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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Empowered Community Administration representatives,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You may have seen the notifications from the NomCom as to their
</span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">nominations</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> for Board seats
</span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> and
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Under the ICANN Bylaws, Section 7.8(c), “At least two months before the commencement of each annual meeting, the Nominating Committee shall give the EC Administration (with a
copy to the Decisional Participants and Secretary) written notice of its nomination of Directors for seats with terms beginning at the conclusion of the annual meeting, and the EC Administration shall promptly provide the Secretary (with a copy to the Decisional
Participants) with written notice of the designation of those Directors. All such notices shall be posted promptly to the Website.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Accordingly, the ECA support staff has prepared the attached draft designation letters for your review and consideration. Please respond to this list if you have any objections,
concerns or changes; otherwise, staff will be happy to forward the notices on your behalf.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ozan Sahin (on behalf of the staff supporting Empowered Community Administration)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">NomCom Operations Team <nomcom-ops-team@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>31 July 2023 Monday 17:45<br>
<b>To: </b>"ECAdmin@icann.org" <ECAdmin@icann.org>, "secretariat@nro.net" <secretariat@nro.net>, "dibiase@amazon.com" <dibiase@amazon.com>, Alejandra Reynoso Barral <alejandra.reynoso@gmail.com>, Jonathan Zuck <JZuck@innovatorsnetwork.org>, Nicolas Caballero
<nicustkd@gmail.com><br>
<b>Cc: </b>John Jeffrey <john.jeffrey@icann.org>, Amy Stathos <amy.stathos@icann.org>, Vanda Scartezini <vanda@scartezini.org>, NomCom Operations Team <nomcom-ops-team@icann.org>, Ozan Sahin <ozan.sahin@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: Confidential - Formal notification to EC Administration, Decisional Participants, and Secretary - ICANN 2023 NomCom Selected Nominees to ICANN Board of Directors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Please note there has been a correction made to the announcement (see highlighted section below). Please excuse the error and any inconvenience it may have caused.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">NomCom Operations Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">On Behalf of 2023 NomCom Chair – Vanda Scartezini</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Dear Empowered Community Administration,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Due diligence has been completed on all 2023 Nominating Committee selected nominees.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">As per ICANN Bylaws, Article 7 Board of Directors, Section</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> 7.8(a)(iii)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">
it is my pleasure to inform you of the 2023 Nominating Committee selected nominees for the two ICANN Board of Director positions and one PTI Board of Director position. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The 2023 NomCom selected nominees to ICANN’s Board of Directors are:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">ICANN Board of Directors:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Catherine Adeya (Region: AF) – Seat #7</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Sarah Deutsch (Region: NA) – Seat #8</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:54.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The 2023 NomCom selected nominee to PTI Board of Director is:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">PTI Board of Director:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:54.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Anupam Agrawal (Region: AP)</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Please keep the appointments confidential until the publication of the announcement.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Vanda Scartezini<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Chair, 2023 Nominating Committee</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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