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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Earlier this year I embarked on acting against a threat to APNIC and the RIR system, part of that was developing a set of bylaw changes to strengthen APNIC and eventually all RIR’s from EC takeovers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Many of you did your part to put that EC reform document to APNIC, in turn they listened and now the community will be voting on the reforms.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>If you haven’t already, please take a moment to login to your APNIC accounts and cast your vote on the EC reforms.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can do this by going to <a href="https://my.apnic.net/voting">
https://my.apnic.net/voting</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you would like to read more about the reforms, you can do so here: <a href="https://www.apnic.net/about-apnic/organization/structure/proposed-by-law-reform-2023/#proposedreforms">https://www.apnic.net/about-apnic/organization/structure/proposed-by-law-reform-2023/#proposedreforms</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am encouraging you to participate in this vote, voting yes strengthens the safety of the EC and in turn APNIC.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thursday, 31 August 2023</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For those going to Ausnog, enjoy, I wish I was there!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For those going to Kyoto, see you there!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For those going to both, I feel bad for your liver.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Karl Kloppenborg,
</span></b><i><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(BCompSc, CNCF-[KCNA, CKA, CKAD], LFCE, CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Managing Director, Invention Labs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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