<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Dear Chapter Leaders:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Voting for the 2026 ISOC Board of Trustees elections has begun! Electronic ballots were emailed earlier today to your chapter’s president (or voting delegate if one has been assigned). Presidents/voting delegates have until Monday, 30 March at 15:00 UTC to cast their ballots.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">In this year's election cycle, ISOC chapters are asked to elect two (2) trustees to the board. The winning candidates will serve a three-year term each commencing in July 2026. Additional details on the elections can be found here: </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:rgb(33,33,33)">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">As previously announced, today also marks the close of the Chapters Candidate Forum. Links to biographical summaries provided by all the candidates remain available online 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:rgb(33,33,33)">.  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">We encourage you to engage with your chapter's president (or voting delegate) on the choices this election presents. 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><span class="gmail-im"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Best regards on behalf of the 2026 Elections Committee,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Sagarika Wickramasekera</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">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:rgb(33,33,33)">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:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;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:11pt;color:black"> </span></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:242.25pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:129.75pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:242.25pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:129.75pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;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><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext;padding:0in;vertical-align:top;width:242.25pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:129.75pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;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><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext;padding:0in;vertical-align:top;width:242.25pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:129.75pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(70,120,134)"><u><a href="mailto:martin@isoc.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">martin@isoc.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">  </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext;padding:0in;vertical-align:top;width:242.25pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:129.75pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;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><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext;padding:0in;vertical-align:top;width:242.25pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:129.75pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;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><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext;padding:0in;vertical-align:top;width:242.25pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:129.75pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;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><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext;padding:0in;vertical-align:top;width:242.25pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">  </span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:0in;vertical-align:top;width:129.75pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;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><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext;padding:0in;vertical-align:top;width:242.25pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b>Community Compliance and Governance Specialist</b></span><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></p></td><td style="border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:0in;vertical-align:top;width:1.25in;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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:0in;vertical-align:top;width:129.75pt;height:15pt"><p style="margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;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><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p><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>