<div dir="ltr">Sure, I'm just not sure what needs to be done! </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 1:04 PM Stephanie E Perrin via NCSG-EC <<a href="mailto:ncsg-ec@lists.ncsg.is">ncsg-ec@lists.ncsg.is</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Hi folks, we need to organize on the election of Matthew Shears
for Board seat 14. I have reached out to Carlton Samuels, to tick
the box of consulting with our nomcom appointee (no response so
far) and I have been chatting with Dean Marks from the CSG, who is
keen to cooperate. We are trying to meet this new deadline of
April 20, can we organize to hold our election next week in time
to offer our name? The CSG thinks they can. <br>
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<p>Sorry to push but we have to get this done faster now due to
ICANN's revised timelines....since we are agreed on the candidate,
it is just paperwork....<br>
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<p>cheers Steph<br>
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<td>PLEASE READ: NCPH election for Board seat 14</td>
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<td>Tue, 7 Apr 2020 20:17:14 +0000</td>
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<td>Mary Wong <a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" target="_blank"><mary.wong@icann.org></a></td>
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<td>Dean Marks <a href="mailto:ed4coa@gmail.com" target="_blank"><ed4coa@gmail.com></a>, Stephanie E Perrin
<a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca" target="_blank"><stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca></a>, Bruna Martins
dos Santos <a href="mailto:bruna.mrtns@gmail.com" target="_blank"><bruna.mrtns@gmail.com></a>, Joan Kerr
<a href="mailto:joankerr@FBSC.ORG" target="_blank"><joankerr@FBSC.ORG></a>, Rafik Dammak
<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" target="_blank"><rafik.dammak@gmail.com></a>, Selli, Claudia
<a href="mailto:claudia.selli@intl.att.com" target="_blank"><claudia.selli@intl.att.com></a>, <a href="mailto:csg-excomm@icann.org" target="_blank">csg-excomm@icann.org</a>
<a href="mailto:csg-excomm@icann.org" target="_blank"><csg-excomm@icann.org></a>, Barbara Wanner
<a href="mailto:bwanner@uscib.org" target="_blank"><bwanner@uscib.org></a></td>
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<td>Chantelle Doerksen <a href="mailto:chantelle.doerksen@icann.org" target="_blank"><chantelle.doerksen@icann.org></a>,
Maryam Bakoshi <a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org" target="_blank"><maryam.bakoshi@icann.org></a>, Andrea
Glandon <a href="mailto:andrea.glandon@icann.org" target="_blank"><andrea.glandon@icann.org></a>, Carlos Reyes
<a href="mailto:carlos.reyes@icann.org" target="_blank"><carlos.reyes@icann.org></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dear CSG and
NCSG leaders,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">I would like
to apologize for bringing up this topic at this late stage,
and at a time when I know that many community members are
focusing on important personal and family matters during the
current COVID-19 situation. Please understand that we as
staff would not have raised this were it not a
Bylaws-related matter.
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Here is the
issue: under the ICANN Bylaws, formal notification of a
nominee for either Board seat 13 or 14 must be provided to
the Empowered Community Administration at least six (6)
months prior to the commencement of that potential
Director’s term. As the 2020 Annual General Meeting is due
to conclude on 22 October 2020 (which we realize is somewhat
earlier than previous AGMs), this means that
<u>the Empowered Community Administration must receive the
Non-Contracted Parties House (NCPH) nomination of a
Director to fill Board seat 14 by
<b>22 April 2020</b></u> (and not May as we had advised
you previously).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">I understand
that the NCPH’s current plan is to hold the formal vote (via
a CSG and NCSG representative and in accordance with the
NCPH’s agreed procedures) on or around 29 April. In light of
the need to notify the GNSO Chair of the result (as under
the GNSO Operating Procedures Keith has the responsibility
of notifying the Empowered Community Administration), I
would like to ask
<u>if it will be possible for the NCPH to complete its vote
on a nominee for Board seat 14 by
<b>Monday 20 April</b></u>, to allow Keith time to inform
the GNSO Council (as has been customary) and to formally
notify the Empowered Community Administration.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">I and the
whole GNSO support team are sincerely sorry for our previous
guidance to you that had mistakenly set 21 May as the final
date. Please accept our heartfelt apologies for this rare
error as well as for the inconvenience that we know our
mistake must cause you and your groups. <u></u>
<u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">In view of
the situation, please be assured that the CSG and NCSG
support staff are happy to assist you with conducting the
vote as efficiently and smoothly as possible, to minimize
disruption and inconvenience to you. Please let me know if
you have any questions or concerns with either the timing or
mechanism for the upcoming vote and, once again, I am so
very sorry for the trouble.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Thank you
all very much for your kind understanding.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Best
regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Mary<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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