Dear members of the European Region, Juhani Juselius, who took seat as a Councillor for the European region in March 2012, has sadly announced that he wishes to leave his position on the ccNSO Council. An extraordinary nomination period to fill his seat will therefore take place at the same time as the regular nominations to the ccNSO Council. Only members from the European Region can nominate and second a candidate in this extraordinary nomination process! The person selected to fill Juhani's vacant position, will take seat on the Council from the moment the position has been filled. The term ends in March 2015. The person selected within the regular nomination process, will take seat on the Council from the Beijing meeting (April 2013). The term ends in March 2016. Please, note that a separate email address and archive have been created for nominations within the extraordinary nomination period. Emails with the different nomination addresses and further instructions on how to nominate a candidate will follow. Kind regards, Gabi