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Board of Trustees2000 Board ElectionInterim Report of the Nominations CommitteeOn 31 March 2000, ballots will be posted for the election of new Internet Society Trustees. Voting members, whose memberships are current and valid on 10 March 2000, will receive ballots and will be able to vote either electronically or on paper. Election Day is scheduled for 2 June 2000, when received ballots will be opened and tallied. Internet Society members will be asked to elect six trustees in 2000. Five of these trustees will serve three year terms. The candidate receiving the sixth highest number of votes will serve a one year term, to re-synchronize the term balance to allow 5 trustees to be elected each year. Procedures for the Nomination and Election of Trustees are available at www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/elections/2000/. Please note that section "3.3 Voting" of the procedures has been changed by resolution of the Board of Trustees to read:
The nominations period for selected candidates commenced on 1 December 1999. Seven members served on the nominating committee, and a quorum of 5 was needed to conduct business. Thirty-seven (37) individuals were identified for consideration by the Nominations Committee. Each individual was asked to confirm his or her willingness and ability to serve and to provide biographies for review by the Nominations Committee. The committee has selected an initial slate of 10 candidates to be placed on the ballot. These candidates are:
This announcement also invites additional nominations by membership petition for candidates for the 2000 Trustee Elections. Candidates for ISOC Trustee should have a demonstrable involvement in the Internet. Such involvement may, for example, range from participation as a technology developer, researcher, user, network operator, policy maker (e.g. in government), to sponsor of research and development. Additional nominations for candidates in the election may be made by petition OF THE CANDIDATE, filed with the Nominating Committee. Petition candidates should register their intention to gather signatures with the Nominations Committee at isoc-noms@isoc.org. and should include a statement of his or her willingness and ability to devote an appropriate level of time to the activities associated with the position of Trustee of the Internet Society. All candidates seeking to petition will be listed in periodic announcements to ISOC members and at http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/elections/2000/ Each person seeking to petition will be assigned an email address and members wishing to support the candidate will send a message to that candidate's petition address stating his or her support for the candidate. The message should include the member's name, ISOC member number, and the name of the candidate whose petition the member is supporting. Petitions must be completed and filed by midnight (-5 GMT) 1 March 2000. The final candidate announcement will be made on 10 March 2000. Respectfully submitted, The 2000 ISOC Nominations Committee:
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