<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Hello all,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I am pleased to formally nominate Benjamin Akinmoyeje <font color="#172b4d" face="-apple-system, blinkmacsystemfont, segoe ui, roboto, oxygen, ubuntu, fira sans, droid sans, helvetica neue, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></font>for the position of NCSG Chair. Having observed his exceptional leadership as NCUC Chair, I am confident that he possesses the necessary qualities and experience to successfully take over from Julf.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Benjamin has demonstrated a strong commitment to advancing the goals and values of ICANN and non profit/commercial organization as a whole, and I believe his vision and dedication will be invaluable in guiding the NCSG forward. I wholeheartedly endorse his candidacy and urge all members to support his nomination.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I hope that Benjamin accepts this nomination, and am eager to see him continue the important work initiated by Julf.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best regards,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Stephen Dakyi </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 13, 2024, 10:58 Andrea Glandon <<a href="mailto:andrea.glandon@icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">andrea.glandon@icann.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The check-in and nomination processes have begun for the 2024 NCSG/NPOC/NCUC elections.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A check-in email has been sent from </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:admin@ncsg.is" title="mailto:admin@ncsg.is" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">admin@ncsg.is</span></a><span style="color:black">,
please respond to this email before the deadline of 27 May 2024. A reminder check-in email will also be sent.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Names of members who have checked-in will be updated on each groups election wiki/check-in.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> See
below for the links.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kindly check to confirm your name is on the list just before the check-in process ends.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please note: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you do not check-in,
you will be placed on the inactive membership list. <b><u>Inactive members cannot vote in the annual election</u></b>, so it is important that you reply before the deadline to the check-in email, to ensure you are listed as active and receive a ballot during
the annual elections.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>As a reminder, the election timeline is below:</b><br>
<span style="color:black">13 May-27 May: Check-in period<br>
13 May-20 May: Nomination period<br>
24 May Deadline for nomination acceptance and candidate statement.<br>
28 May: Meet the candidates call (if necessary)<br>
29 May (00:00 UTC)-05 June (23:59 UTC): Voting<br>
10 June: Results</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Below are the 2024 election pages for each group that show the positions to be filled, the current nominations and candidate statements. All nominations
should be sent to the groups discuss list.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NCSG 2024 election wiki:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/-gByEw" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/-gByEw</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NPOC 2024 election wiki:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/3wFyEw" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/3wFyEw</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NCUC 2024 election wiki:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/1wFyEw" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/1wFyEw</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have any questions, please respond to me only.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111">Andrea Glandon</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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