CIRA Members your Support Counts!

Ottawa, August 26, 2010 – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) invites its Members to participate in its  2010 Board of Directors Election by showing support for Member Nominees. The Show of Support period begins today at noon until 6:00 p.m. (ET) on September 9, 2010.

Show of Support for Nominees
Each Member Nominee must  obtain the support of at least 20 CIRA Members to be listed on the final slate. Members are encouraged to show support by completing a brief online Show of Support Form. Members can learn more about each Member  Nominee by reading their Statements.

The final slate of Candidates will be published on CIRA's website on September 13, 2010.

Information on CIRA’s Board of Directors Election can be found at CIRAelections.ca

About CIRA
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority is the member-driven organization that manages Canada’s .CA domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada’s Internet community, and represents the .CA registry internationally. CIRA processes over 600 million requests per day to connect Internet users with over 1.4 million .CA Internet addresses.

For additional information, please contact:
Jennifer Austin
Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications
(613) 237-5335 ext. 296
jennifer.austin@cira.ca