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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Benjamin,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your comment and good wishes.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Women are always encouraged to participate in our chapter activities and apply for leadership positions. We had female officers in the previous terms. This time, two female candidates contested for Board positions but could not get enough votes (from active members) to win a seat. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>That being said, we do hope and aspire to have better gender balance in future.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Waqas Hassan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Internet Society Pakistan Islamabad Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:bvanbever1@gmail.com">Benjamin Van Bever</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, March 17, 2020 3:27 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:waqas.hassanz@gmail.com">Waqas Hassan</a>; <a href="mailto:nathalie@wearecoders.org">Nathalie</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Pakistan Islamabad Chapter Elections</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello to you all, and congratulations for the elections.</p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am a bit surprised: why is there no woman elected to the pakistani board ?</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes,</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Benjamin Van Bever</p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Le ven. 13 mars 2020 à 07:10, Waqas Hassan via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> a écrit :</p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p>Dear Fellows,</p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>Internet Society Pakistan Islamabad Chapter (ISOC-ISB) conducted the elections for all leadership positions during Annual General Assembly and Extra Ordinary General Assembly on 18th Jan 2020 and 29th February 2020 respectively. As a result of elections and in pursuance to chapter bylaws, following is the composition of ISOC-ISB leadership. </span></p><p><strong><u><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Board of Directors</span></u></strong></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>1. Mr. Hashim Nouman, Chair</span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>2. Mr. Aqif Ali, Vice-Chair</span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>3. Dr. Amir Qayyum, Member</span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>4. Mr. Muhammad Shabbir Awan, Member</span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>5. Mr. Mubashar Sargana, Member</span></p><p><strong><u><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Officers</span></u></strong></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>1. Mr. Waqas Hassan, President</span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>2. Dr. Muhammad Saleem, Vice-President</span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>3. Mr. Abdullah Qamar, General Secretary</span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>4. Mr. Muhammad Adil Ali, Treasurer</span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>With support and guidance of the members, ISOC-ISB leadership reaffirms its commitment to work together for a safe, secure, robust and open Internet in Pakistan.</span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>Regards,</span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Waqas Hassan</span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>President</span></strong></p></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:4.8pt'>_______________________________________________<br>As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed<br>to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS):<br><a href="https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login" target="_blank">https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login</a><br>View the Internet Society Code of Conduct: <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/</a></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>