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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As discussed on Thursday’s SSC call, the SSC typically uses a poll at the beginning of each selection process to help each member organize their thoughts individually on the candidates and provide initial input for SSC
discussion. Staff has prepared a draft poll for the GNSO Liaison to the GAC process, based on the poll used in the last selection process for this role:
</span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Preview/?sm=OFikUjTbv3tn4wK_2B5Sra1TjWONWOqEjhYGYC_2BU3aTgNrg3IzRvxbJMTj5KZ0p6pr">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Preview/?sm=OFikUjTbv3tn4wK_2B5Sra1TjWONWOqEjhYGYC_2BU3aTgNrg3IzRvxbJMTj5KZ0p6pr</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If you have any questions or concerns about the poll format, please send them to the list no later than 31 August. Note that this poll is currently in “preview mode.” If you want to enter test responses to test the format,
please feel free to do so. These responses will not be saved. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Emily<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Emily Barabas<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="http://www.icann.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none">www.icann.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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