<div dir="auto">Congratulations to Charles, Barry & Sagarika. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards,</div><div dir="auto">Mohammad Kawsar Uddin</div><div dir="auto">ISOC Bangladesh Chapter </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 7 Apr, 2025 at 6:38 PM, Ramanou BIAOU via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Dear Chapter Leaders:</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">On
 behalf of the Internet Society Elections Committee, I wish to extend my
 appreciation and thanks to all of the candidates for the Board of 
Trustees elections. We are honored
 that so many qualified individuals offered to serve on the board. 
Voting closed on Friday and the election results were certified today, 
in accordance with the elections timetable.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">CHAPTERS</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">In
 the Chapters election, there were five (5) candidates for one (1) seat.
 Having received the most votes, Charles Mok has been elected to a 
3-year term as a trustee.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Voter turn-out in the Chapters election was <b>93.38%. Of the 121 eligible chapters, 113 voted</b>. In accordance with the
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/about-internet-society/governance-policies/procedures-selecting-trustees/" target="_blank">
Procedures for Selecting Trustees</a>, Publication of the Result, <b>Charles Mok</b> received 69 votes.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">In addition, the
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/about-internet-society/governance-policies/procedures-selecting-trustees/" target="_blank">
Procedures for Selecting Trustees</a> state that, “ISOC will make 
available a list of all Chapters eligible to vote in an election, 
indicating which Chapters exercised their voting privilege.” I am 
pleased to share that list with you (attached to this email).</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">ORGANIZATION MEMBERS</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">In
 the Organization Members election there were three (3) candidates for 
two (2) seats. Having received the highest weighted vote counts, <b>Barry 
Leiba and Sagarika Wickramasekera</b>
 have been elected to a 3-year term each as trustees.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Voter turn-out in the Organization Members election was <b>61.84%. Of the 76 eligible Organization Members, 47 voted</b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Please
 join me in congratulating the successful candidates and thanking all 
who ran. I also wish to thank all voters, members of the Elections 
Committee, and ISOC staff who supported
 the elections process.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Election
 challenges may be lodged between now and <b>15:00 UTC on 14 April</b> by email
 to the Internet Society President Sally Wentworth at the address
<a href="mailto:election-challenge@isoc.org" target="_blank">election-challenge@isoc.org</a>.
 Any such challenges must include an explanation of the reasons for the 
challenge. The President, after consultation with the chairs of the 
Nominations and Elections Committees and
 the members of the Board of Trustees, shall advise the challenge author
 of the board's decision by 21 April.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Again, thanks to all who participated in the 2025 Board of Trustees elections.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Best regards,</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><b>Ramanou Biaou</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2025 Elections Committee Chair</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Internet Society Board of Trustees</span></p><br></div>
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