<div><div>Good luck, Martin! Happy to see that you've accepted the nomination! Let me land my support for you on this thread as well.</div></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Tanya </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Tue 15. Aug 2017 at 12:24, Matthew Shears <<a href="mailto:matthew@intpolicy.com">matthew@intpolicy.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    <p>Thanks for accepting Martin!  And the best of luck.<br>
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    <div class="m_2335363342753130424moz-cite-prefix">On 14/08/2017 20:53, Martin Pablo Silva
      Valent wrote:<br>
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      <div>Thank you all! It is an honor to be nominated for
        such role. I’ve been working in the Council since Copenhagen
        meeting and it has been a steep learning curve full of
        challenges. I wish to inform the constituency that I humbly
        accept this nomination and fully understand the commitment and
        trust it means invested in my person, I can only give you my
        best to live up to the expectation. If I am elected, I will
        continue my work representing the non-commercial interest at the
        GNSO Council and try to bring closer it’s work to the
        constituency members.</div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>Cheers to all and thanks once again,</div>
      <div>Martín Silva</div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div><br>
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      <div>
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          <div>On Aug 14, 2017, at 6:35 AM, Olévié Kouami <<a href="mailto:olivierkouami@gmail.com" target="_blank">olivierkouami@gmail.com</a>>
            wrote:</div>
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                      <div>Hello,<br>
                      </div>
                      +1 for Martin nomination.<br>
                    </div>
                    He deserve to continue what he has so well started
                    within the GNSO council.<br>
                  </div>
                  Kudos to Martin.<br>
                </div>
                Warm regards<br>
              </div>
              Olevie<br>
            </div>
            <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
              <div class="gmail_quote">2017-08-04 21:48 GMT+00:00 Kawsu
                Sillah <span><<a href="mailto:kawsu.sillah@gmail.com" target="_blank">kawsu.sillah@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br>
                <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">My
                  full support for Martin!
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                  </div>
                  <div>Best </div>
                  <div>Kawsu 
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                        On Friday, August 4, 2017, Shavkat Sabirov <<a href="mailto:ssabirov@gmail.com" target="_blank">ssabirov@gmail.com</a>>
                        wrote:<br>
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                          <div>+1 for Martin Silva
                            nomination!
                            <div><br>
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                            <div>Shavkat Sabirov</div>
                            <div><br>
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                            <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 4, 2017
                              at 4:18 PM, marie-laure Lemineur <span><<a>mllemineur@gmail.com</a>></span>
                              wrote:<br>
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                                  <div>+1 to Martin's
                                    nomination</div>
                                  <div>Marie-laure<br>
                                    <br>
                                    Enviado desde mi iPhone</div>
                                  <div><br>
                                    El 2/8/2560 BE, a las 22:47, Carlos
                                    Raul Gutierrez <<a>crg@ISOC-CR.ORG</a>>
                                    escribió:<br>
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                                          <div>I
                                            also support Martin as
                                            councilor to the GNSO.   His
                                            continuous effort to improve
                                            the inner workings of NPOC
                                            and his very good legal
                                            background makes him a great
                                            regional contribution from
                                            LAC to the GNSO.<br>
                                            <br>
                                            <div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Carlos Raúl
                                              GUTIERREZ</div>
                                            <div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">ISOC
                                              Costa Rica chapter<br>
                                              Apartado 1571-1000<br>
                                              San José COSTA RICA</div>
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                                          <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
                                            <div class="gmail_quote">On
                                              Aug 2, 2017 08:42, "Joan
                                              Kerr" <<a>joankerr@fbsc.org</a>>
                                              wrote:<br type="attribution">
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                                                  <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">I am
                                                    pleased to support
                                                    the nomination of
                                                    Martin Silva, a
                                                    strong activist for
                                                    civil society. 
                                                    MArtin took the
                                                    challenge of a
                                                    Temporary Position
                                                    at the GNSO Council
                                                    with much vigour. 
