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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=lead style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>The message below is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization. You may also view this announcement online at:</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=lead style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'><a href="https://aso.icann.org/reminder-nomination-period-for-icann-board-seat-9-to-close-on-15-december/" title="https://aso.icann.org/reminder-nomination-period-for-icann-board-seat-9-to-close-on-15-december/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://aso.icann.org/reminder-nomination-period-for-icann-board-seat-9-to-close-on-15-december/</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=lead style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>Regards,</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=lead style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>ARIN</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=lead style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>***</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=lead style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>On 15 September 2023, the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (<a href="https://aso.icann.org/aso-ac/" title="https://aso.icann.org/aso-ac/"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#4B4B4B;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>ASO AC</span></a>) published a<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://aso.icann.org/aso-ac-calls-for-nominations-for-seat-9-on-the-icann-board-of-directors/" title="https://aso.icann.org/aso-ac-calls-for-nominations-for-seat-9-on-the-icann-board-of-directors/"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#4B4B4B;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>call for nominations</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>for Seat 9 of the ICANN Board of Directors.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Nominations are being accepted until Friday, 15 December 2023 at 23:59 UTC.</span></strong><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;margin:1rem;font-stretch: inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>The selected candidate will serve for a three-year term, which will begin at the conclusion of the ICANN Annual General Assembly to be held during the ICANN 81 Meeting in November 2024.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;margin:1rem;font-stretch: inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Eligibility Requirements</span></strong><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;margin:1rem;font-stretch: inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>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.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;margin:1rem;font-stretch: inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Nomination Process</span></strong><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;margin:1rem;font-stretch: inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>Community members are invited to submit nominations by email to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>board-nominations [at] aso [dot] icann [dot] org</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> </span></b></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>by Friday, 15 December 2023 at 23:59 UTC.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;margin:1rem;font-stretch: inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>Nominations must include the following information:</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in;margin:-1rem 0px 1rem 2rem;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);list-style-position:outside;word-spacing:0px' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:inherit;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.5rem 10px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps: inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;display:inherit'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif'>Full name of the person being nominated</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:inherit;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.5rem 10px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps: inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;display:inherit'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif'>Contact email address of the person being nominated</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:inherit;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.5rem 10px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps: inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;display:inherit'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif'>Contact telephone number of the person being nominated (if available)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:inherit;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.5rem 10px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps: inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;display:inherit'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif'>Full name of the person making the nomination</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:inherit;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.5rem 10px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps: inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;display:inherit'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif'>Contact email address of the person making the nomination</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:inherit;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.5rem 10px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps: inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;display:inherit'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif'>Contact telephone number of the person making the nomination</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;margin:1rem;font-stretch: inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Regional Restrictions</span></strong><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;margin:1rem;font-stretch: inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>The ICANN Bylaws state that no two directors selected by a Supporting Organization can reside in the same geographic region. The current ASO AC selection for Seat 10, Christian Kaufmann, resides in the RIPE NCC region. Therefore,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>nominations for Seat 9 will not be accepted from candidates residing in the RIPE NCC region</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;margin:1rem;font-stretch: inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Important Dates</span></strong><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in;margin:-1rem 0px 1rem 2rem;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);list-style-position:outside;word-spacing:0px' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:inherit;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.5rem 10px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps: inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;display:inherit'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif'>Nomination Phase: 15 September 2023 – 15 December 2023</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:inherit;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.5rem 10px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps: inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;display:inherit'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif'>Comments Phase: 30 December 2023 – 29 January 2024</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:inherit;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.5rem 10px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps: inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;display:inherit'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif'>Interview Phase: 29 January 2024 – 29 March 2024</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:inherit;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.5rem 10px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps: inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;display:inherit'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif'>Selection Phase (deliberation): 30 March – 29 April 2024</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:inherit;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.5rem 10px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps: inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;display:inherit'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif'>Selection Phase (voting): 30 April – 7 May 2024</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:inherit;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.5rem 10px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps: inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;display:inherit'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif'>Announcement of selected candidate: around 14 May 2024</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;box-sizing: border-box;margin:1rem;font-stretch: inherit;font-size-adjust: inherit;font-kerning: inherit;font-variant-alternates: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: inherit;font-variant-numeric: inherit;font-variant-east-asian: inherit;font-variant-position: inherit;font-feature-settings: inherit;font-optical-sizing: inherit;font-variation-settings: inherit;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>If you have any questions about the elections or the election process, please contact secretariat [at] nro [dot] net.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:21.0pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span 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