<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:__fkGroteskNeue_598ab8,__fkGroteskNeue_Fallback_598ab8,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px">Congratulations to the newly elected members of the 2025 Chapters Advisory Council Steering Committee! <br><br>It is truly inspiring to witness such a distinguished and diverse group representing our regions and interests. <br>I eagerly look forward to the significant contributions you will make to enhance our global community!</span></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 1:20 PM Alphonce Odhiambo via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Congratulations. We are looking forward to a vibrant journey with your leadership and support. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 11 Nov 2024, 22:59 Rama Rejman via Chapter-delegates, <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">





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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The polls for the 2025 Chapters Advisory Council Steering Committee (ChAC SC) elections closed on November 7, 2024. This election filled nine positions on the Steering Committee: one representative
 per region and three non-geographical representatives.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To ensure diversity, the candidate with the most votes from each region has been appointed as the regional representative, while the three candidates with the next highest vote counts were
 selected as non-geographical representatives.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I am pleased to announce the elected members of the 2025 Chapters AC Steering Committee:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Regional representative North America - Joel Templeman (Canada Manitoba Chapter)<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Regional representative Europe - Nicolas CHAGNY (France Chapter)<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Regional representative LAC - Flávio Rech Wagner (Brazil Chapter)<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Regional representative Africa - Anna Amoomo (Namibia Chapter) <u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Regional representative APAC - Winthrop Y Yu (Philippines Chapter)<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Regional representative Middle East - Heba Sayed Ahmed (Egypt Chapter)<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Non-geographical representative - Clara Patricia Muñoz (Colombia Chapter)<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Non-geographical representative - Katarina Gevorgyan (Armenia Chapter)<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Non-geographical representative - Patricia Peña (Chile Chapter)<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Congratulations to each of the incoming Steering Committee members!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We would also like to extend our gratitude to the outgoing Steering Committee for their dedication and contributions over the past year on behalf of all the Chapters. Additionally, special
 thanks to Agang K. Ditlhogo, the Nominations and Elections Chair, for ensuring a smooth and transparent election process.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Next steps:</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> A challenge period is now open until November 19, 2024. If no challenges are raised, the results will be finalized on
 the same day.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thank you all for your commitment, and congratulations again to our new ChAC Steering Committee!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Hind Regular";color:rgb(12,28,44)">Rama Rejman (she/her)</span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:"Hind Regular";color:rgb(12,28,44)"><br>
<span style="background:white">Community Compliance and Governance Specialist, Community Engagement<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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