<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">Dear Chapter Leaders:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">This is to provide you with more information on the Internet Society's 2026 Board of Trustees election. As announced by Nominations Committee Chair Kathleen Moriarty, the final slate for the chapters election is as follows (candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name):</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in"><li style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"><span role="presentation">Ramadhan Atukwase</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"><span role="presentation">Ramanou Biaou</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"><span role="presentation">Elaine Ford</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"><span role="presentation">Praveen Misra</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"><span role="presentation">Caleb Ogundele</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">In this year's election cycle, chapters are asked to elect two (2) trustees. The winning candidates will serve a three-year term each commencing with ISOC’s Annual General Meeting in July 2026.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">An electronic ballot will be sent to an eligible chapter’s president (or voting delegate if one has been assigned) on Monday, 16 March, officially marking the start of the election. Chapter presidents or voting delegates will have until 15:00 UTC on Monday, 30 March to cast their ballots. If you do not know who the president or voting delegate for your chapter is, do not hesitate to contact your Community Engagement Manager (CEM) or ISOC Community Compliance and Governance Specialist Rama Rejman. Contact details are noted below.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">To help you learn about the candidates and their views on various issues impacting the Internet and the Internet Society, the following resources have been assembled for your use.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"><b>Candidate Bios</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">Each candidate was invited to submit a biographical summary. Please take a moment to consider the experience and backgrounds of the candidates for the chapters election. Links to all candidate bios can be found at: </span><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(150,96,125)"><u><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2026/nominees/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(150,96,125);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2026/nominees/</a></u></span><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"><b>Candidate Forum</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">To facilitate dialogue between chapter leaders and the candidates, the Elections Committee is again launching an online Candidate Forum. Everyone subscribed to this mailing list will be subscribed to the ISOC Chapters Candidate Forum list (</span><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(150,96,125)"><u><a href="mailto:isoc-chapters-candidate-forum@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(150,96,125);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">isoc-chapters-candidate-forum@elists.isoc.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">). You may unsubscribe at any time. The Candidate Forum will enable candidates to answer questions posed by the Elections Committee and by you, chapter leaders. Please watch your email inbox for a message welcoming you to the Candidate Forum elist on Monday, 2 March. If you do not find it, please check your spam filters.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"><b>More Information</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">A description of the role of trustees, as well as links to information on the nominations process, election procedures, and the elections timetable are all posted at: </span><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(150,96,125)"><u><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(150,96,125);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/</a></u></span><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">If you have any questions or experience difficulty accessing any of the election resources mentioned above, please do not hesitate to contact us at: </span><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(150,96,125)"><u><a href="mailto:elections@isoc.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(150,96,125);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">elections@isoc.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">We look forward to your participation in the 2026 Board of Trustees chapters election!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">Best regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">Sagarika Wickramasekera</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">2026 Elections Committee Chair</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black">Internet Society Board of Trustees</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"><b>Community Engagement Managers (CEM) and Contact Information</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary="" style="border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;color:rgb(0,0,0);border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-color:windowtext;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:242.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><b>Region</b></span></p></td><td style="border-width:1pt 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><b>CEM</b></span></p></td><td style="border-width:1pt 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:129.95pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><b>Email</b></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:242.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Africa (AF)</span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Victor Ndonnang </span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:129.95pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(150,96,125)"><u><a href="mailto:ndonnang@isoc.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(150,96,125);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">ndonnang@isoc.org</a></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:242.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Asia-Pacific (APAC)</span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Sohini Rajiyung</span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:129.95pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(150,96,125)"><u><a href="mailto:rajiyung@isoc.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(150,96,125);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">rajiyung@isoc.org</a></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:242.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Europe (EU)</span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Rubén Martín</span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:129.95pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(150,96,125)"><u><a href="mailto:martin@isoc.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(150,96,125);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">martin@isoc.org</a></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:242.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Latin America and The Caribbean (LAC)</span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Nancy Quiros </span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:129.95pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(150,96,125)"><u><a href="mailto:quiros@isoc.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(150,96,125);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">quiros@isoc.org</a></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:242.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Middle East and North Africa (MENA)</span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Hana Sabbagh </span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:129.95pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(150,96,125)"><u><a href="mailto:sabbagh@isoc.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(150,96,125);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">sabbagh@isoc.org</a></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:242.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">North America (NA)</span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Kyle Shulman </span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:129.95pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(150,96,125)"><u><a href="mailto:shulman@isoc.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(150,96,125);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">shulman@isoc.org</a></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:242.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><b>Chapter Support</b></span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> </span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:129.95pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(150,96,125)"><u><a href="mailto:chapter-support@isoc.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(150,96,125);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">chapter-support@isoc.org</a></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:242.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><b>Community Compliance and Governance Specialist</b></span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Rama Rejman</span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:4pt;vertical-align:top;width:129.95pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(150,96,125)"><u><a href="mailto:rejman@isoc.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(150,96,125);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">rejman@isoc.org</a></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b>Sagarika Wickramasekera</b></div><div><b>Board of Trustees ISOC</b><br></div><div dir="ltr"><b>Secretary APSIG</b></div><div dir="ltr"><b>Advisory Board Member ISOC_LK<br>Past President  ISOC  Sri Lanka chapter</b></div><div><b>Past Vice president LKNOG</b></div><div dir="ltr"><b>LKiNG Advisory board member</b></div></div></div></div>