Dear ccNSO Members, In March 2021, at the conclusion of ICANN70, the 3-year term of the following ccNSO Councillors ends: Africa: Abdalla Omari Asia Pacific: Young Eum Lee Europe: Katrina Sataki Latin America/Caribbean: Margarita Valdes North America: Byron Holland The ccNSO is opening a call for nominations to fill those seats: the nomination and secondment procedure starts Wednesday, 9 September 2020 (00:01 UTC) and closes 3 weeks later Wednesday, 30 September 2020 (23:59 UTC). A Q&A session with the candidate(s) will be held at ICANN69 in October: the draft ICANN69 ccNSO Members Meeting schedule is published here: https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/ccNSO+Members+Meeting+%7C+ICA... Keep an eye out for the upcoming Election Webinar, the ccNSO website and ccNSO members mailing list for more details on the procedure for nominating and seconding candidates, the requirements for suitably qualified candidates, the relevant timeline and the next steps. Join the ccNSO Council Election Webinar Are you considering running as a candidate for the ccNSO Council? Would you like to learn more about the ccNSO Council and the need to nominate candidates? You are invited to join ccNSO Council Chair Katrina Sataki, as well as other Councillors, for a webinar. There will be two options to participate<https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/ccNSO+Webinars>: · Wednesday, 2 September 2020 | 19 UTC Join Zoom Meeting: https://icann.zoom.us/j/98817387495?pwd=K0xZNEhWVUZJNlJLWUw0SjRjUFE1QT09 Meeting ID: 988 1738 7495 | Passcode: kr7B%V6eL2 | Passcode: 0767677602 (phone only) Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/adUa2vdvoP · Thursday, 3 September 2020 | 8 UTC Join Zoom Meeting: https://icann.zoom.us/j/93993466753?pwd=OVZoeDljckttV1JPK1NKdVh1NFRDQT09 Meeting ID: 939 9346 6753 | Passcode: ^1g8%0&krJ | Passcode: 6766563330 (phone only) Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/adWyMqaLmI During this webinar, ccNSO Chair and Councillors will provide you with an overview of the election process and address the need to replace Councillors at reasonable and regular intervals. Moreover, you will receive further information about the required skill sets for Councillors, the time commitment and working methods of the ccNSO Council. The webinars<https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/ccNSO+Webinars> will be recorded, and there will be an opportunity to ask questions. Go to https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/Pre-ICANN69+ccNSO+sessions for a detailed overview of all ccNSO webinars prior to ICANN69. 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