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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Forwarded on behalf of Heiki Sibul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">SECONDING A NOMINATION TO THE CCNSO COUNCIL</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Your full name</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">: Heiki Sibul</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Your e-mail address:</span><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">heiki.sibul@internet.ee</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">3.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Your ccTLD:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> .ee</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">4.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Your geographic region:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> EU</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">5.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Full name of the nominee you would like to second:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> Nick Wenban-Smith</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Joke Braeken<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">ccNSO Policy Advisor <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">joke.braeken@icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></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">Heiki Sibul <heiki.sibul@internet.ee><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, 15 September 2021 at 10:48<br>
<b>To: </b>Roelof Meijer <roelof.meijer@sidn.nl><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Joke Braeken <joke.braeken@icann.org>, "ccnso-members@icann.org" <ccnso-members@icann.org>, ccnso-council <ccnso-council@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Ext] Re: [ccnso-members] Call for nominations to the ccNSO Council starts 15 September<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">I second Nick Wenban-Smith.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kontakt Roelof Meijer via Ccnso-members (<<a href="mailto:ccnso-members@icann.org">ccnso-members@icann.org</a>>) kirjutas kuupäeval K, 15. september 2021 kell 11:32:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Dear Joke, all,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">I would like to nominate Nick Wenban-Smith of Nominet for the European seat of the ccNSO Council.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Ccnso-members <<a href="mailto:ccnso-members-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">ccnso-members-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of Joke Braeken via Ccnso-members <<a href="mailto:ccnso-members@icann.org" target="_blank">ccnso-members@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Joke Braeken <<a href="mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org" target="_blank">joke.braeken@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, 14 September 2021 at 08:35<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:ccnso-members@icann.org" target="_blank">ccnso-members@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:ccnso-members@icann.org" target="_blank">ccnso-members@icann.org</a>>, ccnso-council <<a href="mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org" target="_blank">ccnso-council@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[ccnso-members] Call for nominations to the ccNSO Council starts 15 September</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The 3-year term for five members of the ccNSO Council will end in March 2022<span lang="EN-US">, at the conclusion of the ICANN73 Community Forum</span>: <o:p></o:p></p>
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Africa: Biyi Oladipo <o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-m-6520663644725688000msolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
Asia Pacific: Jordan Carter <o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-m-6520663644725688000msolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
Europe: Nick-Wenban Smith<o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-m-6520663644725688000msolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
Latin America/Caribbean: Demi Getschko<o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-m-6520663644725688000msolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
North America: Pablo Rodriguez<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The ccNSO is opening a call for nominations to fill those seats: the nomination and secondment procedure starts Wednesday,
<span lang="EN-US">15 </span>September 202<span lang="EN-US">1</span> (00:01 UTC) and closes 3 weeks later Wednesday,
<span lang="EN-US">6 October </span>202<span lang="EN-US">1</span> (23:59 UTC). <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">All materials related to this Council Election will be posted here:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ccnso.icann.org/en/about/elections/council.htm__;!!PtGJab4!r5G-C5LT7A92GMJh-aZLr7XH6eZF1-N5j6tRv3RX5j9dVvu0B--0052bLP-TI125z2GtMb7K$" target="_blank">
https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/elections/council.htm [ccnso.icann.org]</a> </span>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The ICANN Bylaws,
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article10" target="_blank">
Article 10 – Section 10.4 (g)</a> state:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt">
<i>"(g) The ccNSO Council members selected by the ccNSO members from each Geographic Region (see Section 10.3(a)(i)) shall be selected through nomination, and if necessary, election, by the ccNSO members within that Geographic Region. At least 90 days before
the end of the regular term of any ccNSO-member-selected member of the ccNSO Council, or upon the occurrence of a vacancy in the seat of such a ccNSO Council member, the ccNSO Council shall establish a nomination and election schedule, which shall be sent
to all ccNSO members within the Geographic Region and posted on the Website."</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<h1 style="margin-top:0cm">How to nominate and second a candidate<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin-top:0cm">Timeline<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">T</span>he nomination and secondment procedure starts Wednesday,
<span lang="EN-US">15 </span>September 202<span lang="EN-US">1</span> (00:01 UTC) and closes 3 weeks later Wednesday,
<span lang="EN-US">6 October </span>202<span lang="EN-US">1</span> (23:59 UTC). <o:p>
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin-top:0cm"><span lang="EN-US">Who can nominate or second? </span>
<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The ICANN Bylaws,
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article10" target="_blank">
Article 10 – Section 10.4 (<span lang="EN-US">h</span>)</a> state:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;background:white">
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">"(h) Any ccNSO member may nominate an individual to serve as a ccNSO Council member representing the ccNSO member's Geographic Region. Nominations must be seconded by another ccNSO member from the
same Geographic Region. By accepting their nomination, individuals nominated to the ccNSO Council agree to support the policies committed to by ccNSO members."</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">As per the relevant <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guideline-ccnso-council-election-procedure-31aug17-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!r5G-C5LT7A92GMJh-aZLr7XH6eZF1-N5j6tRv3RX5j9dVvu0B--0052bLP-TI125z-zu-tU-$" target="_blank">ccNSO
guideline [ccnso.icann.org]</a>, new ccNSO members are able to participate in the nomination process if the ccNSO membership application has been approved by the ccNSO Council one day prior the nomination process starts, i.e. latest on
<span lang="EN-US">14</span> September 202<span lang="EN-US">1</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin-top:0cm">Self-nominations<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">As per the relevant <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guideline-ccnso-council-election-procedure-31aug17-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!r5G-C5LT7A92GMJh-aZLr7XH6eZF1-N5j6tRv3RX5j9dVvu0B--0052bLP-TI125z-zu-tU-$" target="_blank">ccNSO
guideline [ccnso.icann.org]</a>, ccNSO members may self-nominate themselves, but are not allowed to second their nomination. Self-nominations must be seconded by two ccNSO members from the region.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin-top:0cm"><span lang="EN-US">Instructions</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black">Nominations and secondments should be sent by e-mail to the Election Manager at the following e-mail address: <a href="mailto:ccnso-nominations@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3366CC">ccnso-nominations@icann.org</span></a>.
