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Dear Community,<br>
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On 15 September 2018, the Address Supporting Organization Address
Council (<a href="https://aso.icann.org/advisory-council/"
target="_blank" rel="noopener" moz-do-not-send="true">ASO AC</a>)
issued a <a
href="https://aso.icann.org/aso-icann/icann-board-elections/2018-19-icann-board-of-directors-seat-10-elections/"
target="_blank" rel="noopener" moz-do-not-send="true">call for
nominations</a> for Seat 10 of the ICANN Board of Directors. <strong>Nominations
are being accepted until Friday, 30 November 2018 at 23:59 UTC.</strong><br>
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The selected candidate will serve for a three-year term, which
will begin at the conclusion of the ICANN Annual General Assembly
during the ICANN 66 Meeting, scheduled from 2-7 November 2019 in
Montréal, Canada.<br>
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Restrictions**</strong><br>
The ICANN Bylaws state that the Directors selected by a
Supporting Organization (SO) for its assigned Board seat(s)
cannot reside in the same geographic region (see Section
7.2:c). The current ASO AC selection for Seat 9, Ron da Silva,
resides in the ARIN region. <span style="margin: 0px; padding:
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font-style: italic;">Therefore, no nominations for Seat 10
can be accepted from candidates residing in the ARIN region.</span></span></strong><br>
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Eligibility Requirements</strong><br>
All nominated candidates must meet the selection criteria and
conflict of interest requirements as outlined in Article 7 of the
ICANN Bylaws. The nominated candidates will undergo a due
diligence review by an independent ICANN contractor.<br>
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<strong>Nomination Process</strong><br>
Community members are invited to submit nominations by email to <strong>nominations
[at] aso [dot] icann [dot]</strong> org by<strong> Friday, 30
November 2018 at 23:59 UTC</strong>.<br>
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<strong>Nominations must include the following information:</strong><br>
<ul>
<li>The full name of the person being nominated.</li>
<li>Contact email address of the person being nominated.</li>
<li>Contact telephone number (if available) of the person being
nominated.</li>
<li>The full name of the person making the nomination.</li>
<li>Contact email address for the person making the nomination.</li>
<li>Contact telephone number of the person making the
nomination.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Important Dates</strong>
<ul>
<li>Nomination Phase: 15 September 2018 – 30 November 2018</li>
<li>Comment Phase: 1 December 2018 – 15 January 2019</li>
<li>ICANN Due Diligence for nominated candidates: 1 – 15 January
2019</li>
<li>Interview Phase: 1 – 28 February 2019</li>
<li>Selection Phase (deliberation): 1 February 2019 – 14 March
2019</li>
<li>Selection Phase (voting): 15 – 21 March 2019</li>
<li>Announcement of selected candidate: around 22 March 2019</li>
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<p>Regards,</p>
Communications and Member Services<br>
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)<br>
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