Dear All, Yesterday, the ccNSO Council elected a new leadership team. Byron Holland (.ca) stepped down as chair of the ccNSO Council, and his successor Katrina Sataki (.lv) was elected, together with two vice-chairs : the former ccNSO Chair Byron Holland (.ca) and Demi Getschko (.br). Also, two long-standing members of the community left the Council - Vice-Chair Keith Davidson (.nz), and former chair Lesley Cowley, OBE. Their seats were taken by Debbie Monahan (.nz) and Peter Vergote (.be). The ccNSO wholeheartedly thanks Lesley and Keith for their guidance, commitment and tireless work for the ccTLD and ICANN community and wishes the incoming councillors lots of energy and enthusiasm in their new roles! Under Byron’s tenure as the Chair of the ccNSO Council, the ccNSO worked on a number of important initiatives, including the Framework of Interpretation, the IANA Stewardship Transition and the ICANN Accountability processes. Byron is being recognised for his leadership across the entire ICANN Community, and the ccNSO is proud to continue having him on board as ccNSO Council vice-chair. The ccNSO Council has 18 Councillors, 15 appointed by the ccNSO membership and 3 by the NomCom. To date, 157 ccTLD managers are member of the ccNSO. For more information, click here: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council.htm Visit ICANN's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ICANNnews or click below to watch our interviews with: * Katrina Sataki, ccNSO Chair https://youtu.be/n3CGPdNTOSY * Byron Holland, ccNSO Vice-Chair https://youtu.be/t2Q9w3DDugk * Demi Getschko, ccNSO Vice-Chair https://youtu.be/0C0TOkiEgpw 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