Dear all, The nomination period to the ccNSO Council has now ended. Following people were nominated and seconded: African Region: Ntahigiye Abibu, .tz Asia-Pacific Region: Keith Davidson, .nz and Xiantang Sun, .cn European Region: Lesley Cowley, .uk Latin American and Caribbean Region: Luis Diego Espinoza, .cr North American Region: Becky Burr, .us (you can also view the nomination results in the archives at http://forum.icann.org/lists/ccnso-nominations/) All candidates have accepted their nominations. In the case of the Asia-Pacific region, an election will be held. The elections will start on 29 October 2012. Both candidates will have an opportunity to present themselves at the ccNSO Members meeting in Toronto. Kind regards, Gabi