Dear councilors, Please find below a status update on the Nomination processes. Further details on how to nominate/second: https://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/nominations-secondments-05oct16-en.pdf IMPORTANT REMINDER: If you send your Nomination or Secondment, you will receive an automated e-mail asking you to confirm that you have sent an email to ccnso-nominations@icann.org. In order to ensure that your Nomination or Secondment is valid and archived, you need to click on the link contained in that e-mail. 1. ccNSO Council Nominations/Secondments – regular council elections In March 2017, at ICANN58 in Copenhagen (11 and 16 March 2017), the 3-year term of 5 ccNSO Councillors (one from each region) ends. An overview of all Nominations and Secondments received to date, can be found here: https://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions/2016.htm = = = = = = Summary: - AFRICA: zero Nominations, zero Secondments - ASIA-PACIFIC: zero confirmed Nominations, zero Secondments - EUROPE: 1 Nomination + 1 Secondment - LATIN AMERICA/CARIB.: 3 Nomination templates received for 1 candidate + 1 Secondment - NORTH AMERICA: zero confirmed Nominations. 1 Secondment. = = = = = = Deadline: Thursday, 20 October 2016, 23:59 UTC 2. ccNSO Council Nominations/Secondments – special council elections There needs to be an election in the African region to fill a vacancy. Mr. Vika Mpisane has stepped down from the ccNSO Council in July 2016. Therefore, the ccNSO members in the African Region will need to elect two candidates: one for the regular council election, and one for the special council election. The person elected following the special council election will take the seat on the council immediately and serve until March 2018. An overview of all Nominations and Secondments received to date, can be found here: https://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions/2016.htm = = = = = = Summary: - AFRICA: zero Nominations, zero Secondments = = = = = = Deadline: Thursday, 20 October 2016, 23:59 UTC 3. ICANN Board seat 11 Chris Disspain’s second term on the ICANN Board Seat 11 will expire at the ICANN Annual General Meeting 2017. According to the Bylaws an ICANN Board member is eligible to serve three (3) terms. The ccNSO started the call for nominations to fill ICANN Board seat number 11. An overview of all Nominations and Secondments received to date, can be found here: https://forum.icann.org/lists/ccnso-boardnominations/ = = = = = = Summary: 3 Nomination templates received for 1 candidate + 1 Secondment = = = = = = Deadline: Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 23:59 UTC Do not hesitate to contact me, if you have questions. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken@icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org