[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council Members, Please note that the call for nominations by members of the GNSO Council for candidates to stand for for ICANN Board Seat 13 formally opens on Monday 19 February 2007 at 00:00 UTC and will run until Monday 12 March 2007 at 17:00 UTC Please refer to http://gnso.icann.org/announcements/gnso-nom-template-20070226.shtml CALL FOR NOMINATIONS GNSO Council Election for ICANN Board seat 13 February - May 2007 Nomination Template At any given time, no two Directors selected by a Supporting Organization shall be citizens of the same country or of countries located in the same Geographic Region. [Note Rita Rodin from North America, elected by the GNSO, currently holds ICANN Board seat 14] All nominations must be seconded by another GNSO Council member before the close of nominations on Monday 12 March at 17:00 UTC. Each nomination must be accompanied by a brief description of how the candidate meets the following selection criteria http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-28feb06.htm Only GNSO Council members may nominate, second and vote for candidates, although GNSO Council members should consult with their constituencies with regard to suitable candidates. The GNSO Secretariat will confirm the nomination, by sending an e-mail to the candidate requesting their acceptance. The GNSO Secretariat shall convey the nomination and the acceptance thereof to the GNSO Council list. PLEASE NOTE: If you send a Nomination or Second, and you have not sent email to ICANN recently, you will receive an email from ICANN asking you to confirm that you have sent an email to gnso-nominations@icann.org. For your Nomination or Second to be valid you MUST respond to the email requesting confirmation, or use the confirming URL that will be provided in the confirming email. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org