee has announced the following candidates for election by Organizational members:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Ms. Eva Frölich <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Mr. Lee Howard <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Mr. Jason Livingood <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Ms. Désirée Miloshevic <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Mr. Patrick Ryan <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The selected candidates for the Chapters Election are:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Dr. Gregory Bell <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Ms Narelle Clark <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Dr. Demi Getschko <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Ms. Maureen Hilyard <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Additional nominations for election to the Board of Trustees may be made by petition by the candidate, and filed with the Chair of the Nominations Committee at <2013-petition-request@isoc.org>. The Petitions Period runs from March 22, 2013 to 5 April 2013, 23:59 UTC. Successful petitioners will be placed on the ballot. The final slate announcement will be made no later than 12 April 2013.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Information on the Petitions Procedures is available here: <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/board-trustees/trustee-elections/2013/petition">http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/board-trustees/trustee-elections/2013/petition</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>This announcement concludes the work of the Nominations Committee. The Committee thanks all of the 29 nominees that expressed an interest and willingness to serve on the Internet Society Board of Trustees. The depth of skills and diversity amongst these nominees was extraordinary and gave the Committee a most challenging task. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I offer my thanks to my colleagues on the committee, and appreciate their time and commitment.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Keith Davidson <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Chair, 2013 Nominations Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>