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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">As a reminder <b>Nomination period</b> for the NCUC Executive Committee Positions ends on
<b>Monday</b> <b>17 September 2018 2359 UTC.</b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><span style="color:#002060">The positions to be filled are:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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1. Chair [was held by Renata Aquino Ribeiro - resigned] <br>
2. EC – Europe [currently held by Louise Marie Hurel, eligible for re-election]<br>
3. EC - Africa [currently held by Ines Hfaideh, eligible for re-election] <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#002060">4. EC – Asia/Australia/Pacific [currently held by Elsa Saade, ineligible for re-election- Elected to GNSO Council] <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#002060">5. EC – North America [currently held by Michael Karanicolas, eligible for re-election] <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#002060">6. EC – Latin America/Caribbean [currently Bruna Santos, eligible for re-election]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#002060">Current Nominations:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#999999"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomuserconst/Nominations+2018#page-metadata-start"><span style="color:#0052CC;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060">Name of Candidate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060">Status<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Bruna Santos<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Stephanie Perrin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Accepted<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Ines Hfaiedh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Thato Mfikwe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Wisdom Donkor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Tapani Tarvainen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Asia/Australia/Pacific<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">David Cake<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Shahul Hameed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">James Njoroge Gitau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Elsa Saade<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Europe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Louise Marie Hurel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Tatiana Tropina<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Latin America/Caribbean<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Antonella Perini<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p1" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Claudio Lucena<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">North America<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Michael Karanicolas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Robin Gross<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060">Timeline:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Check in begins – 17 Aug 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Nomination period begins – 03 Sep 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">Nomination period ends - 17 Sep 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Deadline for nomination acceptance – 18 Sep 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Deadline for candidate statements - 19 Sep 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Check-in ends - 19 Sep 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Candidate Call – 20 or 21 Sep 2018 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Voting begins - 24 Sep 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Voting ends - 08 Oct 2018 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Results announced - 09 Oct 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Details of the elections can be found at:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/xwqNBQ">https://community.icann.org/x/xwqNBQ</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060">Maryam Bakoshi</span></b><span style="color:#002060"> | SO/AC Collaboration Services Sr. Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060">ICANN</span></b><span style="color:#002060"> | Internet Corporation got Assigned Names and Numbers <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060">S</span></b><span style="color:#002060">: Maryam.bakoshi.icann | <b>T</b>: +44 7846 471777<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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