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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dear Internet Society Chapter Leaders,</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This is a friendly reminder that voting in the 2026 Internet Society Board of Trustees
(BoT) Elections opens on <b>Monday, 16 March 2026</b>.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">On that day, voting ballots will be sent by email to your chapter’s President, or to
your designated Voting Delegate for ISOC BoT Elections (if one has been assigned). The ballot email will come from noreply-XXXX@ bigpulse .com — please be sure to check your inbox (and spam folder, just in case).</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In this year’s election cycle, chapters will elect two (2) Trustees from the
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2026/nominees/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-attrib-id="link-dbbd56b0-8ce2-496e-aec9-f38db2f9ec7e" data-outlook-id="7f9e74f4-a321-4ff8-814c-53de407c6308" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
Chapters Election Slate</a>. The candidates are:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; text-transform: none;"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/author/atukwase/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-attrib-id="link-032d092b-8d02-4cee-b79b-37d24afa499e" data-outlook-id="5140d087-765d-4584-abf0-b1b6ca9392a3" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Ramadhan
Atukwase</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; text-transform: none;"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/author/biaou/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-attrib-id="link-09657b67-cb62-4a6e-b0ca-e62c709e0054" data-outlook-id="097566c4-18c5-4a38-ac06-3582b8df7fe3" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Ramanou
Biaou</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; text-transform: none;"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/author/eford/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-attrib-id="link-f5f4faaf-8ccc-41d8-9848-7e439907e613" data-outlook-id="a3f563e3-2033-4a71-a187-92284ec809be" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Elaine
Ford</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; text-transform: none;"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/author/pmisra/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-attrib-id="link-7cd163db-2122-4e5e-9a19-ab64688928b4" data-outlook-id="3d258e3d-e2bf-46c6-b203-97cc531c5352" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Praveen
Misra</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; text-transform: none;"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/author/ogundele/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-attrib-id="link-10f00690-3c9e-47a4-8b13-20d0d83ea069" data-outlook-id="b46533a9-15d3-4d3f-8d59-b6b3e113b2b6" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Caleb
Ogundele</a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Voting is an important benefit of your chapter’s membership. By casting your vote, you
help shape the direction and priorities of both the Internet Society and the Internet Society Foundation. This is your opportunity to support qualified, dedicated candidates who are committed to strengthening the Internet for everyone.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ballots must be submitted by
<b>Monday, 30 March 2026, at 15:00 UTC</b>.<br>
If you have any questions or experience difficulty accessing election materials, please contact the ISOC Elections Committee at
<a href="mailto:elections@isoc.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-attrib-id="link-c68e9e7c-4cad-4841-b20f-de3a73dac00a" data-outlook-id="ab3989c6-41e6-491c-9b0d-f1872be7c161" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
elections@isoc.org</a>.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thank you for your engagement — and happy voting!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best regards,</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">On behalf of the Chapter Team</span></p>
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