ISOC Board of Trustees nominations announced

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to report the slates of candidates for the 2010 Internet
Society Board of Trustees elections:

Chapter Trustee positions (one position to be filled this year):

. Narelle Clark, Australia
. Eduardo Diaz, Puerto Rico
. Andy Linton, New Zealand

Organizational Member Trustee positions (two positions to be filled this
year):

. Brad Biddle, United States
. Hiroshi Esaki, Japan
. Eva Frolich, Sweden
. Lawrence Lessig, United States
. Michael Nelson, United States
. Leonard St-Aubin, Canada
. Richard Woundy, United States

The Committee received nominations from many well-qualified candidates, and
narrowing the field to the final slates was an extremely challenging task.
We are confident that the nominees selected are qualified to serve on the
board of trustees and that the slates provide a good basis for a meaningful
election.

This concludes the work of the Nominations Committee. On behalf of the
Committee I would like to extend our sincere thanks to all the nominees who
expressed an interest and willingness to serve on the Board of Trustees.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees I thank the members of the Nominations
Committee for all their time and hard work. Your efforts are greatly
appreciated.

The election will be conducted by the election committee led by Patrick
Vande Walle. Ballots will be sent electronically to the designated Election
Representatives of each eligible Organizational Member and Chapter no later
than 12 March 2010 and votes should be cast no later than 23:59 US Eastern
Daylight Savings Time on 12 April 2010.

Daniel Karrenberg
Chair, 2010 Nominations Committee