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<p class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words">What wonderful news to start the week with! My warmest congratulations to the Somalia Chapter on successfully completing their rejuvenation process and to the newly elected leadership team. This achievement represents not only the dedication of the Somalia Chapter members but also the strength of our global chapter community. I'm particularly pleased to see how our Chapter Peer Mentor program facilitated this success, and special thanks to colleagues who facilitated this.</p>
<p class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words">The collaborative spirit demonstrated here truly embodies the values we champion at the Internet Society. We look forward to seeing the innovative initiatives and community impact that will emerge from this revitalized chapter.</p>
<p class="gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words">Welcome back, Somalia Chapter - we're excited to see what you accomplish!</p>
<p class="gmail-whitespace-pre-wrap gmail-break-words">Best regards,<br><br><b>Caleb Ogundele</b></p></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM Hana Sabbagh 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:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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Hello chapter leaders,</div>
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We're thrilled to announce that the Internet Society Somalia Chapter has successfully completed its rejuvenation process and is now back in good standing. We look very much forward to discovering their upcoming activities and interactions with you all, our
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Please join us as we congratulate the newly elected Somalia Chapter leaders! </div>
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<div role="presentation"><span style="color:black">President/Chair: </span>Ahmed Siyad </div>
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<span style="color:black" role="presentation">Vice Chair: </span>Zakarie Ismael <br>
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<span style="color:black" role="presentation">Treasurer/Secretary: </span>Mulki Abukar Mohamoud <br>
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<span style="color:black" role="presentation">Technical Officer: </span>Mohamed Ali Ahmed <br>
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A big thank you also goes to our Chapter Peer Mentors (Sami Saleh, Sudan Chapter / Alphonce Odhiambo, Kenya Chapter / Sindy Obed, Haiti Chapter / Adebunmi Akinbo and James Olorundare, Nigeria Chapter) who supported the chapter as observers during their leadership
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The commitment of our mentors to helping chapters overcome challenges makes our community so strong. It was wonderful to see the knowledge and experience sharing among chapters, which truly embodies the collaborative spirit we encourage.</div>
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<span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">If your chapter goes through leadership elections in the near future, or could use support on other chapter leadership and governance topics, please doo feel free to reach out to your peers who offer help as
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Chapter Peer Mentors</a>. You can find out more about this opportunities here: </span>
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Thanks for all your support!</div>
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Regards</div>
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Hana</div>
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