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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">In 2017, there will be three open Director positions on the board of the</span><span lang="EN-US">
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Public Interest Registry (PIR).
</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I am pleased to announce that the Internet Society's PIR Nominations</span><span lang="EN-US">
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Committee is now accepting nominations for those Director roles,
</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">beginning today and until December 11, 2016 at 23:00 UTC.</span><span lang="EN-US">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Call for Nominations with all of the details and requirements is here:</span><span lang="EN-US">
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</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/pir-call-nominations"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.internetsociety.org/pir-call-nominations</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US">
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The timetable for nominations and appointment is here:</span><span lang="EN-US">
<br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/pir-board-directors-appointment-process-timetable">http://www.internetsociety.org/pir-board-directors-appointment-process-timetable</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Please forward this information to any interested groups, communities, or</span><span lang="EN-US">
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">individuals! And don't hesitate to ask any questions.</span><span lang="EN-US">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For the PIR Nominations Committee 2016/2017 of the Internet Society<br>
Hans Peter Dittler</span><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">CEO Braintec Netzwerk-Consulting<br>
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three open Director positions on the board of the Public Interest Registry (PIR). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>I am pleased to announce that the Internet Society’s PIR Nominations Committee is now accepting
nominations for those Director roles, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>beginning today and until December 11, 2016 at 23:00 UTC.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p
class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>The Call for Nominations with all of the details and requirements is here:<br></span><span style='color:black'><a
href="</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/pir-call-nominations"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.internetsociety.org/pir-call-nominations</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">"><span
lang=EN-US></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/pir-call-nominations"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.internetsociety.org/pir-call-nominations</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></a></span><span
lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><br>The timetable for nominations and appointment is here:<br></span><span style='color:black'><a href="</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/pir-board-directors-appointment-process-timetable"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.internetsociety.org/pir-board-directors-appointment-process-timetable</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">"><span
lang=EN-US></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/pir-board-directors-appointment-process-timetable"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.internetsociety.org/pir-board-directors-appointment-process-timetable</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></a></span><span
lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Please forward this information to any interested groups, communities,
or individuals! And don’t hesitate to ask any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>For the
PIR Nominations Committee 2016/2017 of the Internet Society<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Hans Peter Dittler<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CEO Braintec Netzwerk-Consulting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span
lang=EN-US>President ISOC.DE (Internet Society German Chapter e.V.) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Member of the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p
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