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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR-BE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please see the note from Keith Drazek re the replacement for Jeff Neuman on the Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Welcome Chuck!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Glen de Saint Géry<br>GNSO Secretariat<br><b><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a></b><br><b><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/">http://gnso.icann.org</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Drazek, Keith [mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> mercredi 20 novembre 2013 00:20<br><b>To:</b> Glen de Saint Géry; gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: [REGYCON] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - RySG REPRESENTATIVE, GNSO COUNCIL<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Glen, FYI, the RySG is appointing Chuck Gomes as interim council rep while we conduct a nomination and election cycle to replace Jeff. He's baaaaaaaack! Best, Keith<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> Cherie Stubbs <<a href="mailto:cherstubbs@aol.com">cherstubbs@aol.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> November 19, 2013, 7:19:00 PM GMT-03:00<br><b>To:</b> <<a href="mailto:regycon@googlegroups.com">regycon@googlegroups.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[REGYCON] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - RySG REPRESENTATIVE, GNSO COUNCIL</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div id="AOLMsgPart_1_c2caef32-c06a-4ce6-ae7f-d1d1cd1f3e53"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>As announced by email earlier today, Jeff Neuman submitted his notice of resignation from the GNSO Council, effective with the end of the GNSO Council meetings being held in Buenos Aires. During the RySG meeting today, a call for an interim GNSO Council representative was made, and Chuck Gomes volunteered to step forward in this role until the official election process to replace Jeff is completed. </span><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>To this end, this shall serve as a formal call for nominations for the the Registries Stakeholder Group GNSO Council Representative seat being vacated by Jeff Neuman. The term of this seat will end at the close of the last ICANN meeting in 2014, but this individual will be eligible to serve additional terms.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>Some specifics to consider for nominations follow: <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='background:white'>Nominations may be from any geographic region except Europe and the AAPAC;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='background:white'>The term will start immediately after the close of the voting period; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='background:white'>All nominations must be seconded.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>The nominating period will remain open until 23:59 UTC on Wednesday, 27 November 2013. The voting period will open on Thursday, 28 November, and remain open until 23:59 UTC on Tuesday, 3 December 2013. If necessary, the votes will be ratified no later than the close of the next scheduled bi-weekly teleconference call scheduled for Wednesday, 4 December 2013. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>Please refer to the RySG Charter (<a href="http://gtldregistries.org/sites/gtldregistries.org/files/RySG.Charter.Approved.ICANNBoard.020213.pdf">http://gtldregistries.org/sites/gtldregistries.org/files/RySG.Charter.Approved.ICANNBoard.020213.pdf</a>), Sections VIII Elections, B. RySG Representatives to the GNSO Council, and IX, RySG GNSO Council Representative Responsibilities, for clarification. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>Thank you for your attention to this important issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'><br>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'><br>Cherie<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ICANN Registry Constituency" group.<br>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:regycon+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com">regycon+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.<br>For more options, visit <a href="https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out">https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><h5><span style='color:gray'>“This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is non-public, proprietary, privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law or may be constituted as attorney work product. 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