2010 GigaNet Steering Committee Elections Report

Dear GigaNet Colleagues,

The 2010 election for our Steering Committee has now concluded.  I am pleased to report that we had a good level of participation, with half (50%, n=52) of our membership casting ballots in the election.  Please join me in thanking all of our members that participated in the nominations and voting process, and in congratulating the candidates who stood for election.

The voting results are as follows:

Chair (Two-Year Position)

Milton Mueller                75% (n=39)
Derrick Cogburn                21% (n=11)
Laura DeNardis (write-in)     2% (n=1)
(no response)                 2% (n=1)

Vice Chair (One-Year Position)

Laura DeNardis             62% (n=32)
Konstantinos Komaitis     33% (n=17)
(no response)             5% (n=3)

Secretary (Two-Year Position)

Roy Ballaste     92% (n=48)
(no response)     8% (n=4)

Program Committee Chair (Two-Year Position)

Leo van Audenhove                     86% (n=45)
Konstantinos Komaitis (write-in)     2% (n=1)
Milton Mueller (write-in)             2% (n=1)

Membership Committee Chair (Two-Year Position)

Joanna Kulesza     88% (n=46)
(no response)     12% (n=6)


Welcome to our new Steering Committee members!