<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Begin forwarded message:<br><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>First Award Targeted for ICANN Public Meeting in London</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">April 28, 2014 at 2:48:11 PM GMT-3<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">William Drake <<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen@icann.org</a>>, Benedetta Rossi <<a href="mailto:benedetta.rossi@icann.org">benedetta.rossi@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><br><div><div lang="FR" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 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 class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dear Bill,</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Would you please be so kind as to draw your members’ attention to the Multi-stakeholder Ethos Award Program.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-21apr14-en.htm" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-21apr14-en.htm</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><h3 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">First Award Targeted for ICANN Public Meeting in London<br><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Nominations Close 17 May 2014</span></em></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></h3><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">ICANN is pleased to announce the opening of the nomination period for ICANN's new<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Multistakeholder Ethos Award Program</span></em>. This award program seeks to recognize long-standing community members who have served in leadership roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees and demonstrated collaboration with different supporting organizations and/or advisory committees.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Multistakeholder Ethos Award</span></em><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>will recognize ICANN participants who have deeply invested in consensus-based solutions, recognized the importance of ICANN's multistakeholder model of Internet governance, and contributed in a substantive way to the higher interests of ICANN's organization and its community.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The nomination period for community nominees opens today,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></em><strong><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">21 April 2014</span></i></strong><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and closes on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></em><strong><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">17 May 2014</span></i></strong><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">.</span></em><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Community members interested in submitting a nomination are invited to send an email to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ethosaward2014@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;">ethosaward2014@icann.org</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>including:</span></em><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Name of nominee.</span></em><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Community of nominee.</span></em><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Reasons for nomination.</span></em><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Please note that the reasons outlining the candidate's merit for the nomination may be as brief or as long as required.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Candidates for this inaugural step of the program development will demonstrate at least five years of participation in the ICANN Community.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>Both individuals and organizations are eligible for the award</u>.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">A panel of community members is being gathered to help review all community nominations and determine the best candidates for the first awards. The decisions of the panel will be made based on the following criteria:</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated multistakeholder volunteer service via working groups or committees.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated spirit of collaboration through engagement with other community members with the aim of consensus building.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated facilitator of dialogue and open discussion in a fair, cordial and collegial manner.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated additional devotional factors exhibited by time spent supporting ICANN's multistakeholder model and its overall effectiveness.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Please submit your nominations via email to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ethosaward2014@icann.org?subject=Multistakeholder%20Ethos%20Award%20Nomination" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;">ethosaward2014@icann.org</span></a>.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Award recipient(s) will be announced this June at the ICANN Public Meeting in London.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Thank you very much.<br>Kind regards,</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Glen</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Glen de Saint Géry</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">GNSO Secretariat</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">http://gnso.icann.org</a></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>