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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Dear councilors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Please see below the communication from the Non-Contracted Party House regarding the GNSO Chair candidate nomination.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Terri<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Policy Team Supporting the GNSO</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">"Cole, Mason (Perkins Coie)" <MCole@perkinscoie.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 10:35 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Andrea Glandon <andrea.glandon@icann.org>, Lori Schulman <lschulman@inta.org>, "philippe.fouquart@orange.com" <philippe.fouquart@orange.com>, Johan Helsingius <julf@julf.com>, Raoul Plommer <plommer@gmail.com>, Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin@gmail.com>,
Brian King <brian.king@clarivate.com><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Brenda Brewer <brenda.brewer@icann.org>, "gnso-secs@icann.org" <gnso-secs@icann.org>, Terri Agnew <terri.agnew@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Ext] RE: DUE TODAY-Please submit names - 25 September deadline | GNSO Chair 2023 Election Timeline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Andrea –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On behalf of the NCPH, I report that we will not be advancing a candidate for GNSO Council chair. Please let Julf and me know if you require more in terms of documentation. We are now turning our attention
to a vice chair candidate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Mason<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mason Cole</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#75787B"> |
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#D6001C">Perkins Coie LLP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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