Hello All— What follows is a secret ballot to elect leadership in the Kantara Initiative Business Cases for Trusted Federations (BCTF DG). We received the following nominees and ask that you complete the ballot and submit your vote to staff [at] kantarainitiative [dot] org as directed in item [3] below. Nominee for Chairman: Rainer Hoerbe Nominee for Vice Chairman: Patrick Curry 1. MOTION: To elect the following candidates nominated for the identified officer roles in Kantara BCTF DG. Nominee for Chairman: Rainer Hoerbe Nominee for Vice Chairman: Patrick Curry (Duties of the Chairmen are captured in section 4.4.1 and 4.4.2 of the Operating Procedures.) 2. TERMS: Per section 4.7 of the Operating Procedures, this vote requires a majority vote, or at least 6 affirmative votes, to pass. http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/download/attachments/2293776/KI+Operating+Procedures+_V1.1_+2009-10-10.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1257883009000 3. BALLOT CLOSE DATE: This vote is being issued as a secret ballot, so please reply to staff[at]kantarainitiative[dot]org no later than Friday, 27 April 2012 at 17:00 PT. Additionally, please include in your SUBJECT line "Vote for BCTF DG Leadership. " 4. PROPOSED VOTE: If you are currently a VOTING member, please respond with your vote. If you are not certain of your voting status, the roster of participants is available here: http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/bctf/Participant+Roster I cast my ballot as follows regarding the motion listed above. ________ YES ________ NO * ________ ABSTAIN * IF NO VOTE, Please include the rationale for your “no vote” to help facilitate resolution: ______________________________________________________________________ 5. MEMBER NAME/AFFILIATION: ______________________________________________________________________ —> Anna Ticktin Technical Program Coordinator anna@kantarainitiative.org anna@ieee-isto.org