The Internet Society Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2021 elections and the IETF selections for the Internet Society Board of Trustees.
Voting concluded on 23 April. The results were announced to the voting communities and the challenge period was opened on 26 April. The deadline to file challenges was 3 May at 15:00 UTC. No challenges were filed. Therefore, the election results announced on 26 April stand.
Chapters Election
In the Chapters election there were six (6) candidates for one (1) elective board seat.
Having received the most votes, Luis Martinez was been elected to a 3-year term as Trustee.
Separately, the Board, acting pursuant to its authority under Article II, Section 1(d) of the Internet Society bylaws, announced its intention to offer the runner-up in the Chapters election a one-year appointment as Trustee. This will restore the board to its usual complement of 12 voting members comprised of equal numbers from all three communities: Chapters, Organization Members and the IETF. The number of voting members fell to 11 when Olga Cavalli recently resigned with one year remaining in her term.
Muhammad Shabbir is the runner-up, having received the second highest number of votes in the Chapters election.
Organization Members Election
In the Organization Members election there were four (4) candidates for two (2) board seats, one which includes a three-year term and one which includes a one-year term. As previously announced, the candidate receiving the highest weighted vote count is elected for the full three-year term and the runner up is elected for a one-year term.
Robert Pepper received the highest weighted vote count and won election for a second three-year term.
Paul Ebersman received the second highest weighted vote count and won election for a one-year term.
IETF Selections
Following the process documented in RFC 3677, the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) has selected Brian Haberman and Jon Peterson on behalf of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to serve on the Internet Society board for 3-year terms.
The terms of office for all of the new Trustees will commence with the Internet Society board’s 2021 Annual General Meeting in July.
The Elections Committee congratulates all of the new Trustees and expresses its gratitude once more to all the candidates, the members of the Nominations and Elections committees, the IAB, and to everyone who participated in the process this year.