<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">HI Sally,<div>Congrats on your appointment. It is great to see the CEO chosen from with in the organization and from the policy side. You come to the job with the knowledge of chapter needs and can use this knowledge to help plan for the future. Looking forward to chatting with you as you prepare to take over as CEO of ISOC.</div><div><br></div><div>All the best and glad to see another smart capable women at the helm of ISOC</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Judith Hellerstein <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad<span style="font-size: 13pt;"> </span><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">judith@jhellerstein.com </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Skype ID:JudithHellerstein</span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 7, 2024, at 9:02 AM, Sally Wentworth via Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular"">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular"">Yesterday, Ted Hardie sent a message to the ISOC community announcing that the Internet Society Board of Trustees has selected me to become CEO of the Internet Society and Internet
Society Foundation effective 1 September 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular"">I want to express my sincere gratitude for the opportunity to be the Internet Society’s next CEO. This is an exciting time for the Internet Society, and I am honored to continue
our organization’s critical mission. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular"">It is my strong belief that the Internet Society’s strength lies within our global community. This includes chapters, organization members, individual members, the IETF, partners,
staff, and Internet leaders across the globe who are building and defending the Internet. Our success comes when this global community comes together</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular";color:#212121;background:white"> with a strong
and effective voice for an open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular"">I will be setting up opportunities for us to connect in the coming months leading up to my role as CEO. You can expect to hear more from me in the coming days and weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular"">I want to thank you all for your dedication and passion for the Internet Society and our mission.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular"">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular"">Sally Wentworth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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