<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
pre
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"HTML Preformatted Char";
margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
span.HTMLPreformattedChar
{mso-style-name:"HTML Preformatted Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"HTML Preformatted";
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style>
</head>
<body lang="EN-AU" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">RIPE List,<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I am posting this because there’s a number of RIPE holders who also have corporations and in turn votes in the APNIC region and the urgency of this is unequivocal.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">As many are aware, APNIC EC Elections are upon us, but few are aware of the dangers currently ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Some of the nominees are attempting to board stack and gain control of the EC.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I implore you to read my attached document and do your part by contacting the EC with the provided template.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">By-laws require a very large voter base to enact, but it is possible. Australia and NZ have some of the largest voter block in the APNIC and enough to trigger a by-law change.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I cannot stress this enough; the danger is very real – at the time of sending this email at least five candidates are either directly endorsed by NRS or the company LARUS.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">You can review this yourself here: <a href="https://2023.apricot.net/elections/nominations/">https://2023.apricot.net/elections/nominations/</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Do your part, pass this email, send this template to APNIC members you know and let's garner the votes necessary to protect our internet and our APNIC.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Karl Kloppenborg.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>