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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>As per Cristin’s previous email (pasted below) it seems
the nomination period closed at 11.59pm PDT on Wednesday, May 16 (17 hours
ago..?).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Can someone (potentially from the Ex Com.) confirm this please?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Adrian Kinderis</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><br>
Chief Executive Officer</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>AusRegistry International Pty Ltd<br>
Level 8, 10 Queens Road<br>
Melbourne. Victoria Australia. 3004<br>
Ph: +61 3 9866 3710<br>
Fax: +61 3 9866 1970<br>
Email: </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:adrian@ausregistry.com"
title="mailto:adrian@ausregistry.com.au"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>adrian@ausregistry.com</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Web: </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ausregistryinternational.com/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>www.ausregistryinternational.com</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dear Registrars:<br>
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A. NOMINATIONS<br>
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Nominations are now open for the election of Registrar Constituency Chair,<br>
Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, as well as a partial term replacement for<br>
Bruce Tonkin on the GNSO Council. The terms of the Executive Committee<br>
positions will run June 1, 2007 to May 30, 2008. The term of the<br>
replacement GNSO Council seat will run from June 1, 2007 to the conclusion<br>
of the 2007 Annual Meeting in October 2007 per the ICANN Bylaws. The<br>
nomination period will be open from today until 11:59 pm/23:59 PDT on<br>
Wednesday, May 16. <br>
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All nominations must be seconded by at least one member in order to proceed.<br>
Candidates must provide a conflict of interest statement by the end of the<br>
close of the nomination period (or within two days after the actual<br>
nomination). Anyone affiliated with a Registrar Constituency Member is<br>
eligible to make nominations or second nominations. Anyone affiliated
with<br>
a Registrar Constituency Member is eligible to hold any of the positions,<br>
but individuals who are citizens of North America or Europe are NOT eligible<br>
to sit for the replacement GNSO Council seat. <br>
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Please send all nominations and seconds to the list at<br>
<a href="mailto:registrars@gnso.icann.org">registrars@gnso.icann.org</a>.<br>
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B. VOTING PROCEDURE<br>
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<br>
The voting period will be open for 8 days, starting Tuesday, May 22, 2007<br>
and closing on Wednesday, May 30, 2007.<br>
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<br>
Voting will take place by e-mail ballot sent out individually to each Voting<br>
Member's e-mail address. Ballots should be filled out and returned to the<br>
e-mail address stated in the ballot. They should not be copied to any e-mail<br>
list. <br>
<br>
The results will be announced on this list.<br>
<br>
Thanks.<br>
<br>
Cristin Donohue<br>
Registrar Constituency Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tim Ruiz<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 17 May 2007 3:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Registrars Constituency<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [registrars] RC Nominations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I second the nomination of Bob Connelly, and also nominate
Jay Westerdal for Secretary. Both have filled this position and performed in
the best interests of the RC. I believe either would be an excellent choice.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Tim Ruiz<br>
The Go Daddy Group, Inc.<o:p></o:p></p>
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