December 2025 - Announce - DotAsia Mailman List Manager

DotAsia Board Elections 2026 - Nomination Updates
by Board Elections 07 Jan '26

07 Jan '26

Dear DotAsia Members, A Board Elections Compliance Administrator has been engaged to provide supporting and administrative services on behalf of the Board’s Elections Committee. Please be reminded that the nomination period will end on January 7, 2026 (Wed) 23:59 UTC. There has been an update to the status of nominations in the DotAsia Board Elections. You can view the latest status here: https://2026.nominations.board.dot.asia/ <https://2026.nominations.board.dot.asia/> For your convenience, the current status is included below as well. Candidate Member Category Nominated By Seconded By Candidate Confirmation* Candidate Sub-Region Remarks Regards, Board Elections Compliance Administrator, on behalf of DotAsia Board Secretariat (Elections Team) * An Election Code of Conduct <https://www.dot.asia/policies/NC-001-ElectionCodeOfConduct_v1-COMPLETE-2024…> is established by the NomCom in accordance with the DotAsia Articles of Association. Any non-compliance with the code may result in exclusion of the relevant person from the election. According to DotAsia Article of Association Article 23(2), all confirmed eligible nominees will be included in the Nominations Report. Note: This is an announcement email, please do not reply to announce(a)dot.asia. For all board elections matters, including comments on the election procedures, please contact us at boardsec(a)dot.asia.

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DotAsia Board Elections 2026 - Nomination Period Begins
by Election Committee 18 Dec '25

18 Dec '25

Dear DotAsia Members, Here are three important announcements pertaining to the 2026 DotAsia Board Elections: *1. 3rd-Party Election Compliance Administrator (Board Secretariat - Election Team) *To continue the robustness of the Board Elections Process, we have invited a 3rd-Party Election Compliance Administrator to serve on behalf of the Board Secretariat in Elections correspondence. The Election Compliance Administrator (Board Secretariat - Election Team) will report to the Election Committee and will be communicating to members using elections(a)board.dot.asia. *2. Nomination Period Begins* This is a reminder that the Nomination Period for the DotAsia Board Elections 2026 has started today, December 18, 2025 and will end on January 7, 2026 (Wed) 23:59 UTC. As outlined in the Board Elections Procedures (BEP) document ( https://www.dot.asia/board-elections-2026/) please feel free to use the below templates to submit your nominations and seconds to elections(a)board.dot.asia. According to section 2.1 of the BEP, members that have confirmed their organization’s voter name and voter email address before the commencement of the Nomination Period will be eligible to nominate, second or vote. Those that did not validate their voter name and email will not receive a nomination form or ballot. The list of voters for the 2026 DotAsia Board Election can be found here: https://www.dot.asia/membershipdocs/DotAsia_Voter_List-12_15_2025-Members.p… Details of the DotAsia Election Code of Conduct can be found here: https://www.dot.asia/policies/NC-001-ElectionCodeOfConduct_v1-COMPLETE-2024… *3. Contact Emails and Whitelisting* The Election team will provide you with updates through the following emails. Please add the email addresses to your contact list or whitelist it in your email system to ensure that you can receive Election related communications. Election Committee: electioncommittee(a)board.dot.asia Nomination Committee: nomcom(a)board.dot.asia Election Administrator: elections(a)board.dot.asia DotAsia Board Secretariat: boardsec(a)dot.asia Scrutineer: jesse(a)abacushkcpa.com Thank you for your attention, and we look forward to your participation in this year’s elections. Sincerely, Paul Wilson DotAsia Board Election Chair 2026 Note: This is an announcement email, please do not reply to announce(a)dot.asia. For all board elections matters, including comments on the election procedures, please contact us at boardsec(a)dot.asia. ********************************************** *The following form/text may be used by a proposer to nominate a candidate:* ======================================================================== To: elections(a)board.dot.asia Subject: DotAsia Board Elections Nomination ======================================================================== Dear DotAsia Board Secretariat, Our organization is proposing a nomination in the DotAsia Board Elections, with the following details: Proposing Organization’s Name: Member Category: [Sponsor Member or Co-Sponsor Member] Candidate’s Name: Candidate’s Email Address: Sincerely, _______________ (Name of Voting Representative) _______________ (Title/Position) _______________ (Organization) ________________________________________ *The following form/text may be used by a seconder in the nomination of a candidate:* ======================================================================== To: elections(a)board.dot.asia Subject: Seconding of a Nomination for the DotAsia Board Elections ======================================================================== Dear DotAsia Board Secretariat, _______________ (Member), will second the nomination of: _______________ (Candidate) proposed by _______________ (proposer) to run as a candidate in the [ Sponsor Member / Co-Sponsor Member ] category of the DotAsia Board Elections. Our organization is seconding a nomination in the DotAsia Board Elections, with the following details: Seconding Organization’s Name: Proposing Organization’s Name: Member Category: [ Sponsor Member or Co-Sponsor Member ] Candidate’s Name: Sincerely, _______________ (Name of Voting Representative) _______________ (Title/Position) _______________ (Organization)

