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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Chapter Leaders,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It is our pleasure to share the list of candidates that your Chapter Advisory Council (ChAC) representatives have nominated for the 2023 ChAC Steering Committee (ChAC SC) elections over the last few weeks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can discover their names and profiles here:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://isoc.box.com/s/gpg5kchlierrwwcxogozfz59f6ssnf5f" target="_blank">https://isoc.box.com/s/gpg5kchlierrwwcxogozfz59f6ssnf5f</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The candidates are now invited to present themselves and to “campaign" via the chapter delegates e-list until 9 November. This is an opportunity for you all to get to know your candidates, but also to ask them questions in the run up of
the elections. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The ChAC Steering Committee is a group of nine (9) geographically diverse members elected from among the ChAC representatives to lead the Committee’s discussions and draft recommendations on the topics brought forward by the chapters. Out
of the 9 members, 6 are geographical representative and 3 are non-geographical representatives.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please don't miss this chance to get to know your candidates. This will help your chapter decide who your ChAC representative should vote for in the upcoming elections! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The election period will open from 10 November 2022 and will close on 23 November 2022 at 23:59 UTC. The voting ballots will be sent to each Chapter's ChAC representative on 10 November. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Learn more about the Chapters Advisory Council: <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/chapters/chapters-advisory-council/" target="_blank">
https://www.internetsociety.org/chapters/chapters-advisory-council/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Agang K. Ditlhogo</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Chair, Nominations and Elections</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Rama Rejman</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Governance and Administrative Specialist, Community Engagement</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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