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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Colleagues:</span><span style="color:#1D1D1D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">As Chair of the Internet Society Nominations Committee, I am providing notification that Mr.<span class="apple-converted-space"> Abdelmounim Mahamat </span>has filed a petition to add his name to the slate of candidates for the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Chapters<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>election
to the Internet Society Board of Trustees.</span><span style="color:#1D1D1D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Information on petitions can be found at the petitions page:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/__;!!N14HnBHF!5kkyLY3uyza3L5F2ciLRBIIu5i8T8k1GRF7fgxlpGgw3s-NtpyNdKKtn2vknfivs-LhsoovKy-z-9knJw8mh$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/__;!!N14HnBHF!5kkyLY3uyza3L5F2ciLRBIIu5i8T8k1GRF7fgxlpGgw3s-NtpyNdKKtn2vknfivs-LhsoovKy-z-9knJw8mh$"><span style="color:#0A0037">https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/</span></a>.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#1D1D1D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Information provided by<span class="apple-converted-space"> Abdelmounim Mahamat </span>can be found at:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#1D1D1D"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/abdelmounim-mahamat/__;!!N14HnBHF!5cYg2Tpb7m4Z2xfIV3OghgPWtFyk00zSJb9VSnIVrXJli5FrTXkZCABKHqr2MuMK-5IiCibkkJv-f_nCn_hW$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/abdelmounim-mahamat/__;!!N14HnBHF!5cYg2Tpb7m4Z2xfIV3OghgPWtFyk00zSJb9VSnIVrXJli5FrTXkZCABKHqr2MuMK-5IiCibkkJv-f_nCn_hW$"><span style="color:#0058B9">https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/abdelmounim-mahamat/</span></a>. </span></span><span style="color:#1D1D1D"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Names of petitioners who receive the required number of valid signatures, following the process described on the petitions page, will be added to the election slate.</span><span style="color:#1D1D1D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Best regards,</span><span style="color:#1D1D1D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Jon Peterson</span><span style="color:#1D1D1D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">2022-2023 Nominations Committee Chair</span><span style="color:#1D1D1D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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