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Thanks Benedetta, Rob and Glen for all your help managing and overseeing this election process.  It is an honor to be on the Nominating Committee once again and I want to sincerely thank everyone on the BC for this opportunity. <br><br>I add my thanks as well to Waudo and Ron for their hard work on this year's Nominating Committee.<br><br>Best,<br><br>Sarah <br> <br> <br>Sarah B. Deutsch <br>Vice President &amp; Deputy General Counsel <br>Verizon Communications <br>Phone: 703-351-3044 <br>Fax:       703-351-3670 <br>sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com</font><br>&nbsp;<br>
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<b>From</b>: Benedetta Rossi [mailto:bc-secretariat@icann.org] <br><b>Sent</b>: Thursday, August 08, 2013 05:39 PM<br><b>To</b>: bc-gnso@icann.org &lt;bc-gnso@icann.org&gt; <br><b>Cc</b>: glen@icann.org &lt;glen@icann.org&gt;; robert.hoggarth@icann.org &lt;robert.hoggarth@icann.org&gt; <br><b>Subject</b>: [bc-gnso] CORRECTION: BC Nominating Committee Elections: Results <br></font>&nbsp;<br></div>
<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear BC Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This is an election announcement regarding the BC Nominating Committee elections which concluded yesterday, August 7<sup>th</sup>, 2013. Out of 49 BC Members<span style="color:black">, <u>38 </u></span><u>members</u> voted in this election. Upon reception of each vote, as Voting Officer I tallied each vote and applied the BC weighted voting according to each member’s category. Once the tallies were completed and the voting period closed, Glen De Saint Gery (Returning Officer) and Rob Hoggarth (Verifying Officer) verified all votes, and the tally. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">The confirmed results are the following:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">Large Business Seat:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">Ron Andruff: 30 votes in favor and 1 abstention<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">Sarah Deutsch: 51 votes in favor and 1 abstention<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none">&nbsp;</span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">Small Business Seat:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">Jimson Olufuye: 27 votes in favor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">Stéphane Van Gelder: 55 votes in favor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The winners of the elections are therefore: Sarah Deutsch (Large Business Seat) and Stéphane Van Gelder (Small Business Seat). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please join me in congratulating Sarah and Stéphane. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thank you, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p>&nbsp;</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">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">bc-secretariat@icann.org</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">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home</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">www.bizconst.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></body></html>