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<div class="moz-forward-container"> Hi everyone!
<p>I am resending my earlier note from April 24th concerning the
upcoming elections for GNSO Council and NCSG Chair. Here are
the timelines for our activities as a stakeholder group, related
to those elections. Please note that the check in period is
well advanced, and you should check in now if possible. If you
have not received a checkin notice from Maryam Bakoshi, please
reach out to her OFFLIST. I have included her in cc separately,
for your convenience. Please remember that this year elections
for NCSG, NCUC and NPOC elections are all going on at the same
time, and you need to pay attention to each separately depending
on your membership. <br>
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<p> For further details about how our elections are conducted,
please see the NCSG Charter, available here:</p>
<p> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_25801/ncsg-charter-05may11-en.pdf" moz-do-not-send="true">https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_25801/ncsg-charter-05may11-en.pdf</a>
Section 4.<br>
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<p class="p1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">NCSG
Election Timeline</span></b></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">7
May - Check in begins <br>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">14
May - 28 May: Nomination period</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">28
May: Deadline for nomination acceptance and candidate
statement.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">29
May or 01 June: Meet the candidates call / Check in ends.<br>
</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">02
June: Voter roll finalized</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">03
June - 17 June: Voting </span></p>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">18
June: Results announced</span>
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<p>We need to elect four councilors, and the NCSG Chair. I have
listed all of our current councilors, for your convenience, so
you can see the regional distribution. As you know, we strive
for gender balance and regional distribution, with no more than
two candidates from a region as far as possible.<br>
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<p><br>
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<ul>
<li>Rafik Dammak (<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Rafik+Dammak+SOI" moz-do-not-send="true">SOI</a>) - AAPAC (AGM 2020) term
limited<br>
</li>
<li>Elsa Saade (<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/hyyOAw" moz-do-not-send="true">SOI</a>) – NA – (AGM 2020) eligible
for re-election<br>
</li>
<li>Tatiana Tropina (<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/xAJ1Aw" moz-do-not-send="true">SOI</a>) – EU (AGM 2021) (no election
for this seat)<br>
</li>
<li>Juan Manuel Rojas (<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Juan+Manuel+Rojas+SOI" moz-do-not-send="true">SOI</a>) – LAC (AGM 2020) eligible
for re-election<br>
</li>
<li>Farell Folly (<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Farell+FOLLY+SOI" moz-do-not-send="true">SOI</a>) – AF (AGM 2021) (no election
for this seat)<br>
</li>
<li>James Gannon (<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/James+Gannon+SOI" moz-do-not-send="true">SOI</a>) – EU (AGM 2021) Eligible for
re-election. This 2021 date listed here is an error, as an
appointee of the NCSG, James can only sit until the General
Annual Meeting, we have to hold an election for this seat just
as we do for Juan's seat. Had Farzi stayed, the seat would
not be up for election.</li>
<li>NCSG Chair Stephanie Perrin (term limited)</li>
</ul>
<p>As you can see, we have only two weeks for the nomination
period, and it started today!! Please help us find suitable
candidates interested in filling these volunteer positions. I
would like to encourage you all to consider applying and am
happy to answer any questions from you concerning the roles and
responsibilities. I am sure that all the councillors listed
would also be happy to answer any questions about what the jobs
entail on Council, so I have put them in cc for your convenience
as well.<br>
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<p>Kind regards,</p>
<p>Stephanie Perrin</p>
<p>NCSG Chair<br>
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