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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Stéphane,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The nomination period for the GNSO Council chair position is closed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/elections/gnso-chair-nom-process-12oct11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/elections/gnso-chair-nom-process-12oct11-en.pdf</span></a><span lang=EN-US><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>There has been one nomination. You have been duly nominated by Jonathan Robinson from the Contracted Parties House<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12081.html">http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12081.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>and seconded by Ching Chiao also from the Contracted Parties House.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12082.html">http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12082.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please confirm whether you accept your nomination for the position of chair of the GNSO Council and if you do accept the nomination, please submit a <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>candidacy statement in writing to the GNSO Secretariat <gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> no later than 22:00 UTC on 14 October 2011.<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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Glen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>