                                                    This practical
                                                    experience will
                                                    definitely enable
                                                    him to continue with
                                                    the work of the
                                                    GNSO.<br>
                                                    <br>
                                                  </div>
                                                  <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">As a
                                                    lawyer, activist,
                                                    leader and friend,
                                                    Martin will make an
                                                    excellent
                                                    Councillor, I
                                                    totally support his
                                                    nomination.<br>
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                                                  <div class="gmail_quote">On
                                                    Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at
                                                    9:51 AM, Raoul
                                                    Plommer <span><<a>plommer@gmail.com</a>></span>
                                                    wrote:<br>
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                                                      <div>
                                                        <div>I
                                                          would like to
                                                          nominate
                                                          Martin for the
                                                          GNSO council,
                                                          because he has
                                                          been working
                                                          arduously for
                                                          his temporary
                                                          position
                                                          there, just
                                                          like he's been
                                                          a tireless
                                                          activist for
                                                          NPOC for the
                                                          last couple of
                                                          years. <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          I've heard a
                                                          lot of good
                                                          feedback from
                                                          other people
                                                          of Martin's
                                                          work for the
                                                          short time
                                                          he's spent in
                                                          the council,
                                                          and I have no
                                                          doubts that he
                                                          would carry on
                                                          doing that,
                                                          perhaps even
                                                          with a little
                                                          more
                                                          understanding
                                                          than
                                                          previously,
                                                          with the
                                                          experience
                                                          he's had there
                                                          since the
                                                          Copenhagen
                                                          meeting.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                        </div>
                                                        <div>Martin's
                                                          strong
                                                          background as
                                                          a lawyer will
                                                          obviously help
                                                          him in
                                                          conveying the
                                                          issues at hand
                                                          at the GNSO
                                                          council, and
                                                          in reporting
                                                          back to the
                                                          NCSG. He's
                                                          also from
                                                          South America,
                                                          and I think
                                                          the NCSG has
                                                          no candidates
                                                          to the GNSO
                                                          council from
                                                          there so far
                                                          in this
                                                          election. This
                                                          would also
                                                          help balancing
                                                          the current
                                                          geographic
                                                          imbalance of
                                                          the candidates
                                                          to the GNSO so
                                                          far.<span><font color="#888888"><br>
                                                          </font></span></div>
                                                        <span><font color="#888888">
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>-Raoul<br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </font></span></div>
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                                                          <p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Joan
                                                          Kerr,</font></p>
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                                                          <p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Social
                                                          Entrepreneur,
                                                          Humanitarian</font></p>
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                                                          <p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">T: <a href="tel:%28416%29%20907-0783" value="+14169070783" target="_blank">+1
                                                          (416) 907-0783</a></font></p>
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                                                          <p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Skype:
                                                          joankerr_fbsc</font></p>
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                                                          <p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1"><a href="http://fbsc.org/" target="_blank">fbsc.org</a>,
                                                          <a href="http://www.fbsc.eco/" target="_blank">www.fbsc.eco</a></font></p>
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                                                          <p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Chair:
                                                          Victory
                                                          Garden
                                                          Leadership
                                                          Implementation
                                                          Team</font></p>
                                                          <font size="1">
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                                                          <p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Chair:
                                                          IEEE Smart
                                                          Villages
                                                          Project,
                                                          Sustainable
                                                          Agriculture
                                                          Working Group</font></p>
                                                          <font size="1">
                                                          </font>
                                                          <p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Chair:
                                                          Agricultural
                                                          Track, IEEE
                                                          Global
                                                          Humanitarian
                                                          Technology
                                                          Conference</font></p>
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                                                          <p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Chair:
                                                          ICANN Not for
                                                          Profit
                                                          Operational
                                                          Concerns
                                                          Constituency</font></p>
                                                          <font size="1">
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                                                          <p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Advisor,
                                                          IEEE
                                                          Humanitarian
                                                          Initiatives
                                                          Committee</font></p>
                                                          <font size="1">
                                                          </font>
                                                          <p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Advisor,
                                                          Climate
                                                          Smart
                                                          Agriculture
                                                          Youth Network,
                                                          (CSAYN) Global
                                                          Coordination
                                                          Unit</font></p>
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