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Ray Anere is a senior research fellow in the Institutions Strengthening Pillar (formerly Political and Legal Studies Division) with the National Research Institute. He was co-leader of the 2007 Election Domestic Observation Team. Angela Apa was, at the time of writing, a member of Kup Women for Peace, Kup subdistrict, Chimbu Province. Paul Bengo is the chief of staff in the Department of Prime Minister and National Executive Council. At the time of writing he was the registrar of political parties and chairman of the Inter-departmental Election Committee. Daniell Cowley was, at the time of writing, a programme officer with Oxfam International (Papua New Guinea), Highlands Programme, Goroka. Steffen Dalsgaard is assistant professor at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. Ben Dierikx is currently writing his PhD dissertation at The Australian National University. Siale Diro is commanding officer, 1RPIR with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force. He was co-leader of a joint Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary and Papua New Guinea Defence Force operations to provide security for the 2007 election. Richard Eves is a senior research fellow with the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program, College of Asia and the Pacific at The Australian National University. Thompson Fafungian was an inspector with the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary and was part of the joint operations providing security for the 2007 election. Susan Ferguson was coordinator of the voter education awareness program within the Information and Community Awareness Division of the Electoral Commission. Alphonse Gelu is a senior research fellow in the Institutions Strengthening Pillar (formerly Political and Legal Studies Division) with the National Research Institute and a research adviser to Coffey International. Pat Gesch, formerly parish priest at Yangoru, is vice president (Wewak Campus) of the Divine Word University.

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Philip Gibbs, formerly a parish priest in Enga, is a research adviser to Caritas Australia in Papua New Guinea and a member of faculty of the Melanesian Institute, Goroka. Yanny Guman was, at the time of writing, a programme officer with Oxfam International (Papua New Guinea), Highlands Programme, Goroka. Nicole Haley is convenor of the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program, College of Asia and the Pacific at The Australian National University and was co-leader of the 2007 election Domestic Observation Team. Rachel Hinton was, at the time of writing, a programme officer with Oxfam International (Papua New Guinea), Highlands Programme, Goroka. Jerry Kai was, at the time of writing, a member of Kup Women for Peace, Kup subdistrict, Chimbu Province. William Steven Gari Kaupa was, at the time of writing, a programme officer with Oxfam International (Papua New Guinea). Chris Kenny was, at the time of writing, a lieutenant in the Papua New Guinea Defence Force. He was security coordinator for the Koroba-Lake Kopiago Open electorate during the 2007 election. Mary Kini was, at the time of writing, a member of Kup Women for Peace, Kup subdistrict, Chimbu Province. Elly Kinkin is a lecturer in the School of Business Administration at the University of Papua New Guinea. Michelle Kopi was, at the time of writing, a researcher with Oxfam International (Papua New Guinea), Highlands Programme, Goroka. Patrick Matbob is a senior lecturer in Communication Arts with the Divine Word University, Madang. Ronald J. May is an emeritus fellow of The Australian National University and at the time of writing was research adviser to the National Research Institute. Marie Mondu is a research officer with Caritas Australia, working on the STI Management Program. Leo Yat Paol, formerly with the Papua New Guinea Studies Department at the Divine Word Institute, is a member of the Bismark Ramu Group, a Madang Province-based NGO.

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Orovu Sepoe was, at the time of writing, senior lecturer in Political Science at the University of Papua New Guinea and chair of the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission. Agnes Sil was, at the time of writing, a member of Kup Women for Peace, Kup subdistrict, Chimbu Province. Dixon Susub is a senior tutor in Political Science at the University of Papua New Guinea. Andrew Trawen is the Papua New Guinea Electoral Commissioner. Michael Unage is a senior research fellow in the Institutions Strengthening Pillar with the National Research Institute. Katherine Wheen was, at the time of writing, a research communications specialist with the National Research Institute. Laura Zimmer-Tamakoshi is a research associate of Bryn Mawr College. She was formerly lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Papua New Guinea.

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