Dear Councillors, This is to inform you about the conclusion and outcome of the selection process for one volunteer (1) to serve as member of the Customer Standing Committee (CSC). The selection process closed 2 August 2021 at 23:59 UTC. 2 candidates applied to become a CSC member (in chronological order): * Hank Nussbacher (.il) – AP region * Frederico Augusto de Carvalho Neves (.br) – LAC region In the table below you will be able to find an overview of the ballot numbers, their date of receipt and the order of preference as listed by the individual council members. Participation of councilors in selection processes is tracked here: https://community.icann.org/display/ccNSOCWS/Council+vote+tracker+-+2021 Date receipt ballot number Hank Nussbacher Frederico Neves 26-Jul 1 1 2 27-Jul 2 1 2 27-Jul 3 1 2 27-Jul 4 1 2 28-Jul 5 1 2 28-Jul 6 1 2 29-Jul 7 1 2 29-Jul 8 1 2 30-Jul 9 1 2 30-Jul 10 1 2 30-Jul 11 1 2 02-Aug 12 1 2 02-Aug 13 1 2 02-Aug 14 1 2 02-Aug 15 1 2 02-Aug 16 2 1 02-Aug 17 1 2 18 33 The candidate with the most supportive votes is Frederico Neves (.br). Next steps The candidate receiving most supportive votes for one of the aforementioned roles, is selected. The ccNSO Secretariat will inform relevant ICANN staff of the selection of the candidates, and will inform and thank all candidates. Background The ccNSO Council issued a call for expressions of interest targeted at candidates from either the African, Asia-Pacific, Latin American And Carribean or North American region to become a member of the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) The call for volunteers closed Friday, 23 July 2021 (23:59 UTC). Read the call for EoI here: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-07jul21-en.htm The selection happens according to the ccNSO Guideline: ccNSO Appointment Procedures as published onhttps://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guidelines-ccnso-... Term of Appointment In accordance with the charter of the CSC, the regular term of appointment shall be two (2) years. Next term start: 1 October 2021. A member may be re-appointed for two additional terms (in total 3 terms). For an overview of the current members and liaisons, go to https://www.icann.org/en/csc/members-liaisons In April 2021 one of the two current ccNSO appointed members on the CSC, Alejandra Reynoso, indicated she wants to step down from the CSC as she was elected Chair of the ccNSO. Following a call for expressions of interest and a Council selection process, Frederico Neves (.br) was appointed in June 2021 for the remainder of Alejandra's term. Thank you. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken@icann.org