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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">I am writing you in my capacity as person designated by the ccNSO Council to chair the Board Seat 12 nomination process as Katrina Sataki was one of the nominated candidates.
As required under Section 7.2 and Section 10.3 (i) of the ICANN Bylaws, please accept this letter as formal notification from the Country Code Names Supporting Organisation Council (ccNSO Council) that the ccNSO Council has nominated for designation by the
Empowered Community (EC), <b>Katrina Sataki </b>(Latvia, EU region) to serve an initial Seat 12 term on the ICANN Board of Directors.</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">On behalf of the ccNSO Council, I ask that the EC designates Katrina Sataki as Director to fill Seat 12 on the ICANN Board for a three (3) years term beginning at the conclusion
of the Annual General Meeting 2021..</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Byron Holland,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Acting Chair of the ccNSO Council</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Byron Holland</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">, President & CEO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:@cira001"><span style="color:blue">@cira001</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.cirablog.ca/"><span style="color:blue">cirablog.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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