Hi Gabi, Without the benefit of having looked at the bylaws if they address this scenario, I think your suggested way forward makes good sense to me. I therefore support it. Regards, Vika Mpisane | ZADNA | +27 11 314 0077 ext. 602 From: <owner-ccnso-council@icann.org> on behalf of Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek@icann.org> Date: Friday 09 October 2015 at 18:00 To: "ccnso-council@icann.org" <ccnso-council@icann.org> Subject: [ccnso-council] Your Input Needed: Extended Nomination Period LAC Region Dear Councillors, As you know, the Nomination Period to the ccNSO Council ended on Tuesday, 6th October. By that date, all regions had received valid nominations. Following the nomination period, the nominees are asked to formally accept their nomination. Unfortunately, one of the nominees, Maria Antonieta Chavarria, .cr (nominated for the LAC region, term ending March 2019) could not accept her nomination. See email below. This means that the LAC region does not have any nominee for the Council term, ending March 2019. In the past, in similar situations (when a region did not have a valid nominee by the end of the nomination period), the ccNSO Council once decided to extend the nomination period for all regions (2008: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/elections/election-report-12dec08.pdf), and in two cases, to extend the nomination period only for the affected region (2011: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/elections/election-report-27oct11-en.pdf; 2013: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/elections/election-report-16dec13-en.pdf) Basing on this, I, as Nominations Manager, therefore suggest to extend the Nomination Period to the 18 October for the Latin American Region only. In case there are any objections to this suggestion, I would be grateful if you could let me know by the end of Tuesday, 13 October. If no objections received, I understand that the proposed way forward has been approved. I know the given timeline is extremely short, but as we hope to be able to present a Latin American candidate at the scheduled Q&A session for ccNSO Council Nominees in Dublin, we need to find compromise solutions. Kind regards, Gabi From: María Antonieta Chavarría <machavar@nic.cr> Date: Friday 9 October 2015 16:25 To: Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek@icann.org> Subject: Re: Reminder: Nomination to ccNSO Council

Dear Gabriella,

Thanks a lot for the opportunity, but I can not accept the nomination to the ccNSO Council, because the .cr Board does not allow me.

Best regards, María Antonieta