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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/elections/proposed-council-chair-07sep16-en.pdf"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://gnso.icann.org/en/elections/proposed-council-chair-07sep16-en.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">nominee, James Bladel, </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">for the position of Chair of the GNSO Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Glen de Saint Géry</span></b><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> Graeme Bunton
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 5, 2016 9:13 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@icann.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> pdiaz@pir.org; jbladel@godaddy.com; cph-excoms@googlegroups.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> GNSO Elections<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Hello Glen,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The RrSG and RySG, collectively the CPH, wish to nominate James Bladel for the position of Chair of the GNSO Council.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Should you have require any further information please let us know.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graeme<br>
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<pre>_________________________<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Graeme Bunton<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Manager, Analytics and Insights<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Manager, Public Policy<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Tucows Inc.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>PH: 416 535 0123 ext 1634<o:p></o:p></pre>
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