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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR-BE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=Default><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>Dear All,<br><br>Jonathan Robinson has been duly nominated by the Contracted Parties House as GNSO Council Chair, and he has accepted the nomination. The extended nomination period until Tuesday, 5 November 2013 at 23:59 UTC is closed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>Jonathan’s candidacy statement in writing to the GNSO Secretariat (<a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a>) is expected not later than <b>23:59 UTC on 08 November 2013.</b> <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span lang=EN-US>Procedure in Buenos Aires – November 2013 </span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>The </span><span lang=EN-US>candidate will have the opportunity of meeting with Council Members during the GNSO working sessions in Buenos Aires on the weekend of </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>16/17 November 2013 </span><span lang=EN-US>(remote participation possible). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span lang=EN-US>Election of the chair by voting of the Council will take place during the Council meeting in Buenos Aires on </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Wednesday, 20 November 2013. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span lang=EN-US>In order for the vote to take place, the Council meeting will be split in two parts: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:1.8pt'><span lang=FR></span><span lang=EN-US> Standard, open and public Council meeting with the current Council. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=FR></span><span lang=EN-US> Adjourn the meeting <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:1.8pt'><span lang=FR></span><span lang=EN-US> Re-seat the Council with the new Councilors. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span lang=FR></span><span lang=EN-US> Re-start new meeting, with one specific agenda item: Election of the Chair <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>Glen de Saint Géry <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>GNSO Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>