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2026 DotAsia Final Board Elections Procedure & Election and Nomination Committees
by MAEMURA Akinori - Board Chair, DotAsia 03 Dec '25

03 Dec '25

Dear DotAsia Members, Board Elections Procedure I am pleased to announce that the final version of the DotAsia Board Elections Procedures for the 2026 Board Elections (BGC-004: Board Elections Procedures) has been published and is now available for your review at https://www.dot.asia/board-elections-2026/. A copy of the procedures is also attached for your convenience. Board Election Committee (EC) We are now pleased to announce the appointment of the 2026 DotAsia Board Election Committee members: Election Committee Chair: Paul Wilson Election Committee Co-Sponsor Members community representative: to monitor election for seat(s) returned from the Sponsor Member category: Cheryl Langdon-Orr Election Committee Sponsor Members community representative: to monitor election for seat(s) returned from the Co-Sponsor Member category: Andrew Molivurae The term of the current Election Committee is from December 3, 2025 to February 8, 2026 (or the completion of the Board Elections 2026 including any by-elections required). The Election Committee will oversee the election process, declare the election results and resolve procedural disputes if any. For more information about the DotAsia Board Election, please refer to the Board Elections Procedures (BEP) 2026. As stated in the Board Elections Procedures, the Board Secretariat shall work under the supervision of the Election Committee on the administration of the Board Elections. Board Nomination Committee (NomCom) We would also like to announce the appointment of the 2026 DotAsia Election Nomination Committee members: Nomination Committee Chair: Craig Ng Nomination Committee Members: Bertrand Cherrier, Pua Hunter, and Yuri Takamatsu The term of the current Nomination Committee is from December 3, 2025 to February 8, 2026 (or the completion of the Board Elections 2026 including any by-elections required). The NomCom has the power to determine the eligibility of each Nominee in a Board election, and to exclude a Nominee from a Board election due to their ineligibility. For detail, please refer to section 2.3 (g) of the BEP. Contact Emails and Whitelisting The Election team will provide you with updates through the following emails. Please add the email addresses to your contact list or whitelist it in your email system to ensure that you can receive Election related communications. Election Committee: electioncommittee(a)board.dot.asia Nomination Committee: nomcom(a)board.dot.asia Election Administrator: elections(a)board.dot.asia DotAsia Board Secretariat: boardsec(a)dot.asia Scrutineer: jesse(a)abacushkcpa.com Please note that the nomination period will begin on December 18, 2025 and we look forward to your participation. Thank you for your continued engagement and support. Best regards, -- MAEMURA Akinori / 前村昌紀 Chair of the Board of Directors *DotAsia Organisation* chair(a)board.dot.asia

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