Dear councilors, Please see below the communication from the Contracted Party House regarding the GNSO Chair candidate nomination. Thank you. Kind regards, Terri Policy Team Supporting the GNSO From: "Demetriou, Samantha" <sdemetriou@verisign.com> Date: Monday, October 14, 2024 at 12:28 PM To: Terri Agnew <terri.agnew@icann.org>, "aheineman@godaddy.com" <aheineman@godaddy.com> Cc: "secretariat@rysg.info" <secretariat@rysg.info>, "secretariat@icannregistrars.org" <secretariat@icannregistrars.org>, GNSO-Secs <gnso-secs@icann.org> Subject: Re: Due today REMINDER - Due by 14 October 2024 | GNSO Chair 2024 Election Timeline Hi Terri, The CPH would like to nominate Greg DiBiase for GNSO Chair. Thanks, Sam From: Terri Agnew <terri.agnew@icann.org> Date: Monday, October 14, 2024 at 8:56 AM To: Samantha Demetriou <sdemetriou@verisign.com>, Ashley Heineman <aheineman@godaddy.com> Cc: Sue Schuler <secretariat@rysg.info>, Zoe Bonython <secretariat@icannregistrars.org>, GNSO-Secs <gnso-secs@icann.org> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Due today REMINDER - Due by 14 October 2024 | GNSO Chair 2024 Election Timeline Caution: This email originated from outside the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi all, Today is the day – 14 October 2024 - Houses Submit Nominees for GNSO Chair Please submit to gnso-secs@icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> by end of business. Thank you. Kind regards, Terri Policy Team Supporting the GNSO From: Terri Agnew <terri.agnew@icann.org> Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 11:00 AM To: "Demetriou, Samantha" <sdemetriou@verisign.com>, Ashley Heineman <aheineman@godaddy.com> Cc: Sue Schuler <secretariat@rysg.info>, Devan Reed <devan.reed@icann.org>, Julie Bisland <julie.bisland@icann.org>, Terri Agnew <terri.agnew@icann.org>, Zoe Bonython <secretariat@icannregistrars.org> Subject: REMINDER - Due by 14 October 2024 | GNSO Chair 2024 Election Timeline **Reminder, 14 October 2024 – Houses Submit Nominees Dear Contracted Party House Chairs, Please see below the GNSO Chair election timeline for the 2024 GNSO Chair election. We are sharing ahead of the announcement deadline in order to allow for more flexible election scheduling. Deadlines Not Later Than: Activity Commences: 9 May 2024 Summer ICANN Meeting and/or dependency on new travel deadlines Announce Proposed Procedure and Timeline 12 JULY 2024 (ICANN81 funded traveler name submission deadline) T – 60 Days and/or dependency on new travel deadlines NomCom Selectees Announced SG/C New Council Members Announced House Nominee Selection 14 October 2024 T – 30 Days Houses Submit Nominees 26 October 2024 T – 18 Days Candidates Submit Statements 10 November 2024 T – 3 Days Candidate Meetings 13 November 2024 T Election Held at Annual General Meeting 15 November 2024 T + 2 Days Council informs the Board & Community and posts election results on the GNSO website Traditionally the timeline is built in keeping with GNSO Operating Procedures guidelines, but with the funded traveler submission deadline now being 120 days prior to the meeting (instead of 90 days), we have had to adapt the first two steps of the timeline. This now fits in with the 12 July 2024as submission deadline for funded traveler names for ICANN81. The remaining steps however are in keeping with the GNSO Operating Procedures, counting back from the election date. Please let me know if you have any questions. Kind regards, Terri Policy Team Supporting the GNSO