Dear DotAsia Members, Here are two important announcements pertaining to the DotAsia Board Elections 2021: *1. **3rd-Party Board Secretariat (Fusion CPA, Board Secretariat - Election Team)* This year, to enhance the robustness of the Board Elections Process, we have invited Fusion Certified Public Accountants (Fusion CPA) to serve on behalf of the Board Secretariat in Elections correspondence. Fusion CPA, (Board Secretariat - Election Team) will report to the Election Committee and will be communicating to members using DotAsiaBoardElection@gmail.com. *2. **Nomination Period Begins* This is a reminder that the Nomination Period for the DotAsia Board Elections 2021 has started today, Dec 28, 2020 and will end on Feb 1, 2021 (Mon) 23:59 UTC. As outlined in the Board Elections Procedures document ( https://www.dot.asia/policies/DotAsia-BoardElections2021_FINAL.pdf), please feel free to use the below templates to submit your nominations and seconds to DotAsiaBoardElection@gmail.com. Please also note that we will accept nominations, seconds and votes from your organization’s designated email address that DotAsia has on file. Email correspondences have been sent to that email address earlier for confirmation purposes. If you have not obtained it, please check your spam folder or reach out to the Board Secretariat at boardsec@dot.asia. Thank you for your attention, and we look forward to your participation in this year’s elections. Sincerely, Kuo-Wei Wu DotAsia Election Chair 2021 ________________________________________ *The following form/text may be used by a proposer to nominate a candidate:* ======================================================================== Subject: DotAsia Board Elections Nomination ======================================================================== Dear DotAsia Board Secretariat, Our organization is proposing a nomination in the DotAsia Board Elections 2021, 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:* ======================================================================== 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 in 2021. Our organization is seconding a nomination in the DotAsia Board Elections 2021, 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)