DotAsia Board Elections 2015

Nov 21, 2014

The DotAsia Board Elections 2015 was held between December 2014 and March 2015. Nominations were conducted electronically and according to the finalized Board Elections Procedures 2015, which was drafted based on DotAsia’s Memorandum & Articles of Incorporation . A first draft of the Board Elections Procedures was posted on Nov 19, 2014, and a finalized Board Elections Procedures was published on Dec 8, 2014.

The nominations period commenced on Dec 10, 2014 and concluded on Jan 14, 2015. The results of the nominations are posted below.

The voting period was scheduled to commence on Jan 28, 2015 and conclude on Feb 11, 2015. 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 required, 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
Dr. Xiaodong LEE North and Northeast Asia
Choon Sai LIM South and Southeast Asia
Dr. THAM Yiu Kwok North and Northeast Asia

Co-Sponsor Member Category

There were 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 Fukuoka, Japan on Mar 1, 2015.

In this Board Elections, all elected Directors shall serve on the board for 2 years, and the term of service was to begin from Mar 1, 2015.

Nomination & Election Results

Candidate
Nominated by
Seconded by
Candidate Confirmation Category

Dr. THAM Yiu Kwok

DotPH (.PH)

SGNIC (.SG)

Candidacy Accepted

Sponsor Member

Choon Sai LIM

JPRS (.JP)

IUSN Foundation (.NU)

Candidacy Accepted

Sponsor Member

Atsushi ENDO

SGNIC (.SG)

CNNIC (.CN)

Candidacy Accepted

Sponsor Member

Dr. Xiaodong LEE

CNNIC (.CN)

JPRS (.JP)

Candidacy Accepted

Sponsor Member

Tommy MATSUMOTO

APNG

APNIC

Candidacy Accepted

Co-Sponsor Member

 

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