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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The 2025 Internet Society Board of Trustees (BoT) Elections are fast approaching! To ensure your chapter's eligibility to vote, please
<b>update your list of officers</b> in the <a href="https://community.internetsociety.org/leader/s/" target="_blank">
Leader Portal (AMS)</a> <b>by the cut-off date:</b> <b>27 January 2025</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">By default, the BoT voting ballot will be sent to the chapter’s President listed in the Leader Portal. If your chapter prefers to appoint someone else as the voting delegate, you can add a
"Voting Delegate for ISOC Board of Trustees Elections” officer position via the portal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Learn more about the Internet Society Board of Trustees Elections and see the full timeline on the
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/" target="_blank">
2025 Board of Trustees Elections webpage</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-For guidance on updating officer positions, refer to the
<a href="https://communitytraining.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ISOC-Chapter-Officers-Positions.pdf" target="_blank">
<i>Chapter Officer (Positions) SOP</i></a> in the <a href="https://communitytraining.internetsociety.org/" target="_blank">
Community Portal How-To’s</a> guide or contact your regional Community Engagement Manager (CEM) for support.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best regards,<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">On behalf of the Chapter Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular";color:#0C1C2C;mso-ligatures:none">Rama Rejman (she/her)</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular";color:#0C1C2C;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
<span style="background:white">Community Compliance and Governance Specialist, Community Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular";color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:rejman@isoc.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">rejman@isoc.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Hind Regular";color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Give a gift of opportunity. <u><a href="https://bit.ly/3nUsQmJ" target="_blank" title="https://bit.ly/3nUsQmJ"><span style="color:#0563C1">Donate today.</span></a></u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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