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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:black'>This message is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization (NRO) /Address Supporting Organization (ASO):</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:black'>The ASO AC is pleased to announce that it has selected Christian Kaufmann to serve for a three-year term in Seat 10 of the ICANN Board of Directors.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;overflow-wrap:break-word;margin-top:1rem;margin-right:1rem;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-left:1rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;text-align:start;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>Mr. Kaufmann will begin his term at the conclusion of the ICANN 75 Annual General Meeting, scheduled to be held in September 2022 in Kuala Lumpur.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;overflow-wrap:break-word;margin-top:1rem;margin-right:1rem;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-left:1rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;text-align:start;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>More information about Mr. Kaufmann is available <span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>here</span>:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://aso.icann.org/christian-kaufmann-2022-icann-board-nominee-seat-10/" target="_blank">https://aso.icann.org/christian-kaufmann-2022-icann-board-nominee-seat-10/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;overflow-wrap:break-word;margin-top:1rem;margin-right:1rem;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-left:1rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;text-align:start;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Thank You to All Candidates</span></strong><span style='color:black'><br>The ASO AC would like to thank all the candidates who stepped forward for the significant amount of time they devoted to the selection process and for their willingness to serve on the ICANN Board.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;overflow-wrap:break-word;margin-top:1rem;margin-right:1rem;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-left:1rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;text-align:start;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Selection Process</span></strong><span style='color:black'><br>Mr. Kaufmann’s appointment is the result of a lengthy selection process, which included a public call for nominations, a public comment period, written and videoconference interviews with the candidates, as well as a voting process in which all eligible ASO AC members were given the opportunity to vote.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;overflow-wrap:break-word;margin-top:1rem;margin-right:1rem;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-left:1rem;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;text-align:start;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Full details of the election process and information on all participating candidates can be found on the </span>2022 ICANN Board of Directors Seat 10 Election page:<o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://aso.icann.org/icann-board/icann-board-elections/2022-icann-board-of-directors-election/" 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