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<div>Please accept my sincere thanks for your support, along with my acknowledgment of the responsibility and expectations that come along with this role. I'd also like to add my thanks to David and Volker for stepping in as Co-Chairs, and to Heather and Donna
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<div>Ahead of us are 11 months of teleconferences, 3 face to face meetings, and a mountain of work. I’m excited about what we will accomplish together this year, and look forward to working with everyone on Council and Staff.</div>
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<div>Thank you,</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span><<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>> on behalf of Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen@icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Monday, November 23, 2015 at 17:57 <br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>[council] GNSO Council Chair 2015 -2016 election results<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It gives me great pleasure to announce that James Bladel is the new GNSO Council Chair 2015 -2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">James Bladel received the unanimous support from both the Contracted Party House and the Non-Contracted Party House.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Electronic ballot voting started on Friday, 20 November 2015 and ended on Monday, 23 November 2015 at 23:59 UTC.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The results from the voting system are attached.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; 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: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Glen de Saint Géry<br>
Supporting Organisations Advisory Committees Manager<br>
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<b><a href="http://www.icann.org"><span style="color:windowtext">http://www.icann.org</span></a></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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