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I am pleased to announce that Steve Swinsburg, of the Australian National University, David Ackerman, of New York University, and Seth Theriault, of Columbia University have been elected to the Board of Directors of the Sakai Foundation.

The elections were close-run, with the second two of three candidates receiving an identical number of votes. In these unprecedented circumstances, and with only two positions vacant, the existing Board were polled for their preferences on how to proceed. They determined, without any vote to the contrary, that all three candidates should be declared elected - hence the slight delay in announcing results.

I would like to welcome the three sucessful candidates to the Foundation Board, and to thank them for volunteering their time and effort to the Board.

Ian Dolphin
Executive Director, Sakai Foundation

Voting:

38 Institutional Representatives voted, with Steve Swinsburg (ANU) receiving 28 votes, David Ackerman (NYU) 20 votes, and Seth Theriault (Columbia) 20 votes.