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<font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Hi
dear all</span></font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">We
are happy to launch the Nominations period in order to grow the HOT
membership with engaged people around the world.</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:138%"><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Are
you interested to become HOT </span></span></span></font></font></span></font></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Voting
</span></span></span></font></font></span></font></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Member ?</span></span></span></font></font></span></font></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">
 (</span></span></span></font></font></span></font></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">find
more details on the membership responsibilities and  list of Current Voting Members <a href="https://www.hotosm.org/voting-members">here </a></span></span></span></font></font></span></font></span><a href="https://www.hotosm.org/voting-members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#1155cc"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">
</span></span></u></span></font></font></span></font></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#1155cc"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><b><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">[</span></b></u></span></font></font></span></font></span></a><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">1].</span></span></span></font></font></span></font></span></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:138%"><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Each
of you can nominate one other person to be a voting member. We are
looking for people from across our communities who are committed to
and engaged with HOT’s mission. If you know someone like that,
</span></span></span></font></font></span></font></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WRDP8XJ7xEBndsW2BrYKTdMHCailtBX-3HgBkLr0yyA/edit" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#1155cc"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">please nominate them, here</span></span></u></span></font></font></span></font></span></a><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">
</span></span></font></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">[2].</span></span></span></font></font></span></font></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.25cm;line-height:120%"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><b>Nominations
are open until 16April </b><br></span></font></font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0.25cm;line-height:120%"><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">This
year, to try and increase the diversity of the HOT membership, we
will also be allowing people to<b> propose themselves for candidacy for
nomination</b> . This means that if someone would like to be a voting
member, but does not have contacts within the current membership,
</span></span></span></font></font></span></font></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WRDP8XJ7xEBndsW2BrYKTdMHCailtBX-3HgBkLr0yyA/edit" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#1155cc"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">they can put themselves forward here</span></span></u></span></font></font></span></font></span></a><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">
</span></span></font></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">[3]
and we among the membership can step up to formally nominate them.
So, if you do not know who to nominate and would like to discuss
supporting </span></span></span></font></font></span></font></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">one
of those candidates,</span></span></span></font></font></span></font></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><font color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">
contact Pete Master, the President of HOT Board  Members on
<a href="mailto:pete.masters@hotosm.org" target="_blank">pete.masters@hotosm.org</a>.</span></span></span></font></font></span></font></span>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">If
you have any other questions about the process or want to talk about
any related matters, please feel free to get in touch.</span></font></font></font></p>

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<font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Best
Regards !</span></font></font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:138%;text-decoration:none"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><br></span></font></font></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nathalie & Elections Committee</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">[1]</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><a href="https://www.hotosm.org/voting-members" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.hotosm.org/voting-members</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">[2]</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WRDP8XJ7xEBndsW2BrYKTdMHCailtBX-3HgBkLr0yyA/edit" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WRDP8XJ7xEBndsW2BrYKTdMHCailtBX-3HgBkLr0yyA/edit</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">[3]</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WRDP8XJ7xEBndsW2BrYKTdMHCailtBX-3HgBkLr0yyA/edit" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WRDP8XJ7xEBndsW2BrYKTdMHCailtBX-3HgBkLr0yyA/edit</span></a></p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:138%;text-decoration:none"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%"></span></font></font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:138%;text-decoration:none"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><br></span></font></font></font></p>

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