<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>Ron,</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks so much. I'll announce the extension shortly.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Julie</div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Ron Andruff <<a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com">randruff@rnapartners.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Friday, December 5, 2014 7:12 AM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>>, 'WUKnoben' <<a href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</a>>, 'Amr Elsadr' <<a href="mailto:aelsadr@egyptig.org">aelsadr@egyptig.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> RE: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] REMINDER: Election/Selection of Chair and Vice Chair for 2015<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote id="MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE" style="BORDER-LEFT: #b5c4df 5 solid; PADDING:0 0 0 5; MARGIN:0 0 0 5;"><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">For my part, I don’t see any issue with allowing for this extension if it is needed, but we will need to act quickly thereafter so that we don’t have our staff
support working into the holiday period because we are missing our first date which had been well-published.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">RA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Ron Andruff<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">ONR Consulting, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="http://www.ICANNSherpa.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.ICANNSherpa.com</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> <a href="mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Julie Hedlund<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 5, 2014 08:39<br><b>To:</b> WUKnoben; Amr Elsadr; <a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] REMINDER: Election/Selection of Chair and Vice Chair for 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Dear Wolf-Ulrich and Amr,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">As there are no procedures that prescribe the time period required for the nominations for the election/selection of Chair and Vice Chair (just that ideally they
should be selected by the beginning of 2015), there doesn't appear to be any reason that we cannot extend the time period in this case. Would a one-week extension — that is, until Friday, 12 December — provide enough time?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">With best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Julie<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Julie Hedlund, Policy Director<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">WUKnoben <<a href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</a>><br><b>Reply-To: </b>WUKnoben <<a href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Friday, December 5, 2014 4:32 AM<br><b>To: </b>Amr Elsadr <<a href="mailto:aelsadr@egyptig.org">aelsadr@egyptig.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] REMINDER: Election/Selection of Chair and Vice Chair for 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #B5C4DF 4.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-right:0in" id="MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE"><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">I’m in support of an extension. Ongoing background talks may help.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><br><br>
Best regards<br><br>
Wolf-Ulrich<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; "><a href="mailto:aelsadr@egyptig.org" title="aelsadr@egyptig.org">Amr Elsadr</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; ">Sent:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; "> Friday, December 05, 2014 1:06 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; ">To:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; "><a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org" title="gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">
gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; ">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; "> Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] REMINDER:
Election/Selection of Chair and Vice Chair for 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">If there are no nominations made before today’s deadline, I was wondering if an extension to the nominating period could be set, even if just for a few days. I am personally working
on making one, but would like some time to confer with the NCUC membership first.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Amr<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">On Dec 1, 2014, at 8:48 PM, Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Dear SCI members,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">This is a reminder that per the SCI Charter, each December the SCI has to nominate, select and (if necessary) elect a Chair and Vice Chair for the following year.
Only primary members of the SCI (i.e. no alternates) are eligible to stand for either position. Per the Charter, the Chair and Vice Chair shall serve for a 1-year term with the option to continue for a second 1-year term.
<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Ron Andruff has served two 1-year terms and thus is term-limited and cannot continue in the position in 2015. The SCI therefore needs at least one volunteer/nominee
for Chair for 2015. If there is more than one nominee/volunteer for Chair, the Charter prescribes how an election will then be run:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/L4Hg">https://community.icann.org/x/L4Hg</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Cintra Sooknanan will have served served 1 term as Vice Chair as of the end of 2014 and is eligible to continue for a second 1-year term. For the avoidance of
doubt, time served as Vice Chair shall not prohibit the Vice Chair from serving as Chair. If there is more than one nominee/volunteer for Vice Chair an election will be run as per the Charter.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Interested SCI members should volunteer or submit nominations for either the Chair or Vice Chair position. Please send all candidate nominations (including self-nominations)
to this list not later than <b>**Friday, 05 December.**</b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Thank you very much for your consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Julie<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Julie Hedlund, Policy Director<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></span></body></html>