[Chapter-delegates] 2018 Board of Trustees Elections (Chapter)

[Hiroshi Esaki]

Dear Chapter Leaders:

This is to provide you with information on ISOC’s 2018 Board of Trustees 
elections. As announced by Nominations Committee Chair Olga Cavalli, the 
final slate for the Chapters election is as follows:

   – Walid Al-Saqaf
   – Matthew Rantanen
   – Stefano Trumpy
   – Roberto Zambrana

In this year’s election cycle Chapters are asked to elect one (1) 
Trustee. The winning candidate will serve a three-year term commencing 
in June.

Electronic ballots will be sent to all voting representatives on 
Thursday, 8 March, officially marking the start of voting. Voting 
representatives will have until Monday, 9 April, at 15:00 UTC to cast 
their ballots. If you do not know who the voting representative for your 
Chapter is, do not hesitate to contact Christine Saegesser, ISOC Senior 
Manager for Global Chapter Development (saegesser at isoc.org).

To help you learn about the candidates and their views on various issues 
impacting the Internet and the Internet Society, we have assembled these 
resources for your information and use.

Candidate Bios
Each candidate was invited to submit a biographical summary. Please take 
time to consider the experience and backgrounds of the candidates for 
the Chapters election. Links to candidate bios can be found at:
https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2018/nominees/

Candidate Forum
To facilitate dialogue between Chapter leaders and candidates for the 
Chapters election, the Elections Committee is again launching an online 
Candidate Forum. In response to feedback from members, we have moved the 
Forum from the Connect platform to a Mailman mailing list. Everyone 
subscribed to the Chapter-Delegates list will be subscribed 
automatically to the ISOC Chapters Candidate Forum list. (You may 
unsubscribe at any time.) The 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 
Chapters Candidate Forum list tomorrow.

More Information
A description of the role of Trustees, as well as links to information 
on the nominations process, election procedures, and the elections 
timeline are all posted at:
https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/

If you have any questions or experience difficulty accessing any of the 
election resources mentioned above, please do not hesitate to contact us 
at: elections at isoc.org.

We look forward to your participation in the 2018 Board of Trustees 
election!

Best regards,

Hiroshi Esaki
2018 Elections Committee Chair
Internet Society