Reykjavík, Iceland-based developer CCP has announced the election results for MMORPG EVE Online's Council of Stellar Management, a democratically-elected committee of nine delegates chosen by EVE Online players to represent their interests and exchange ideas for the game's evolution with its developer.

Players voted for the Council of Stellar Management's candidates over a two-week voting period ending on May 16th. Dozens of EVE Online players campaigned for the honor with slogans, dedicated web sites, and specific platforms.

The elected councilors will travel from their homes in the United Kingdom, United States, Netherlands and Denmark to Iceland in June for its first face-to-face summit with CCP representatives at the developer's corporate headquarters. They will discuss EVE-related issues on behalf of the player community, offering suggestions for the game's direction.

Said CCP CEO Hilmar Veigar Petursson: "Since the earliest days of EVE's development, we have relied heavily on collaboration with our playerbase regarding world issues. CCP has followed and nurtured what governing and organizational structures emerge within EVE and also brought best practices from the real world into the virtual world."

He continued: "The formation of the Council of Stellar Management signifies to us that EVE has extended beyond the parameters of being 'just a game' into something more meaningful. As this first group of councilors works with us over the course of the next six months, we look forward to seeing how our combined efforts can further expand the potential for virtual worlds to entertain, educate, and inspire."