About Internet Society 18 April 2019

2019 Internet Society Board of Trustees Final Election Results & IETF Appointment

By Walid Al-SaqafFormer Member, Internet Society Board of Trustees

The Internet Society Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2019 elections for the Internet Society Board of Trustees. The voting concluded on 8 April. The challenge period (for appeals) was opened on 9 April and closed on 17 April.

There were no challenges filed. Therefore the election results stand:

  • Olga Cavalli has been re-elected to the Board by our Chapters.
  • Mike Godwin and Mieke van Heesewijk have been elected by Organization Members.
  • Also, following the process documented in RFC 3677, the Internet Architecture Board has selected and the IETF has confirmed Richard Barnes to serve a second term on the ISOC board.

The term of office for all 4 of these Trustees will be 3 years, commencing with the 2019 Annual General Meeting of the Internet Society, 26-28 July.

The Elections Committee congratulates all of the new and renewing Trustees and expresses its gratitude once more to all the candidates and to everyone who participated in the process this year

Disclaimer: Viewpoints expressed in this post are those of the author and may or may not reflect official Internet Society positions.

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