[Chapter-delegates] Candidates for the 2021 ISOC Board of Trustees Elections

[George Sadowsky]

Dear Colleagues, 

The slates of candidates for the 2021 ISOC Board of Trustees elections, as recommended by the Nominations Committee, are as follows. The candidates for each slate are listed below in alphabetical order by last name.

Chapters Election (one seat available)

- Ms. Leiska Evanson
- Dr. Luis Martinez
- Dr. Rao Naveed Bin Rais
- Mr. Muhammad Shabbir
- Dr. Niels ten Oever 

Organizations Election (two seats available)
 
- Mr. Paul Ebersman
- Mr. Robert Pepper
- Dr. Wei Wang
- Ms. Heather West  

One of the two Organization Member seats will include the usual three-year term of office. The other seat was recently filled on a temporary basis after the resignation of a Trustee originally elected for a three-year term in 2019. This seat will include a one-year term. The candidate who receives the highest weighted vote count in this election will be seated for a full three-year term; the candidate with the next highest weighted vote count will be seated for a one-year term.

Additional nominations for election to the Board of Trustees may be made by petition by the candidate, and filed with the Chair of the Nominations Committee using the online form available at the Petitions page:
https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2021/petitions/

The deadline for receipt of petition requests is Friday, 26 February at 15:00 UTC. The deadline for petition signatures is Friday, 5 March at 15:00 UTC. The names of any successful petitioners will be placed on the ballot. The final candidate slate will be announced on Monday, 8 March and voting will open on Friday, 9 April.
 
Learn more about the candidates and the elections, including the petition process at: 
https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/

The Committee thanks all of the nominees who expressed interest and willingness to serve on the Internet Society Board of Trustees.

Best regards,
George Sadowsky
2020-2021 Nominations Committee Chair
Internet Society