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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Hi all£¬<div>It is really exciting to see we have such a good talent pool who have accepted the nominations.</div><div>My strong support goes to Rafik Dammak for him to serve as the successive Chair of NCSG, and the same to Avri Doria, Amr Elsadr, Wolfgang Kleinwachter£¬Klaus Stoll£¬Guy Aho Tete Benissan to serve as our representatives to GNSO Council.</div><div>Best Regards</div><div>Peter<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:50:41 -0700<br>From: robin@IPJUSTICE.ORG<br>Subject: 2013 NCSG Election RECAP so far<br>To: NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br><br><div><b><u>2013 NCSG Election RECAP:</u></b></div><div><br></div><div><div>From:</div><div> <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/2013+NCSG+Annual+Election+-+Candidate+Public+Statements" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/2013+NCSG+Annual+Election+-+Candidate+Public+Statements</a></div><div><article style="display:block;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px;"><div id="ecxmain-content" class="ecxwiki-content" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;padding-bottom:15px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;display:block;"><p style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:normal;"><strong>Positions to Elect :</strong></p><h4 id="ecxid-2013NCSGAnnualElection-CandidatePublicStatements-I. ecx2013-2014NCSGChair" style="line-height:normal;font-weight:bold;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><u><strong>I.  2013-2014 NCSG Chair</strong></u></h4><p style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">(1 to elect) 1-year term </p><div class="ecxtable-wrap" style="overflow-x:auto;overflow-y:auto;"><table class="ecxconfluenceTable ecxtablesorter" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;clear:left;border-collapse:collapse;"><thead><tr class="ecxsortableHeader" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;"><th class="ecxconfluenceTh ecxsortableHeader" data-column="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;background-color:rgb(240, 240, 240);font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;cursor:pointer;background-position:100% 50%;"><div class="ecxtablesorter-header-inner" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nominated Candidate</div></th><th class="ecxconfluenceTh ecxsortableHeader" data-column="1" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;background-color:rgb(240, 240, 240);font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;cursor:pointer;background-position:100% 50%;"><div class="ecxtablesorter-header-inner" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nominated By</div></th><th class="ecxconfluenceTh ecxsortableHeader" data-column="2" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;background-color:rgb(240, 240, 240);font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-image:initial;background-attachment:init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-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;"> </td><td class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;"> </td></tr></tbody></table></div><h4 id="ecxid-2013NCSGAnnualElection-CandidatePublicStatements-II. ecx2013NCSGGNSORepresentatives" style="line-height:normal;font-weight:bold;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><u><strong>II.  2013 NCSG GNSO Representatives</strong></u></h4><p style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">(3 to elect) each 2-year terms - (by alphabetical - last name)</p><div class="ecxtable-wrap" style="overflow-x:auto;overflow-y:auto;"><table class="ecxconfluenceTable ecxtablesorter" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;clear:left;border-collapse:collapse;"><thead><tr class="ecxsortableHeader" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;"><th class="ecxconfluenceTh ecxsortableHeader" data-column="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;background-color:rgb(240, 240, 240);font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;cursor:pointer;background-position:100% 50%;"><div class="ecxtablesorter-header-inner" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nominated Candidate</div></th><th class="ecxconfluenceTh ecxsortableHeader" data-column="1" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;background-color:rgb(240, 240, 240);font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;cursor:pointer;background-position:100% 50%;"><div class="ecxtablesorter-header-inner" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nominated By</div></th><th class="ecxconfluenceTh ecxsortableHeader" data-column="2" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;background-color:rgb(240, 240, 240);font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;cursor:pointer;background-position:100% 50%;"><div class="ecxtablesorter-header-inner" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Accepted Nomination</div></th><th class="ecxconfluenceTh ecxsortableHeader" data-column="3" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;background-color:rgb(240, 240, 240);font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;cursor:pointer;background-position:100% 50%;"><div class="ecxtablesorter-header-inner" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Candidate Statement</div></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;"><td class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;">Avri Doria</td><td class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;">William Drake</td><td class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;">Yes</td><td class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;"> </td></tr><tr style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;"><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;">Amr Elsadr</td><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;">Amr Elsadr</td><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;">Yes</td><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;"> </td></tr><tr style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;"><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;"><span style="">Wolfgang Kleinwachter</span></td><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;">William Drake</td><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;">Yes</td><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;"> </td></tr><tr style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;"><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;">Klaus Stoll</td><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;">Rudi Vasnick</td><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;">Yes</td><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;"> </td></tr><tr style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;"><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;"><span style="">(Guy) Aho Tete Benissan</span></td><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;">Marie-Laure Lemineur</td><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;"> </td><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;"> </td></tr><tr style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;"><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;"> </td><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;"> </td><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-right-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-bottom-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);border-left-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);min-width:0.6em;"> </td><td colspan="1" class="ecxconfluenceTd" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:5px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:7px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bott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: Close Nominations for Candidates (made & accepted)</div><div style="">  Sept. 26 : Candidates Make Public Statement (see details below)<span class="ecxApple-tab-span"> </span></div><div style="">  Oct. 1 : Begin Voting</div><div style="">  Oct. 14 : End Voting</div><div style="">  Oct. 17 : Announce Election Results</div><div style="">  Nov. 22 : Term Begins</div><p style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Nomination Process:</span></strong></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Any member of the NCSG may nominate any NCSG active member either for the position of an NCSG GNSO Council Representative or for NCSG Chair.<br>Once nominated, the nominee is responsible for public acceptance of the nomination and for making a <strong>public statement</strong> that includes:</p><ul style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;padding-left:3em;list-style-position:outside;padding-top:0px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment;</li><li style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Any conflicts of interest;</li><li style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Reasons for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular position;</li><li style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Qualifications for the position; and</li><li style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Statement of availability for the time the position requires.</li><li style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">The nominee¡¯s statement may also include any other information that the candidate believes is relevant. </li></ul><p style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span>**  Also note that under the rules, no more than two (2) NCSG GNSO Council Representatives can be declared resident of the same geographic region as defined by ICANN.  The 3 other continuing NCSG GNSO Councilors (those not up for election in 2013) are from the following regions: Asia-Pacific, South America, Europe.</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span>**  These terms all commence on 22 November 2013, at the conclusion of the 2013 Annual ICANN Meeting in Buenos Aires.</span></p><div>**  Members receive a separate email notice from me requesting "check-in" and verification of email address and that you are an active member of the NCSG.  </div><div><br></div></div></article></span></div><div><article style="display:block;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px;"><div id="ecxmain-content" class="ecxwiki-content" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:13pt;padding-bottom:15px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;display:block;"><div class="ecxtable-wrap" style="overflow-x:auto;overflow-y:auto;"><br></div></div></article><div style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px;"></div><div style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px;"></div></div></div></div>                                      </div></body>
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