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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Forwarded From: Olga Cavalli<br>
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color:#1F497D'>Hi Glen,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I would like to nominate Chuck Gomes for vice chair, should I
send this to the gnso list?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Olga<br>
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color:#1F497D'>2009/1/8, Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen@icann.org</a>>:
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[To: council[at]<a href="http://gnso.icann.org">gnso.icann.org</a>]<br>
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Dear Council Members,<br>
<br>
A. NOMINATIONS<br>
<br>
A formal nomination period, for the election of GNSO Council vice chair for the
period running concurrently with GNSO Council chair, from 1 February 2009 until
the newly structured GNSO Council is seated and a new chair is elected, is now
open for two weeks from Friday, 9 January 2009 to Friday 23 January 2009 at
15:00 UTC.<br>
<br>
All nominations should be seconded within the nomination period. Only GNSO
Council members are eligible to make nominations and second nominations.<br>
<br>
Please send all nominations and seconds to:<br>
gnso.secretariat[at]<a href="http://gnso.icann.org">gnso.icann.org</a><br>
and/or the Council mailing list:<br>
<council[at]<a href="http://gnso.icann.org">gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<br>
Nominations and seconds will be acknowledged and posted to the council list.<br>
<br>
B. VOTING PROCEDURE<br>
<br>
The voting will be by a roll call vote at the GNSO Council meeting on 29
January 2009. The winning candidate must receive at least 14
affirmative votes.<br>
<br>
In case of a tie, there will be a second round of voting.<br>
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C. GNSO COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE:<br>
<br>
All GNSO Council members are eligible to vote, that is, 3 representatives from
each constituency, Registrars, gTLD registries, Commercial and Business Users
(CBUC), Non Commercial Users (NCUC), Intellectual Property (IPC), and Internet
Service Providers and Connectivity Providers (ISPCP) and the 3 Nominating
Committee appointees.<br>
<br>
Liaisons from the ALAC, and the GAC and the ccNSO Observer do not vote.<br>
<br>
Please note the GNSO Council meeting on 29 January 2009 as an important date
because there must be quorum for the vote.<br>
<br>
Thank you<br>
Kind regards,<br>
Glen<br>
<br>
Glen de Saint Géry<br>
GNSO Secretariat<br>
<a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><br>
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><br>
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