Dotasia Board Elections 2019

Nov 14, 2018

Last updated Mar 25, 2019

The DotAsia Board Elections 2019 was held between December 2018 and February 2019. Nominations were conducted electronically and according to the finalized Board Elections Procedures 2019, which was drafted based on DotAsia’s Memorandum & Articles of Incorporation . A first draft of the Board Elections Procedures was posted on Nov 14, 2018, and a finalized Board Elections Procedures was published on Dec 3 , 2018.

The nominations period commenced on Dec 5, 2018 and concluded on Jan 9, 2019.  The results of the nominations are posted below.

The voting period was scheduled to commence on Jan 23, 2019 and conclude on Feb 6, 2019. However since the number of candidates standing for election in each member category is equal to the number of vacancies in that category, no voting was conducted, and the election results are posted below.

Sponsor Member Category

There were 4 vacancies in the Sponsor Member category and the following candidates were deemed elected:

Candidate Sub-Region
Atsushi ENDO North and Northeast Asia
Lianna GALSTYAN Middle East, Asia Minor and Eurasia
Choon Sai LIM South and Southeast Asia
Dr. THAM Yiu Kwok North and Northeast Asia

Co-Sponsor Member Category

There was 1 vacancy in the Co-Sponsor Member category and the following candidate was deemed elected:

Candidate
Tommy MATSUMOTO

Results of the election were ratified in DotAsia’s annual general meeting (AGM) which was held in Daejeon, South Korea on Feb 24, 2019.

In this Board Elections, all elected Directors shall serve on the board for 2 years, and the term of service was to begin from Feb 24, 2019.

Nomination & Election Results

Candidate
Nominated by
Seconded by
Candidate Confirmation Category
Tommy MATSUMOTO APRALO APNIC Candidacy Accepted Co-Sponsor Member
Dr. THAM Yiu Kwok DotPH (.PH) JPRS (.JP) Candidacy Accepted Sponsor Member
Atsushi ENDO DotPH (.PH) SGNIC (.SG) Candidacy Accepted Sponsor Member
Choon Sai LIM SGNIC (.SG) JPRS (.JP) Candidacy Accepted Sponsor Member
Lianna GALSTYAN ISOC Armenia (.AM) JPRS (.JP) Candidacy Accepted Sponsor Member

 

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