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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you for your confirmation, Jonathan. We will send the notification to the ICANN Secretary shortly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Christian Wheeler (on behalf of the staff supporting Empowered Community Administration)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Jonathan Zuck <JZuck@innovatorsnetwork.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 3:35 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Christian Wheeler <christian.wheeler@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Ext] RE: Notification of Seat 9 of the ICANN Board Director Nominated by the ASO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">No objection from the ALAC<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> ECAdmin <ecadmin-bounces@icann.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Christian Wheeler via ECAdmin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 29, 2024 11:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ecadmin@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ECAdmin] Notification of Seat 9 of the ICANN Board Director Nominated by the ASO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Empowered Community Administration representatives,</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As a reminder, the attached draft designation letter is available for your review and consideration. ECA support staff plans to send this notification to the ICANN Secretary tomorrow at 18:00 UTC unless
we receive any objections or concerns until then. Thank you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Christian Wheeler (on behalf of the staff supporting Empowered Community Administration)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Christian Wheeler <<a href="mailto:christian.wheeler@icann.org">christian.wheeler@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 11:12 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:ecadmin@icann.org">ecadmin@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:ecadmin@icann.org">ecadmin@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Notification of Seat 9 of the ICANN Board Director Nominated by the ASO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you, German, for the notification.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Empowered Community Administration representatives,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Under the ICANN Bylaws, Section 7.8(d), "At least six months before the date specified for the commencement of the term as specified in Section 7.8(a)(iv) through Section 7.8(a)(vi)
above, any Supporting Organization or the At-Large Community entitled to nominate a Director for a Seat with a term beginning that year shall give the EC Administration (with a copy to the Secretary and the Decisional Participants) 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>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Accordingly, the ECA support staff has prepared the attached draft designation letter 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 notice on your behalf.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Christian Wheeler (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-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">From:
</span></b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">ECAdmin <<a href="mailto:ecadmin-bounces@icann.org">ecadmin-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of German Valdez Aviles via ECAdmin <<a href="mailto:ecadmin@icann.org">ecadmin@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>German Valdez Aviles <<a href="mailto:german@apnic.net">german@apnic.net</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 2:46 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Ozan Sahin via ECAdmin <<a href="mailto:ecadmin@icann.org">ecadmin@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>"<a href="mailto:herve.clement@orange.com">herve.clement@orange.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:herve.clement@orange.com">herve.clement@orange.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[ECAdmin] Notification of Seat 9 of the ICANN Board Director Nominated by the ASO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dear members of the ECA</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">On behalf of the ASO Address Council, please find attached a notification of the ICANN Board Director Nominated by the ASO for Seat
9.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">German Valdez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">ASO Empowered Community Administration Representative<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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