Templates for nominating and seconding nominations are provided below.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">You are kindly invited to follow these instructions closely, and not to use alternative templates.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;background:white">
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;background:white">
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Template for nominations:</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;background:white">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">NOMINATION TO THE CCNSO COUNCIL</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Your full name:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Your e-mail address:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">3.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Your ccTLD:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">4.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Your geographic region:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">5.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Full name of the person you nominate to the ccNSO council:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">6.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">e-mail address of the person you nominate:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;background:white">
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;background:white">
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Template for seconding nominations:</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;background:white">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">SECONDING A NOMINATION TO THE CCNSO COUNCIL</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Your full name</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Your e-mail address:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">3.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Your ccTLD:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">4.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Your geographic region:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">5.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Full name of the nominee you would like to second:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black">Archive for nominations and secondments: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/forum.icann.org/lists/ccnso-nominations__;!!PtGJab4!r5G-C5LT7A92GMJh-aZLr7XH6eZF1-N5j6tRv3RX5j9dVvu0B--0052bLP-TI125z7Txr1U6$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3366CC">http://forum.icann.org/lists/ccnso-nominations</span>
[forum.icann.org]</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h1 style="margin-top:0cm">Eligibility requirements to be elected to the ccNSO Council<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black">A Councillor can be any individual nominated, seconded and elected as described in the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guideline-ccnso-council-election-procedure-31aug17-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!r5G-C5LT7A92GMJh-aZLr7XH6eZF1-N5j6tRv3RX5j9dVvu0B--0052bLP-TI125z-zu-tU-$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3366CC">ccNSO
Council Election Guideline </span> [ccnso.icann.org]</a>. Individuals are elected in their personal capacity and serve the ccTLD community. Councillors do not represent the views and interests of their employers. Candidates need to be neither resident in the
region, nor a citizen of a country, within the region in which they stand for election.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black">A valid candidate is one that has been nominated and seconded according to the ccNSO council Election Guideline, and that has accepted the nomination. If there is more than one valid candidate
in a Geographical Region, an election shall be conducted in that region. Voting will be by secret ballot: the ballot is identified only by a code and not by a name.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black">During a Council Election Webinar</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> (16 September 2021, noon UTC)</span><span style="color:black">, the ccNSO Chair and
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">other </span><span style="color:black">Councillors g</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">i</span><span style="color:black">ve an overview of the election process and address the need to replace Councillors
at reasonable and regular intervals. Moreover, they provide further information about the required skill sets for Councillors, the time commitment and working methods of the ccNSO Council. Consult the <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/ccNSO+Webinars" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3366CC">webinar
recording</span></a> here.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h1 style="margin-top:0cm">Accepting nominations<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black">After closure of the nomination period, the Election Manager will ask the candidates that are nominated to accept their nomination. Self-nominations are understood to have accepted their nomination.<br>
The Election Manager will provide a list with the name(s) of the candidate(s) who have accepted their nomination. A record of who has nominated and seconded the candidate(s) is publicly available: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/forum.icann.org/lists/ccnso-nominations__;!!PtGJab4!r5G-C5LT7A92GMJh-aZLr7XH6eZF1-N5j6tRv3RX5j9dVvu0B--0052bLP-TI125z7Txr1U6$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3366CC">http://forum.icann.org/lists/ccnso-nominations</span>
[forum.icann.org]</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h1 style="margin-top:0cm">Next steps<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">The Election Manager will ask the candidates to provide a written candidate statement.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">
</span>A Q<span lang="EN-US">uestion and </span>A<span lang="EN-US">nswer</span> session with the candidate(s) will be held at ICANN<span lang="EN-US">72</span> in October<span lang="EN-US">. The session is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, 26 October 2021
(16:00-17:00 UTC). T</span>he draft ICANN<span lang="EN-US">72</span> ccNSO Members Meeting schedule is published here<span lang="EN-US">:
</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/hAEuCg" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">https://community.icann.org/x/hAEuCg</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black">In preparation of the Q&A session, the written candidate statements will be posted on the ccNSO website. The Q&A session gives the ccNSO members and broader ccTLD community an opportunity to interact
with the candidates.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black">If at the close of nominations there are no more valid candidates in a particular geographic region than there are seats on the ccNSO Council available for that geographic region, then the nominated
candidates shall be selected to serve on the ccNSO Council. Otherwise, an election shall be held for that geographic region, to select the ccNSO Councillors from among the valid candidates.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h1 style="margin-top:0cm">Links<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ccnso-nominations/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3366CC">Archive for nominations and secondments</span></a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guideline-ccnso-council-election-procedure-31aug17-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!r5G-C5LT7A92GMJh-aZLr7XH6eZF1-N5j6tRv3RX5j9dVvu0B--0052bLP-TI125z-zu-tU-$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3366CC">Relevant
ccNSO guideline</span> [ccnso.icann.org]</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/timeline-nomination-election-2022-13sep21-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!r5G-C5LT7A92GMJh-aZLr7XH6eZF1-N5j6tRv3RX5j9dVvu0B--0052bLP-TI125z-TQt4FH$" target="_blank">Timeline [ccnso.icann.org]</a>
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/ccNSO+Webinars" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3366CC">ccNSO Council Election Webinar: recording</span></a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">Joke Braeken</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">ccNSO Policy Advisor
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org" target="_blank">joke.braeken@icann.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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