<html><body><div style="font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13.0pt; line-height:1.3; color:#000000" id="nine_body_n189b21-feebc" class="nine_body" dir="auto"><div class="nine-pg" dir="auto">Thank you for proposing this, which I support fully.</div><div class="nine-pg" dir="auto"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div class="nine-pg" dir="auto">I would like to specifically point out that when I joined the Council during the pandemic, it was a tricky time for onboarding due to all the remote work.</div><div class="nine-pg" dir="auto"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div class="nine-pg" dir="auto">However, Pam made herself incredibly available, was incredibly warm, and very generous with her time to provide support for an incoming Councilor. This is the kind of person that makes all the difference in a community like ours, and I'd like her to be remembered for this generosity.</div><div class="nine-pg" dir="auto"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div class="nine-pg" dir="auto">If leadership needs a hand in putting together the nomination, let me know.</div><div class="nine-pg blank sign" dir="auto"><br></div><div class="nine-pg blank sign" dir="auto">Regards</div><div id="nine-sign-n189b21-feebc" class="mce-content-body mce-edit-focus nine-pg nine_signature" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;line-height:1.3" dir="auto"><div class="nine-pg" dir="auto"><span style="font-weight:400;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.4px">---</span></div><div class="nine-pg" dir="auto"><span style="font-weight:400;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.4px">Mark W. Datysgeld</span><br style="font-weight:400;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.4px"><span style="font-weight:400;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.4px">Director at Governance Primer</span><br style="font-weight:400;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.4px"><span style="font-weight:400;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.4px">ICANN GNSO Councilor</span></div></div><div class="nine-pg blank msg" dir="auto"><br></div></div><div id="quoted_header_n189b21-feebc" class="quoted_header_editor" dir="auto"><hr style="border:none; height:1px; color:#E1E1E1; background-color:#E1E1E1;"><div style="border:none; padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>From:</b> John McElwaine via council <council@gnso.icann.org><br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 31, 2023 12:31<br><b>To:</b> GNSO Council<br><b>Subject:</b> [council] Posthumous nomination of Pam Little for the Dr. Tarek Kamel Award<br></span></div></div><div id="quoted_body_n189b21-feebc" class="quoted_body_editor mceEditable" dir="auto"><div class="nine-pg" dir="auto"><br type="attribution"></div><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div class="nine-pg MsoNormal" dir="auto">Dear Councilors,</div>
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<div class="nine-pg MsoNormal" dir="auto">GNSO Council leadership received an email from the RrSG ExCom letting us know that they are working on a posthumous nomination of Pam Little for the
<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-opens-nomination-period-for-dr-tarek-kamel-award-for-capacity-building-03-07-2023-en">
Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building</a>, which they believe she is very deserving, particularly given the work she did for the APAC region.</div>
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<div class="nine-pg MsoNormal" dir="auto">Nominations close on 4 August 2023, but RrSG have graciously offered the GNSO council to be a joint nominator. They expect to have a draft ready early in this week that we could share for input/review. Please let us know if the GNSO Council
supports these efforts.</div>
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<div class="nine-pg MsoNormal" dir="auto">If you want to mention any specific examples from Pam’s time on the GNSO Council with respect to the following, those comments would also be welcome:</div>
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<div class="nine-pg MsoNormal" dir="auto">1) Significant contributions to national, regional, or global capacity-development programs related to ICANN's mission</div>
<div class="nine-pg MsoNormal" dir="auto">2) Developing capacity-building programs that positively influenced the multistakeholder model and diversified participation at ICANN</div>
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<div class="nine-pg MsoNormal" dir="auto">Kind regards,</div>
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<div class="nine-pg MsoNormal" dir="auto">John</div>
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