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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Empowered Community Administration, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">cc. ICANN Secretary and Decisional Participants</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On behalf of the GNSO Chair, James Bladel, please find attached a notification concerning the selection for Board Seat 14.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Marika</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Marika Konings<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Vice President, Policy Development Support – GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Email: <a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a> <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Find out more about the GNSO by taking our <a href="http://learn.icann.org/courses/gnso">interactive courses</a> and visiting the <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-efforts.htm#newcomers">GNSO
Newcomer pages</a>. <o:p></o:p></i></p>
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