Dear BC Members, This is an election announcement for the currently open process for the BC Officer Elections 2014. Following the closure of the two week nomination period, the nominations are the following: Chair: . Elisa Cooper - Nominated by David Fares and seconded by: Marie Pattullo, Laura Covington and Stephane Van Gelder Vice Chair Finance & Operations: . Jimson Olufuye - Nominated by Gabriela Szlak Vice Chair Policy Coordination: . Steve DelBianco - Nominated by Marilyn Cade and seconded by Stephane Van Gelder CSG Representative: . Marilyn Cade - Nominated by Tim Smith and seconded by Gabriela Szlak As a reminder, nominees should submit their candidate statements by Monday, Feb. 17th 2014 for them to be aggregated and submitted to BC Members prior to the Candidate call taking place on Tuesday, Feb. 18th at 11 a.m. EST (4 p.m. UTC). Questions for candidates should also be submitted to the me at bc-secretariat@icann.org by Monday, Feb. 17th for them to be used on the candidate call and aggregated and submitted to candidates in preparation for the call. Thank you ever so much, Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat bc-secretariat@icann.org <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org