From: electioncommittee@board.dot.asia To: announce@dot.asia Cc: boardelections@board.dot.asia, electioncommittee@board.dot.asia Subject: DotAsia Board Elections 2023 - Nomination Period Begins Dear DotAsia Members, Here are two important announcements pertaining to the 2023 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 boardelections@board.dot.asia. *2. Nomination Period Begins* This is a reminder that the Nomination Period for the DotAsia Board Elections 2023 has started today,* Dec 23, 2022, and will end on Jan 20, 2023 (Fri) 23:59 UTC*. 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. 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, Cheryl Langdon-Orr DotAsia Election Chair 2023 ________________________________________ *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, 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. 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)