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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailOriginalBody"><b>Announcement: </b></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-02-28-en"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b>https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-02-28-en</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Nominations Close 19 March 2018</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Submit Nominations Via the Ethos Award </span></strong></span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/gtjY7wFw1zlkL0J62"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0098D5">Nomination
Form</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">ICANN is pleased to remind community members that the nomination period for ICANN's <em><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Multistakeholder Ethos
Award</span></em> will be open until <strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica">19 March 2018</span></strong>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">The ideal recipient(s) will have served in roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees and collaborated with more than one Supporting Organization and/or Advisory
Committee in a significant capacity.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Candidates for the award will demonstrate <u>at least five years</u> of participation in the ICANN Community.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Candidates will be evaluated by a panel of community members appointed by the Chairs of each Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees using
a merit-based point system evaluated against three criteria:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Demonstrated ability to work across community lines with both familiar and unfamiliar ICANNStakeholders with the aim of consensus building and collaboration that
substantiate ICANN's multistakeholder model;</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Facilitator of dialogue and open discussion in a fair and collegial manner, through the spirit of collaboration as shown through empathy and demonstrating a sincere
desire to engage with people from other backgrounds, cultures, and interests; and</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Demonstrated additional devotional factors exhibited by time spent supporting ICANN's multistakeholder model and its overall effectiveness through volunteer service
via working groups or committees.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Please submit your nominations via this </span></span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/gtjY7wFw1zlkL0J62"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0098D5">Nomination
Form</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> including detailed information outlining why the nominee meets the award
criteria. Any additional information in support of nominations and/or questions about the award process may be submitted via email at </span></span><a href="mailto:ethosaward2018@icann.org"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0098D5">ethosaward2018@icann.org</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Award recipient(s) will be announced in June 2018 at ICANN62 Panama City.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">For more insights on the award program, please consult the </span></span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/YyOAAw"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0098D5">ICANN Community
Wiki.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Submit Nominations Via the Ethos Award </span></strong></span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/gtjY7wFw1zlkL0J62"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0098D5">Nomination
Form</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nathalie Peregrine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:11.0pt">Email: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="nathalie.peregrine@icann.org%20"><span lang="PT-BR" style="color:#0563C1">nathalie.peregrine@icann.org </span></a></span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Find out more about the GNSO by taking our i<a href="applewebdata://EB3A6F47-9760-400D-A39B-A7EFFC56B467/learn.icann.org/courses/gnso"><span style="color:#0563C1">nteractive courses</span></a> and visiting
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