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<div><br></div><div>BC Members: in order to ensure that we are complying with all responsibility to post public notices of our activities,</div><div>I am posting a notice to the BC archived list: Please also consider this a reminder of the deadlines for nominations, </div><div>consultations and when ballots will be distributed. </div><div><br></div><div>Marilyn Cade</div><div>BC Chair</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>On Oct. 17, the BC opened an election process for two positions via an internal announcement to all BC members:<div>1) GNSO Councilor: term annual meeting 2010 to annual meeting 2012. </div><div>2) Vice Chair, Finance and Operations - 3 month term completing 2010 term which ends in January 2011</div><div><br></div><div>The process for the election was described in a notice provided to all BC members, including time frames.</div><div>Due to questions, the BC ExComm undertook an examination of eligibility for standing for Councilor and the outcome of that</div><div>consultation was posted to the BC members on October 22. Any member in good standing [paid up dues] is eligible to </div><div>stand as councilor. Officer positions must have been a member for 12 months before standing for office. </div><div>Two positions are open, as noted above. </div><div><br></div><div>Election Time table:</div><div>1) Nomination period of two weeks: 10/17-10/30 [the process of submitting nominations is limited to BC members and </div><div>is provided on the private distribution. </div><div>2) Discussion with Candidates: 10/31 - 11/3 - Members will be notified separately of conference call schedule</div><div>3) Vote - 11/4 - 11/10 - via e -ballot </div><div>4) Voting count /publication of results: 11/15 to BC Members, and then to the BC archive list.</div><div><br></div><div>The details for candidates and acknowledgement for those who are nominating them will be provided separately to BC Members.</div><div><br></div><div>This notice to the BC GNSO list provides notice of the election process of the BC and its date of announcement of results. </div><div><br></div> </body>
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