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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Chapter Leaders:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are excited to get voting underway! Please note a correction to the below – electronic ballots will be distributed tomorrow,
<b>Friday, 22 March</b> as per our <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/">
election timeline</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please be on the lookout for your e-ballot soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Lauren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular";color:#0C1C2C;background:white">Lauren Terrell,</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular";color:#0C1C2C;background:white"> Director of Governance and Board
Operations</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular";color:#0C1C2C"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular";color:black;background:white"><a href="mailto:terrell@isoc.org" title="mailto:terrell@isoc.org"><span style="color:#0078D4">terrell@isoc.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular";color:#0C1C2C;background:white"> |
Mobile: +1 703 915 8077 </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular";color:#0C1C2C"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="color:black">Victor Kuarsingh <victor@jvknet.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 3:39</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">PM<br>
<b>To: </b>chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org <chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org><br>
<b>Cc: </b>DL elections <elections@isoc.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>2024 ISOC Board of Trustees Elections<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Dear Chapter Leaders:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Voting for the 2024 ISOC Board of Trustees elections has begun! Electronic ballots were emailed earlier today to your Chapter’s President (or Voting Delegate if one has been assigned).
Presidents/Voting Delegates have until Friday, 5 April at 15:00 UTC to cast their ballots.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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 June 2024. Additional
details on the elections can be found here:<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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:<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/trustee-elections/nominees-for-the-2024-board-of-trustees-elections/" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.org/trustee-elections/nominees-for-the-2024-board-of-trustees-elections/</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">We encourage you to engage with your Chapter's President (or Voting Delegate) on the choices this election presents. If you do not know who the President (or Voting Delegate) for
your Chapter is, do not hesitate to contact your Community Engagement Manager (CEM) or ISOC Community Compliance and Governance Specialist Rama Rejman. Contact details are noted below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Best regards on behalf of the 2024 Elections Committee,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Victor Kuarsingh<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">2024 Elections Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Internet Society<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Community Engagement Manager (CEM) Contacts</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Regional CEMs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Africa (AF) – Victor Ndonnang (<a href="mailto:ndonnang@isoc.org" target="_blank">ndonnang@isoc.org</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Asia-Pacific (APAC) – Sarah Lake (<a href="mailto:lake@isoc.org" target="_blank">lake@isoc.org</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Europe (EU) – Nick Hyrka (<a href="mailto:hyrka@isoc.org" target="_blank">hyrka@isoc.org</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Latin America & The Caribbean (LAC) – Nancy Quiros (<a href="mailto:quiros@isoc.org" target="_blank">quiros@isoc.org</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Middle East (ME) – Hana Sabbagh (<a href="mailto:sabbagh@isoc.org" target="_blank">sabbagh@isoc.org</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">North America (NA) – Kyle Shulman (<a href="mailto:shulman@isoc.org" target="_blank">shulman@isoc.org</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Chapter Support (<a href="mailto:chapter-support@isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-support@isoc.org</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Community Compliance and Governance Specialist – Rama Rejman (<a href="mailto:rejman@isoc.org" target="_blank">rejman@isoc.org</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
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