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<div class="">Dear Chapter Leaders,<br class="">
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Your Chapter representatives to the Chapters Advisory Council (ChAC) have nominated the candidates for the 2019 Steering Committee elections.<br class="">
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It is our pleasure to share the slate of Nominees:</div>
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<td height="21" class="xl65" width="205" style="height:16.0pt;width:154pt"><b style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Nominee Name</font></b></td>
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<td height="21" class="xl66" style="height:16.0pt;border-top:none" field="amritachoudhury8@gmail.com">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Amrita Choudhury</span></font></td>
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<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">India Delhi Chapter</span></font></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">APAC</span></font></td>
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<td height="21" class="xl66" style="height:16.0pt;border-top:none" field="ramanou@biaou.net">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">BIAOU Sourakatou Ramanou</span></font></td>
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<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Benin Chapter</span></font></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Africa</span></font></td>
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<td height="21" class="xl66" style="height:16.0pt;border-top:none" field="carlosraulg@gmail.com">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez</span></font></td>
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padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:8px">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Costa Rica Chapter</span></font></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">LAC</span></font></td>
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<td height="21" class="xl66" style="height:16.0pt;border-top:none" field="eduardodiazrivera@gmail.com">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Eduardo Diaz</span></font></td>
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padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:8px">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Puerto Rico Chapter</span></font></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">LAC</span></font></td>
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<td height="21" class="xl66" style="height:16.0pt;border-top:none" field="eford@ddint.org">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Elaine Ford</span></font></td>
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padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:8px">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Peru Chapter</span></font></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">LAC</span></font></td>
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<td height="21" class="xl66" style="height:16.0pt;border-top:none" field="lillian@isoc.ug">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Lillian Nalwoga</span></font></td>
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padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:8px">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Uganda Chapter</span></font></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Africa</span></font></td>
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<td height="21" class="xl66" style="height:16.0pt;border-top:none" field="togbahmatt@yahoo.com">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Matthew Roberts</span></font></td>
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<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Liberia Chapter</span></font></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Africa</span></font></td>
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<td height="21" class="xl66" style="height:16.0pt;border-top:none" field="bukhalidn@gmail.com">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Nabil Bukhalid</span></font></td>
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<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Lebanon Chapter</span></font></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Middle East</span></font></td>
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<td height="21" class="xl66" style="height:16.0pt;border-top:none" field="nnicholaski@gmail.com">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Nazarius Kirama</span></font></td>
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<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Tanzania Chapter</span></font></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Africa</span></font></td>
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<td height="21" class="xl66" style="height:16.0pt;border-top:none" field="ocl@gih.com">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Olivier Crepin-Leblond</span></font></td>
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<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">UK England Chapter</span></font></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Europe</span></font></td>
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<td height="21" class="xl66" style="height:16.0pt;border-top:none" field="pk@DENIC.DE">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Peter Koch</span></font></td>
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<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Germany Chapter</span></font></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Europe</span></font></td>
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<td height="21" class="xl66" style="height:16.0pt;border-top:none" field="rmohan@afilias.info">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Ram Mohan</span></font></td>
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<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">US Philadelphia Chapter</span></font></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">North America</span></font></td>
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<td height="21" class="xl66" style="height:16.0pt;border-top:none" field="rzambrana@gmail.com">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Roberto Zambrana</span></font></td>
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<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Bolivia Chapter</span></font></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">LAC</span></font></td>
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<td height="21" class="xl66" style="height:16.0pt;border-top:none" field="thatomfikwe@gmail.com">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Royden Mfikwe</span></font></td>
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<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">South Africa Gauteng Chapter</span></font></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Africa</span></font></td>
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<td height="21" class="xl66" style="height:16.0pt;border-top:none" field="sb@inapp.com">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Satish Babu</span></font></td>
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<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">India Trivandrum Chapter</span></font></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">APAC</span></font></td>
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<td height="21" class="xl66" style="height:16.0pt;border-top:none" field="susannah.gray@gmail.com">
<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Susannah Gray</span></font></td>
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<font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">US San Francisco Bay Area Chapter</span></font></td>
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Nominees can decline the nomination by sending an email to <<a href="mailto:chapters-ac-elections@isoc.org" class="">chapters-ac-elections@isoc.org</a>> stating they do not wish to be a candidate for the Steering Committee elections. Should there be any withdrawals,
we will share a final list of candidates ahead of the elections’ opening date. </div>
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<div class="">The election period will open on the 12 November 2018 for 9 days and will close on the 20 November 2018 at 23h59 UTC. <br class="">
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9 seats are available for the Steering Committee. To learn more about the structure of the Steering Committee please see the <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/chapters/chapters-advisory-council/charter" class="">Chapters AC charter</a>.<br class="">
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Candidates will have a chance to present themselves on the <a href="https://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=a87f0d7b-f5f1-40d2-828d-d1261ddaf7fc" class="">Chapter Leaders Community on Connect</a>. This is an opportunity for
you to get to know your candidates but also to ask them questions in the run up of the elections.<br class="">
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<div class="">Please let your Chapter’s Advisory Council representative (see list: <a href="https://apps.internetsociety.org/form/chapter-representatives" class="">https://apps.internetsociety.org/form/chapter-representatives</a>) know who your preferred candidates
are so that he/she can cast the vote on behalf of your Chapter. The necessary links for the election will be shared with your Chapter AC representatives. <br class="">
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Best regards,</div>
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John More & Christine Saegesser Baethge<br class="">
Nominations and Election Chair & Chapters AC staff liaison</div>
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