[Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Elections - Report from the Elections Committee

[Raul Echeberria]

Congratulations to Narelle, who has been elected by the chapters.
This was a good election with very good candidates and good level of  
participation.

I would like also to thank the other candidates for participating in  
the process.


Raúl Echeberría
ISOC Board
Chair




El 13/04/2010, a las 11:05 p.m., Anne Lord escribió:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> The email below is sent on behalf of the ISOC Elections Committee.
>
> Regards,
> Anne
> --
>
> Report of the Elections Committee
>
> Today, the Election Committee confirmed the ballots handled by the  
> electronic voting system.
>
> In the Chapter election, we had three candidates:
> 		
> 	* Narelle Clark, Australia
> 	* Eduardo Diaz, Puerto Rico
> 	* Andy Linton, New Zealand
>
> 54 out of the 84 chapters voted, which is 64.3%.
>
> Narelle Clark, who received the highest number of the votes, has  
> been elected for a three year term.
>
> In the Organizational Member election, we had seven candidates:
>
> 	* Brad Biddle, United States
> 	* Hiroshi Esaki, Japan
> 	* Eva Frölich, Sweden
> 	* Lawrence Lessig, United States
> 	* Michael Nelson, United States
> 	* Leonard St-Aubin, Canada
> 	* Richard Woundy, United States
>
> 58 of the 101 Organizational Members, or 57.4%, voted.
> They had the opportunity to cast two ballots each.
> The ballot cast was weighted by the class of membership.
>
> Eva Frölich and Lawrence Lessig, receiving the largest weighted  
> ballot counts, have been elected for three year terms.
>
> Per http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/elections/2010/timetable.shtml 
> , there is a challenge period in which issues may be raised  
> concerning the election. This closes 4 May at midnight UTC, and the  
> resulting board is seated in the ISOC Board Meeting in Brussels on  
> 19 June.
>
> The Election Committee wishes to thank all of the candidates, the   
> people and organizations that voted, and the staff which supported  
> the election.
>
> The turnout in this case has been lower in the chapter election than  
> in recent years, although it was stable for the organizational  
> membership.
>
> The election itself conducted with the highest of standards and the  
> elections committee is satisfied with the electronic voting system  
> that was used this year.
>
> We wish ISOC well.
>
> Respectfully submitted,
>
> Patrick Vande Walle, chair
> Fred Baker
> Jonne Soininen
>
>
>
>
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