DotAsia Board Elections 2027

Oct 14, 2026

This notice provides the dates and details of the DotAsia Board Elections in accordance with the DotAsia Board Elections Procedures (BEP – https://dot.asia/BGC-004/).

The timeline for the elections is as follows:

Oct 14, 2026

(Wed)

1st Draft of Board Elections Procedures

Nov 13, 2026

(Fri)

2nd Draft of Board Elections Procedures (if needed)

Dec 11, 2026

(Fri)

Final Board Elections Procedures

Dec 11, 2026

(Fri)

Seating of the Election Committee and Nomination Committee

Dec 17, 2026

(Thu)

Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) for NomCom Considerations

Dec 30, 2026

(Mon)

Deadline for confirmation of voting representative

Jan 4, 2027

(Mon)

Nomination Period Begins (20 days)

Jan 23, 2027

(Sat)

Nomination Period Ends 
Dispute Resolution Period Begins if no voting necessary (96 hours)

Jan 29, 2027

(Fri)

Nominations Report sent to the Board

Feb 5, 2027

(Fri)

Call for Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Feb 1, 2027

(Mon)

Voting Period Begins (if necessary for 10 days)

Feb 10, 2027

(Thu)

Voting Period Ends 
Dispute Resolution Period Begins (96 hours)

Feb 28, 2027

(Sun)

Annual General Meeting 2027 
New elected Board members assume office

The vacancies in the Board Elections 2027 for each Member category are:

  • Sponsor Member: 2
  • Co-Sponsor Member: 1
  • Nomination Committee (NomCom) Appointee: 1

Directors whose current term is to be expired at the AGM 2027:

Director Seat Category From Sub-Region

Thomas BARRETT

Sponsor Member

N/A

Boyoung KIM

Sponsor Member

North East Asia

Rupesh Bhakta SHRESTHA 

Co-Sponsor Member

Central and South East Asia

Jo-Fan YU

NomCom Appointee 

North East Asia 

The remaining Board of Directors (from the Board Elections 2026) are:
Director Seat Category From Sub-Region Term Until

Edmon CHUNG

Ex-officio

North East Asia

n/a

Maureen HILYARD

Sponsor Member

Australasia and Pacific

AGM2028

Rose JAMIESON

Sponsor Member

Australasia and Pacific

AGM2029

Jose A. LAY

Sponsor Member

Central and South East Asia

AGM2028

Akinori MAEMURA

Co-Sponsor Member

North East Asia

AGM2028

Kevin MEYNELL

Co-Sponsor Member

Australasia and Pacific 

AGM2029

Try THY

Sponsor Member

Central and South East Asia

AGM2029

In accordance with the geographical diversity requirement specified in Article 3(4) of the DotAsia AA, the geographical diversity requirement that there shall be at least one (1) Director from at least three (3) of the four (4) sub-regions of Asia Pacific is already satisfied by the remaining Directors.

DotAsia Board Election Committee for the Board Elections 2027:

  • Election Chair: TBD
  • Election Committee Co-Sponsor Members community representative: to monitor election for seat(s) returned from the Sponsor Member category: TBD
  • Election Committee Sponsor Members community representative: to monitor election for seat(s) returned from the Co-Sponsor Member category: TBD

DotAsia Nomination Committee for the Board Elections 2027:

  • NomCom Chair: TBD
  • NomCom Members: TBD

The term of the Election Committee and Nomination Committee for the Board Elections 2027 is from Dec 11, 2026 until the completion of the Board Elections 2027.  In accordance with the Board Elections Procedures (BEP), the Election Committee will oversee the election process, declare the election results, and resolve procedural disputes, if any.

The Nomination Committee will determine the eligibility of candidates, establish and enforce an Elections Code of Conduct, and nominate a person for appointment to the DotAsia Board directly every 3 years or if the seat is otherwise vacated.  An appointment was made in the Board Elections 2024 with the appointee serving for 3 years until AGM2027, therefore this year there will be one appointment.

In accordance with the BEP Section 2.2: The email address to be used for the Nominations process is elections[at]board.dot.asia.  In accordance with the BEP Section 2.6 Dispute Resolution: Any complaint, disputes and appeals regarding the conduct of the election must be lodged in writing with the Election Chair to electioncommittee[at]board.dot.asia.

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