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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear Councilors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">** The deadline to apply has been <b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">extended to 14 January 2022</span></b>, as no EOIs were received by the original deadline. The Announcement on the GNSO website
and EOI form will soon be updated with this new deadline. **<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">Original message:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">The GNSO is now accepting Expressions of Interest from individuals interested in serving as the GNSO nominated mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program for the coming year. Additional information about this opportunity
is available here</span>:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-07dec21-en.htm__;!!PtGJab4!tYk1TMH0X2DWh5ydAHYTHKRhlv0LLJyzyhqBPuk91LXZAONj_rFcgwf5ejm2raMA8JNWaZXbcrhK$">https://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-07dec21-en.htm
[gnso.icann.org]</a></i><i><span lang="EN-US">.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black">The deadline to apply is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;background:white">22</span><span style="color:black;background:white">
December 20</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;background:white">21</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span style="color:black;background:white">at 23:59 UTC.</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="color:black">This information will be shared shortly through the SG/Cs.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Please feel free to send this announcement to any other individuals or groups who might be interested.</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Thank you,<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Nathalie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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