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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Dear BC Members,</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Please note this is an election announcement for the Nominating Committee seats for the BC. Following the closure of the two week nomination period, I am pleased to announce the outcome of the nomination for these positions, in alphabetical order by last name:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Nominees for the large business representative on the NomCom:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:2.25pt;line-height:15.75pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='mso-fareast-language:FR'>Ron Andruff<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:2.25pt;line-height:15.75pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='mso-fareast-language:FR'>Sarah Deutsch<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;background:white'><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Nominees for the small business representative on the NomCom:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:2.25pt;line-height:15.75pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white'><span style='mso-fareast-language:FR'>Jimson Olufuye<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:2.25pt;line-height:15.75pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white'><span style='mso-fareast-language:FR'>Stéphane Van Gelder<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;background:white'><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>The deadline for the submission of candidate statements is tomorrow, July 24th, 2013. Once all statements are received, I will aggregate them and submit them to the BC list. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>You are encouraged to submit questions for the candidate to<u> <a href="mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com">bcvotes@hotmail.com</a></u><i> </i> in preparation for the <b>candidate call on Tuesday, July 30th at 11 am EST (3 pm UTC).</b> All questions will be aggregated by the Voting Officer and submitted to the <a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org">bc-gnso@icann.org</a> list and to the nominees in preparation for the call. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>For more information regarding the election process, please refer to the election procedure previously submitted, or contact the Voting Officer on this email address: <a href="mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com">bcvotes@hotmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Kind Regards,</span><span lang=IT style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Benedetta Rossi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Serving as Voting Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>BC Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="bc-secretariat@icann.org"><span style='color:blue'>bc-secretariat@icann.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home"><span style='color:blue'>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="www.bizconst.org"><span style='color:blue'>www.bizconst.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>