DotAsia Board Elections 2018

Nov 21, 2017

Last updated Feb 24, 2018

The DotAsia Board Elections 2018 was held between December 2017 and February 2018. Nominations were conducted electronically and according to the finalized Board Elections Procedures 2018, which was drafted based on DotAsia’s Memorandum & Articles of Incorporation . A first draft of the Board Elections Procedures was posted on Nov 15, 2017, and a finalized Board Elections Procedures was published on Dec 4 , 2017.

The nominations period commenced on Dec 6, 2017 and concluded on Jan 10, 2018. The results of the nominations are posted below.

The voting period was scheduled to commence on Jan 24, 2018 and conclude on Feb 7, 2018. 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
Joel DISINI South and Southeast Asia
Maureen HILYARD Australasia and Pacific
Yong Wan JU North and Northeast Asia
Alireza SALEH Middle East, Asia Minor and Eurasia

Co-Sponsor Member Category

There was 1 vacancy in the Co-Sponsor Member category and the following candidate was deemed elected:
Candidate
Satish BABU
Results of the election were ratified in DotAsia’s annual general meeting (AGM) which was held in Kathmandu, Nepal on Feb 24, 2018. 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, 2018.

Nomination & Election Results

Candidate
Nominated by
Seconded by
Candidate Confirmation Category
Alireza SALEH JPRS (.JP) DotPH (.PH) Candidacy Accepted Sponsor Member
Joel DISINI JPRS (.JP) SGNIC (.SG) Candidacy Accepted Sponsor Member
Maureen HILYARD IUSN Foundation (.NU) DotPH (.PH) Candidacy Accepted Sponsor Member
Yong Wan JU KISA (.KR) VNNIC (.VN) Candidacy Accepted Sponsor Member
Satish BABU APRALO APNG Candidacy Accepted Co-Sponsor Member
 

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