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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>========================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Internet Service
Provider and Connectivity Provider Constituency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Generic Names
Supporting Organization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>========================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>
17 August 2007<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>NOMINATION PERIOD
OPEN – ICANN NomCom Appointee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>In accordance with
both the ICANN bylaws and the ISPCP bylaws this is<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>the official call
for nominations for an ISPCP representative to ICANN’s<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Nominating
Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>The ICANN Bylaws
(Article 7) establish a Nominating Committee of ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>that is responsible
for the selection of all ICANN Directors except <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>the President and
those Directors selected by ICANN’s Supporting <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Section 2, Part 8 of
those bylaws ensure that our constituency is <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>allowed to have one
voting delegate to the ICANN Nominating Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Every member of the
ISPCP may nominate one candidate for the position <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>of ISPCP
representative to the ICANN Nominating Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>This mail requests
that you nominate an eligible ISPCP member to be <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>elected as this
year’s ISPCP delegate to the ICANN Nominating Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>To make a
nomination, please mail the following information to the <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>election manager:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>->: the name of
the nominee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>->: the
electronic mail address of the nominee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>->: the ISPCP
member organization to which the nominee belongs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>->: if possible,
a voice phone number for the nominee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>During the
nomination period, potential nominees will be asked to <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>indicate their willingness
to serve as the representative.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>The nomination
period – <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>. opens on Friday,
17 August 2007 at 2200 GMT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>. closes on Friday,
31 August 2007 at 2200 GMT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Nominations should
be sent to the ISPCP Secretariat at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="mailto:elections@ispcp.info">elections@ispcp.info</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>If you have
questions relating to the election, the constituency Articles <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>or the nomination
process please contact the ISPCP Secretariat at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="mailto:mcfadden@ispcp.info">mcfadden@ispcp.info</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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