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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Thank you to everyone who checked in to receive a ballot to vote in the 2018 NPOC Executive Committee Elections.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">To confirm that you are checked in, please see the list at:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/lwcFBQ"><span style="color:#002060">https://community.icann.org/x/lwcFBQ</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">If your name isn’t on the list or you haven’t checked in, please send me a message
<b><u>off list</u></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">As a reminder the election timetable is below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Date<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Process<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">April 16<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">To be eligible to receive a ballot to vote, please send an email to <a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org"><span style="color:#002060;text-decoration:none">maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</span></a>,
 confirming<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Name:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">April 30, 2018; 23:59 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">May 01<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Nominations process opens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#002060"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">You can self-nominate or nominate someone starting on April 26th, 2017, through to May 26th, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Candidates must respond to the NPOC discuss mailing list with the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Name:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Affiliation:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Position applied for:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Why you are running for the position?:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Do you have any conflict(s) of interest?:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">How many Hours a week you are able to dedicate to the position:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Are you involved in any working Groups or PDP efforts, if so please state:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">May 30, 2018; 23:59 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">June 01<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">NPOC Excom accepts nominations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">June 03, 201823:59 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">June 04<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Voting begins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">July 04, 2018 23:59 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Maryam Bakoshi |
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">ICANN</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060"> | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">S</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">: Maryam.bakoshi.icann |
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