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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#0E101A"> Dear Universal Acceptance (UA) Community Members,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#0E101A">Accepting nominations for the UASG Chair and Vice-Chairs positions is due on 28th February 2021 before 23:00 UTC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#0E101A">The Statement of Interest (SOI) should be sent to <a href="mailto:UAprogram@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4A6EE0">UAprogram@icann.org</span></a> and should contain the
following details:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#0E101A"> - Name of the nominee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#0E101A"> - The position contesting for (UASG Chair or UASG Vice-Chair)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#0E101A"> - A short bio of the nominee, relevant UA experience, motivation, expression of interest, and any other relevant information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#0E101A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#0E101A">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mohamed <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">UA-discuss <ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Mohamed Elbashir <mohamed.elbashir@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 10:13 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"ua-discuss@icann.org" <ua-discuss@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[UA-discuss] UASG Elections 2021 - Accepting Nominations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Universal Acceptance (UA) Community Members, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#0E101A"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0E101A">The process for accepting nominations for Universal Acceptance Working Group (UASG) leadership positions has started.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0E101A">Find attached the announcement and process, interested candidates should send a self-nomination with a Statement of Interest (SOI) to the email: </span><a href="mailto:UAprogram@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4A6EE0">UAprogram@icann.org</span></a>
before 23:00 UTC on 28<sup>th</sup> February 2021.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Mohamed (Mo) Elbashir</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#595959">Universal Acceptance (UA) Program Manager</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959;background:white">The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</span><span style="color:#595959">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#595959">One World, One Internet</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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