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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>Dear BC Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><br>Please note that this is an election announcement regarding the GNSO Councilor Election currently open in the BC. <u>Please note that this election has been temporarily suspended</u>, so please do not submit any nominations for now. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Due to the sudden vacancy in the Nominating Committee Small Business Seat, the GNSO Councilor Election has been suspended to allow one election for both the GNSO Councilor position and NomCom seat, rather than running two separate elections for these positions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The election will reopen shortly, and I will submit a new election procedure for the new election. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thank you ever so much for your understanding,<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'>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><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>