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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>All<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>For your attention<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Glen de Saint Géry [mailto:Glen@icann.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> 28 April 2014 18:45<br><b>To:</b> tony holmes (tonyarholmes@btinternet.com); Wolf-Ulrich Knoben, (wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de)<br><b>Cc:</b> Glen de Saint Géry; Benedetta Rossi<br><b>Subject:</b> First Award Targeted for ICANN Public Meeting in London<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear Tony & Wolf-Ulrich,</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Would you please be so kind as to draw your members’ attention to the Multi-stakeholder Ethos Award Program.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-21apr14-en.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-21apr14-en.htm</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>First Award Targeted for ICANN Public Meeting in London<br><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Nominations Close 17 May 2014</span></em></span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></h3><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>ICANN is pleased to announce the opening of the nomination period for ICANN's new <em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Multistakeholder Ethos Award Program</span></em>. This award program seeks to recognize long-standing community members who have served in leadership roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees and demonstrated collaboration with different supporting organizations and/or advisory committees.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The <em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Multistakeholder Ethos Award</span></em> will recognize ICANN participants who have deeply invested in consensus-based solutions, recognized the importance of ICANN's multistakeholder model of Internet governance, and contributed in a substantive way to the higher interests of ICANN's organization and its community.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The nomination period for community nominees opens today, </span></em><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>21 April 2014</span></i></strong><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> and closes on </span></em><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>17 May 2014</span></i></strong><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>.</span></em><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Community members interested in submitting a nomination are invited to send an email to <a href="mailto:ethosaward2014@icann.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>ethosaward2014@icann.org</span></a> including:</span></em><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Name of nominee.</span></em><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Community of nominee.</span></em><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Reasons for nomination.</span></em><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Please note that the reasons outlining the candidate's merit for the nomination may be as brief or as long as required.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Candidates for this inaugural step of the program development will demonstrate at least five years of participation in the ICANN Community. <u>Both individuals and organizations are eligible for the award</u>.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>A panel of community members is being gathered to help review all community nominations and determine the best candidates for the first awards. The decisions of the panel will be made based on the following criteria:</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Demonstrated multistakeholder volunteer service via working groups or committees.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Demonstrated spirit of collaboration through engagement with other community members with the aim of consensus building.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Demonstrated facilitator of dialogue and open discussion in a fair, cordial and collegial manner.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Demonstrated additional devotional factors exhibited by time spent supporting ICANN's multistakeholder model and its overall effectiveness.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Please submit your nominations via email to <a href="mailto:ethosaward2014@icann.org?subject=Multistakeholder%20Ethos%20Award%20Nomination"><span style='color:windowtext'>ethosaward2014@icann.org</span></a>.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Award recipient(s) will be announced this June at the ICANN Public Meeting in London.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you very much.<br>Kind regards,</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Glen</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Glen de Saint Géry </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>GNSO Secretariat </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>