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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Dear Empowered Community Administration,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Due to unforeseen circumstances one of our ICANN Board of Director selectees,
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Ms. Lousewies van der Laan,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"> has informed the 2018 Nominating Committee that she will be unable to fulfill her duties of appointment.
In light of this notification, the 2018 Nominating Committee <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-09-16-en">
announced</a> today 16 September 2018 that it has now appointed <b>Danko Jevtovic</b> (Europe) to serve in her place. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">As per ICANN Bylaws, Article 7 Board of Directors, Section 7.8 (a)(i) it is my pleasure to inform you of the 2018 Nominating Committee
selected nominee for the ICANN Director position, Seat 2. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Best regards,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Sent by the NomCom staff on behalf of </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Zahid Jamil</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Chair, ICANN 2018 Nominating Committee</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Cc: Decisional Participants (ALAC, ASO, ccNSO, GAC and GNSO) and ICANN Secretary</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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