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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">As discussed at the Council meeting on Thursday</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
23 July 2015</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> please find the
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">draft GNSO Chair election timetable and procedure that is published at<span style="color:#1F497D">:</span><br>
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-council-chair-election-24jul15-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-council-chair-election-24jul15-en.pdf</a>
<span style="color:#1F497D"><br>
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This will be an agenda item
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">for formal consideration and approval at the
<span style="color:#1F497D">next </span>Council meeting on Thursday, 3 September 2015<span style="color:#1F497D">,</span>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">so you are encouraged to share any comments you may have on the dates
<span style="color:#1F497D">and </span>the procedure on the <span style="color:#1F497D">
Council </span>mailing list.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<pre><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As a reminder, 'each house will be allowed to nominate one candidate for GNSO Council Chair. Each house is responsible for determining how to nominate its candidate. A candidate for GNSO Council Chair does not need to be a member of a house, but must be a member of the GNSO Council'. For further information, please see section 2.2 of the GNSO Operating Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures v3. 24 June 2015 <span style="color:#1F497D"><</span><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf</a><span style="color:#1F497D">>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.2pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Proposed p</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">rocedure<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>in Dublin –<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">October 2015</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:5.3pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Each<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">candidate</span><span style="letter-spacing:.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">will</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
have</span> the <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">opportunity</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">of</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
meeting</span><span style="letter-spacing:.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">with</span> Council<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> Members</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">during</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">the</span><span style="letter-spacing:2.85pt">
</span>GNSO <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">working</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>sessions in <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Dublin </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt">
</span>the <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">weekend</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
of</span><span style="letter-spacing:.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">17/18 October 2015</span><span style="letter-spacing:2.45pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">(remote participation</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">possible).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Election<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> of</span><span style="letter-spacing:.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">the</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
chair</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">voting</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>of the<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt"> </span>Council<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">will </span>take place<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> during</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">the</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
Council</span><span style="letter-spacing:2.65pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">meeting</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>in<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Dublin
</span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Wednesday,</span>
<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">21 October 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">order</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>for <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">the</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
vote </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>take<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>place,<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">the</span>
<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Council meeting</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">will</span> <span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
be</span> split in<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">two</span> parts:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:-.05pt">· Standard,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">open<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">public</span><span style="letter-spacing:.1pt">
</span>Council<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>meeting<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">with</span><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">the</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
current</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Council.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:-.05pt">·
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Adjourn<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">meeting</span></span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:-.05pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">·
<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Re-seat</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
the</span><span style="letter-spacing:.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Council with</span><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">the</span><span style="letter-spacing:.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">new</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>Councilors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">·
<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Re-start</span> new<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">meeting,</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">with</span> one<span style="letter-spacing:.2pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">specific</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">agenda</span> item: <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
Election</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">of</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
the</span> Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<pre><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">In summary, the timeline is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">25 September – deadline for nominations<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="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2 October – candidate statements<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="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">17/18 October – Q & A with candidates<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="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">21 October – GNSO Chair Election<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you.<br>
Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Glen de Saint Géry<br>
GNSO Secretariat<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><b><span lang="FR-BE" style="color:blue;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></b></a></span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/"><b><span lang="FR-BE" style="color:blue;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">http://gnso.icann.org</span></b></a></span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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