<div dir="ltr"><pre class="gmail-aLF-aPX-K0-aPE" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Dear Chapter Leaders,</font></pre><pre class="gmail-aLF-aPX-K0-aPE" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">
The 2021 ISOC Board of Trustees elections have begun! </font></pre><pre class="gmail-aLF-aPX-K0-aPE" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Electronic ballots were emailed today to all voting delegates. They will have until Friday, 23 April at 15:00 UTC to cast their ballots.
In this year's election cycle ISOC Chapters are asked to elect one (1) trustee to the board. The winning candidate will serve a three-year term commencing in July 2021.
Separately, the Board, acting pursuant to its authority under Article II, Section 1(d), has announced its intention to offer the runner-up in the Chapters Election a one-year appointment as trustee. This will restore the board to its usual complement of 12 voting members comprised of equal numbers from all three communities: Chapters, Organizational Members and the IETF. The number of voting members fell to 11 when Olga Cavalli recently resigned with one year remaining in her term.
Additional details on the elections can be found here:
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/" style="">https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/</a>
As previously announced, today also marks the close of the Chapters Candidate Forum. Links to biographical summaries provided by all the candidates remain available online at:
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2021/nominees/" style="">https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2021/nominees/</a>
We encourage you to engage with your Chapter's voting delegate on the choices this election presents. If you do not know who the voting delegate for your Chapter is, do not hesitate to contact Stine Philipsen, ISOC Chapters and Individual Members Coordinator (<a href="mailto:philipsen@isoc.org" style="">philipsen@isoc.org</a>).
Best regards,
Mrs. N. Maimouna Diop
2021 Elections Committee Chair
Internet Society</font></pre></div>