<div dir="ltr"><div>Congratulations James, this is a great result indeed. Well done and well deserved!</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you James, Heather and Donna for stepping up to lead the GNSO Council. I look forward to working with all of you in the year ahead. </div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards, </div><div><br></div><div>Valerie </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 9:07 AM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ocl@gih.com" target="_blank">ocl@gih.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Dear James,<br>
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in my capacity as ALAC Liaison to the GNSO Council, I would like to
extend the ALAC's congratulations on your appointment as GNSO
Council Chair. Having worked in various capacities with your
predecessors, I am well aware of the size of responsibility and
workload in such a position, and wish you and your Vice Chairs
Heather Forrest and Donna Austin the best for a successful year. <br>
Best regards,<br>
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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 for stepping up as our newly elected Vice Chairs. </div>
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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" target="_blank"><a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org" target="_blank">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>>
on behalf of Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">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-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Dear
Councillors,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">It gives
me great pleasure to announce that James Bladel is the
new GNSO Council Chair 2015 -2016.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">James
Bladel received the unanimous support from both the
Contracted Party House and the Non-Contracted Party
House.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">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-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">The
results from the voting system are attached.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Thank you.<br>
Kind regards<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Glen<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Glen de
Saint Géry<br>
Supporting Organisations Advisory Committees Manager<br>
</span><b><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><a href="mailto:glen@icann.org" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext">glen@icann.o</span><span style="color:windowtext">rg</span></a></span></b><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br>
<b><a href="http://www.icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">http://www.icann.org</span></a></b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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