<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thank you for the nomination, James, and I appreciate your confidence in me. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This nomination would have been awkward to accept, as I have recently been elected as the Chair of the NPOC Policy Committee, and the two roles are incompatible, but I delayed a decision as I do think that it is important that we have an experienced ICANN contributor, with a good understanding of the various parts and players in this complex organisation, in the role. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Now that Stephanie Perrin has officially accepted her nomination, I will decline the nomination, and I will support her for NCSG Chair. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Regards</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">David</div><div class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 18 Jul 2018, at 9:38 pm, KASWESHA <<a href="mailto:kaswesha@GMAIL.COM" class="">kaswesha@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><img class="mailtrack-img" alt="" style="display:flex" src="https://mailtrack.io/trace/mail/ee9287c8c48988a9a95fa9e6fca2217c330c4ae9.png?u=3034503" height="0" width="0"><div class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""></div><div class="">For the chair I hereby nominate David Cake I also nominate Raoul Plommer for the vacant council seat as I endorse the rest two i.e Rafik and Martin for the second term. I know we will definitely miss Badii in next term but I am also sure that, the nominees if elected will perform accordingly with less politics as has been witnessed during the ending term..<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Regards;<br class=""></div><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></div>James Njoroge Gitau<br class=""><div class=""></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><b class="">Cell-Phone +254 722 212171 or +254 721 274273</b><br class=""><br class="">Before printing this mail make sure it is completely necessary. THE ENVIRONMENT IS EVERY ONE'S BUSINESS.<br class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div>
<br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 4:15 PM, farzaneh badii <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Dear NCSG members,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">You can now<span class=""> </span><span class="m_2816297390398880905m_-2629990924639096305gmail-il">nominate</span><span class=""> </span>candidates to run for available positions at NCSG until 01 August. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Happy nominating. (this time it's for real cause I got the date right :) </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">As a reminder, the available positions are: <br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" class=""><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><font class=""><b class="">Chair:</b><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><font class="">Farzaneh Badii<span class=""> </span>- current<span class=""> </span>NCSG Chair<span class=""> </span>(till<span class=""> </span>AGM 2018) - eligible for another term [not seeking re-election]<u class=""></u></font></div></div><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" class=""><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><font class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></font></div></div><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" class=""><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><font class=""><b class="">GNSO<span class=""> </span>COUNCILORS: </b><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></div></div><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" class=""><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><font class="">Rafik Dammak - Asia Pacific (AGM 2018) -<span class=""> </span>eligible for another term<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></font></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 12pt;font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font class=""><span class="m_2816297390398880905m_-2629990924639096305gmail-m_1628631832749391650gmail-m_-5835851765221794654gmail-im">Stephanie Perrin – North America (AGM 2018) – term-limited<br class=""></span>Martin Silva Valent – Latin America and the Caribbean (AGM 2018)<span class=""> </span>-<span class=""> </span>eligible for another term</font></p><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="">NCSG elections timeline:</b><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: white;" class=""><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: white;" class=""> <u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: white;" class="">Jul 06 check in began<u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: white;" class="">Jul 18 <span class=""> </span><span class="m_2816297390398880905m_-2629990924639096305gmail-il">nomination</span><span class=""> </span>pe<wbr class="">riod begins<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: white;" class="">Aug 01 <span class=""> </span><span class="m_2816297390398880905m_-2629990924639096305gmail-il">nomination</span><span class=""> </span>perio<wbr class="">d ends<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: white;" class="">Aug 02 deadline for<span class=""> </span><span class="m_2816297390398880905m_-2629990924639096305gmail-il">nomination</span><span class=""> </span>acceptance and candidate statement<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: white;" class="">Aug 03 voter roll finalized, check-in ends<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: white;" class="">Aug 06 meet the candidates<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: white;" class="">Aug 07 voting begins<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: white;" class="">Aug 20 voting ends<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: white;" class="">Aug 21 results announced</div></div><span class="m_2816297390398880905HOEnZb"><font color="#888888" class=""><br class="m_2816297390398880905m_-2629990924639096305gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><br clear="all" class=""></font></span></div><span class="m_2816297390398880905HOEnZb"><font color="#888888" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><font face="verdana, sans-serif" class="">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div></font></span></div>
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