Dear all, This is to inform you about the outcome of the second round of the Council Selection Process for the ccNSO appointed liaison to the GNSO, which closed Friday, 22 Febr. 2019 (23:59 UTC). The applicants were (in alphabetical order): Moore, Alyssa (.ca) Simon, Maarten (.nl) In the table included below and in attachment, you will be able to find an overview of the ballot numbers, their date of receipt and the order of preference as listed by the individual council members. 15 councillors submitted their preference before the deadline. ballot number date receipt ballot Alyssa Moore (20 points) Maarten Simon (25 points) 1 15 February 2019 1 2 2 15 February 2019 2 1 3 15 February 2019 1 2 4 15 February 2019 1 2 5 15 February 2019 2 1 6 17 February 2019 2 1 7 17 February 2019 2 1 8 17 February 2019 1 2 9 17 February 2019 1 2 10 17 February 2019 1 2 11 18 February 2019 1 2 12 19 February 2019 1 2 13 21 February 2019 2 1 14 21 February 2019 1 2 15 22 February 2019 1 2 The candidate with the most supportive votes: Maarten Simon Next Steps The volunteer who receives the majority of the votes lodged shall be considered to be appointed by the ccNSO Council. The Chair of the ccNSO will inform the ICANN Secretary and the respective Supporting Organization or Advisory Committee of the appointment. Background * ccNSO Guideline: Liaison and Observers https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/2017-04/g... [ccnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ccnso.icann.org_sites_d...> * The current GNSO liaison, Biyi Oladipo (.ng), will take a seat on the ccNSO Council at the end of ICANN64 in Kobe. Consult the latest council election report here [ccnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ccnso.icann.org_sites_d...>. * Announcement call for volunteers: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-21jan19-en.htm [ccnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ccnso.icann.org_en_anno...> Thank you. 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