Dear DotAsia Members, Here are two important announcements pertaining to the 2023 DotAsia Board By-Election: 1. Whitelist By-Election Related Emails and IPs Upon the start of the Nomination period (November 9, 2023) to the end of the By-Election (December 6, 2023), we will be sending you emails via 3rd Party Election Compliance Administrator boardelections@board.dot.asia Board Election Committee electioncommittee@board.dot.asia Board Secretariat boardsec@dot.asia Scrutineer jesse@abacushkcpa.com Please help to *add the contact or whitelist these emails to ensure that you receive all Elections emails and updates.* For emails from the online voting platform, they will be using email server *mail1.bigpulse.com <http://mail1.bigpulse.com>* with the following IPs: *209.15.228.130 *and *5.44.17.248*. For Single sign-on (SSO), the online voting platform server IPs are: *209.15.228.133209.15.228.81209.15.228.83* *209.15.228.845.44.17.2545.44.17.253* Please ensure that the IPs are whitelisted so you can receive communication from the voting platform. 2. Nomination Period Begins This is a reminder that the Nomination Period for the DotAsia Board By-Election 2023 has* started today, Nov 9, 2023 (Thu) and will end on Nov 14, 2023 (Tue) 11:59 UTC+8. * As outlined in the Board Elections Procedures document ( https://www.dot.asia/board-elections-2023/), please feel free to use the below templates to submit your nominations and seconds to boardelections@board.dot.asia <toboardelections@board.dot.asia>. Please also note that we will accept nominations, seconds and votes from your organization’s *designated email address that DotAsia has on file*. An email from the Election Compliance Administrator should arrive at your organizations’ designated email address shortly. If you have any issues receiving Elections related emails , please check your spam folder or reach out to the Election Compliance Administrator at boardelections@board.dot.asia. For more information about the By-Election 2023, you can visit https://www.dot.asia/board-by-election-2023/. Thank you for your attention, and we look forward to your participation in the by-election. Sincerely, Cheryl Langdon-Orr DotAsia 2023 Election Committee Chair ********************************************** Note: This is an announcement email, please do not reply to announce@dot.asia. For all board elections matters, please contact boardsec@dot.asia. ________________________________________ The following form/text may be used by a proposer to nominate a candidate: ======================================================================== To: boardelections@board.dot.asia Subject: DotAsia Board By-Election Nomination ======================================================================== Dear DotAsia Board Secretariat, Our organization is proposing a nomination in the DotAsia Board by-election, with the following details: Proposing Organization’s Name: Member Category: 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: boardelections@board.dot.asia Subject: Seconding of a Nomination for the DotAsia Board By-Election ======================================================================== Dear DotAsia Board Secretariat, _______________ (Member), will second the nomination of: _______________ (Candidate) proposed by _______________ (proposer) to run as a candidate in the Sponsor Member category of the DotAsia Board By-Election. Our organization is seconding a nomination in the DotAsia Board by-election, with the following details: Seconding Organization’s Name: Proposing Organization’s Name: Member Category: Sponsor Member Candidate’s Name: Sincerely, _______________ (Name of Voting Representative) _______________ (Title/Position) _______________ (Organization)