<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">FYI.<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org" class="">Glen@icann.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">[council] GNSO Chair-Vice-Chair Elections timeline</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">September 7, 2016 at 10:52:51 PM GMT+3<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"GNSO Council List (<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" class="">council@gnso.icann.org</a>)" <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" class="">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Dear Councillors,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">The Council, on Thursday 01 September 2016,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201609" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201609</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">approved the GNSO Chair election timetable and procedure that is published<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">in the revised<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-01sep16-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">GNSO Operating Procedures v3.2</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(01 September 2016) <<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-01sep16-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-01sep16-en.pdf</a>> and the proposed time line and procedure has been published at:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://mailer.samanage.com/wf/click?upn=k53LUnPf-2F5r8J1RbgD8szOewtPO1GXA8IP8TwWDM232niaQwy3doBrm4NNZjB9wUwxGbo7S1-2BY1WAPdGhFkjrT8AppDuPG0tzIjAibi4mDo-3D_r-2BdYbSjRm9r0i9vSiPZtW-2BX-2BAwnBbxYJcYft8cAni3iLz7nHdH1TO6yId4yJ1X5bCjn7UQ8ekPGWrKZXzU-2FB1vqqq7KS-2BMznRij3m3ZEI87WW3StxS8dTPOoQSB9krb-2FFJK2QHBzOYchxlxB81-2FrQgEKCZwhIWmFeV3hThjRR7ogCkshuA-2FPie9e6zmA6P8LDKGnOcl2MIb2bDbFs-2BrMDS8KMzD6fRbDDZlgs9L9546VIqv-2FPp7rdnEeqWA3CsaXcYOSagvsaXwaJm-2BtQNocn8VqKP4K8RtMcnYzTxs419SBUlFaVsM9lPnRRcqBZFrvtTnuf2YSaFzFhTHc2er4xVXYXOoWrABBggx6cNvzNzaaP4LeFjAvdbNFJupMMJfKrG5cjeFKgZakGAZuw-2BBT2EK8w7-2Fl8ysS1hyzasTSn0WcMyMl4ls9oF5LJWk46C9VVdhe6F2HNPcmRqsarIIASAe8-2Bala20b0i-2Fqcbgfo9Rg-3D" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 178); text-decoration: none;" class="">https://gnso.icann.org/en/elections/proposed-council-chair-07sep16-en.pdf</span></a><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br class=""><br class="">The Chair election time line is attached and in summary, as follows:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;" class=""><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">7 October – deadline for nominations<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">20 October – candidate statements<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">4 November – Q & A with candidates – Hyderabad ICANN Meeting<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">7 November – GNSO Chair Election<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li></ul><pre style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New';" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> As a reminder, 'each house will be allowed to nominate one candidate for GNSO Council Chair. Each house is responsible for determining how to nominate its candidate. A candidate for GNSO Council Chair does not need to be a member of a house, but must be a current or incoming member of the GNSO Council. Should the Chair be elected from outside of the houses, that Chair will be a non- voting Chair’. For further information, please see section 2.2 of the <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-01sep16-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">GNSO Operating Procedures v3.2</a> (01 September 2016) <<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-01sep16-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-01sep16-en.pdf</a>><br class=""><br class="">Proposed procedure<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""> </span>in Hyderabad November 2016<b class=""> </b></span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></pre><div style="margin: 0in 5.3pt 0.0001pt 0.2pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Each<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">candidate</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">will</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">have</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">opportunity</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">of</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">meeting</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">with</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Council<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Members</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">during</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.85pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>GNSO<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">meetings<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">Hyderabad<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">November 2016 (remote participation</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">possible).</span></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 8.65pt 0.0001pt 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Election<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">the</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">chair</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>by<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">voting</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>of the<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Council<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">will<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>take place<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>during</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">the</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">Council</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.65pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">meeting</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>in<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">Hyderabad<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>on<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">Monday,</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">7 November 2015.</span></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">In<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">order</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">the</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">vote<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>take<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>place,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">the</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">Council meeting</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">will</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;" class="">be</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>split in<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">two</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>parts:</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 41.2pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 14.65pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">· Standard,</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">open<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">public</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Council<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>meeting<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">with</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">the</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">current</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">Council.</span></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 41.2pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 14.6pt;" class=""><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">· <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Adjourn<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">meeting</span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 41.2pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 14.6pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">· <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">Re-seat</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">Council with</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">new</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Councilors.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 41.2pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 14.65pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">· <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">Re-start</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>new<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">meeting,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">with</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>one<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">specific</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">agenda</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>item:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">Election</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">of</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">the</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Chair</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Please let me know if you have any questions.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Thank you.<br class="">Kind regards,</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Glen </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Glen de Saint Géry<br class="">GNSO Secretariat<br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="FR-BE" style="color: windowtext;" class="">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></b></a></span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="FR-BE" style="color: windowtext;" class="">http://gnso.icann.org</span></b></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>