<div dir="ltr">Dear NCUC EC,<div>Good day and I hope you are doing well.</div><div><br></div><div>Please find the suggested election timeline below </div><div><br></div><div><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none"><tbody><tr><td width="312" valign="top" style="width:233.75pt;border:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Nomination period</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="408" valign="top" style="width:305.85pt;border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-style:solid solid solid none;border-top-color:windowtext;border-right-color:windowtext;border-bottom-color:windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Monday, 18 April to 23:59 UTC Monday, 25 April</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="312" valign="top" style="width:233.75pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-left-width:1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-right-color:windowtext;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-left-color:windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Candidate statements posted to NCSG mailing list</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="408" valign="top" style="width:305.85pt;border-style:none solid solid none;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-right-width:1pt;border-right-color:windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">by 23:59 UTC Friday, 29 April</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="312" valign="top" style="width:233.75pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-left-width:1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-right-color:windowtext;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-left-color:windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Membership Call with candidates (if needed)</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="408" valign="top" style="width:305.85pt;border-style:none solid solid none;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-right-width:1pt;border-right-color:windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Monday, 2 May</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="312" valign="top" style="width:233.75pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-left-width:1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-right-color:windowtext;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-left-color:windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Confidential, electronic<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">voting</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>period</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="408" valign="top" style="width:305.85pt;border-style:none solid solid none;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-right-width:1pt;border-right-color:windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">00:00 UTC Wednesday, 4 May to 23:59 UTC Wednesday, 11 May</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="312" valign="top" style="width:233.75pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-left-width:1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-right-color:windowtext;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-left-color:windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Announcement of results</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="408" valign="top" style="width:305.85pt;border-style:none solid solid none;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-right-width:1pt;border-right-color:windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Friday, 13 May</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="312" valign="top" style="width:233.75pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-left-width:1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-right-color:windowtext;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-left-color:windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">ICANN75 travel support deadline</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="408" valign="top" style="width:305.85pt;border-style:none solid solid none;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-right-width:1pt;border-right-color:windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Friday,<span class="gmail-m_-4921413883898167629apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96)">20 May</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please I like to have your take on the timeline and reactions, prior to announcing it on the list.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Kind regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Benjamin </span></p></div></div>