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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear BC Members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please note that the one-week voting period for the currently open election process for the BC GNSO Councilor seat and Small Business Seat on ICANN&#8217;s Nominating Committee closes <b><u>today, Wednesday, Oct. 30<sup>th</sup>, 2013 COB</u></b> Pacific Time. <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>If you have not yet submitted your votes and wish to, please submit your completed ballot form to the voting email address: <a href="mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com">bcvotes@hotmail.com</a>. Please note that when submitting your ballot you should also complete your name and company name on the ballot for it to be valid. <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,</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>&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"><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>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></body></html>