Dear Councillors, Following closure of the call for volunteers for One (1) ccNSO appointed Liaison to GNSO, the ccNSO secretariat is now initiating a selection processes. The Councillors eligible to vote are now expected to make their selections. Your action is required by Wednesday, 17 May 2023 (noon UTC). Two candidates, in alphabetical order: · Everton RODRIGUES · Margarita VALDES Please find all materials as submitted by the candidates enclosed, and instructions and background materials below. INSTRUCTIONS. After reviewing the enclosed application materials and comparing them with the candidate qualification requirements as included in the call for volunteers, please select your preferred candidate by responding to this survey, no later than Wednesday, 17 May 2023 (noon UTC). https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/MMMLFMD Kindly let me know if you wish to abstain. NEXT STEPS. Following closure of the selection process, the ccNSO Secretariat will inform Council about the outcome of the selection processes, in an anonymized manner. Secretariat will also update the vote tracker. Formal appointment of the selected candidates will happen during the ccNSO Council meeting on 18 May. The ccNSO Secretariat will then inform all applicants and relevant ICANN staff about the selection. LINKS & BACKGROUND. * call for volunteers | Liaison to GNSO https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-19apr23-en.htm * Survey https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/MMMLFMD * Relevant Selection Guideline https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guidelines-ccnso-... * Vote tracker https://community.icann.org/x/v4SCDg Thank you. Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken@icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>