Dear all, Please see below the communication from the Non-Contracted Parties House (NCPH) Chairs regarding the nomination of Chris Buckridge to serve an additional term in Board Seat 14, which will take effect at the Annual General Meeting ICANN87. The acknowledgement of the appointment will be on the April 2026 GNSO Council Consent Agenda. Thank you. Kind regards, Terri Policy Team Supporting the GNSO From: John McElwaine <john.mcelwaine@nelsonmullins.com> Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 8:55 AM To: Andrea Glandon <andrea.glandon@icann.org>, Terri Agnew <terri.agnew@icann.org>, Devan Reed <devan.reed@icann.org> Cc: "philippe.fouquart@orange.com" <philippe.fouquart@orange.com>, "mason.cole@morganlewis.com" <mason.cole@morganlewis.com>, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak@gmail.com> Subject: [Ext] RE: Board Seat 14 timeline Andrea and Terri, Rafik and I are pleased to inform you that the NCPH has reached consensus to nominate Chris Buckridge to a second term as a director (Board Seat 14). I believe that Terri is the GNSO Secretariat, but let us know if there is anything more that you need the NCPH to do in this process. In addition, prior to this being made public, we would like to get a note of thanks out to the other candidates. @Devan Reed<mailto:devan.reed@icann.org> is that something that you can assist us with? Kind regards, John [Image removed by sender.] JOHN C. MCELWAINE PARTNER john.mcelwaine@nelsonmullins.com<mailto:john.mcelwaine@nelsonmullins.com> LIBERTY CENTER | SUITE 600 151 MEETING STREET | CHARLESTON, SC 29401 T 843.534.4302 F 843.722.8700 101 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW | SUITE 900 WASHINGTON, D.C., 20001 T 202.689.2939 F 202.689.2860 NELSONMULLINS.COM [nelsonmullins.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.nelsonmullins.com__;!!PtGJab4!7WKpqUnb...> VCARD [nelsonmullins.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.nelsonmullins.com/people/john-mcelwain...> VIEW BIO [nelsonmullins.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.nelsonmullins.com/people/john-mcelwain...> From: Andrea Glandon <andrea.glandon@icann.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 10:02 AM To: boardseat14search@icann.org Cc: Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak@gmail.com>; philippe.fouquart@orange.com; mason.cole@morganlewis.com; John McElwaine <john.mcelwaine@nelsonmullins.com> Subject: FW: Board Seat 14 timeline Hello all, I am passing along the email that was sent this morning to the NCPH chairs. Andrea From: Terri Agnew <terri. agnew@ icann. org> Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 08: 53 To: "mason. cole@ morganlewis. com" <mason. cole@ morganlewis. com>, Hello all, I am passing along the email that was sent this morning to the NCPH chairs. Andrea From: Terri Agnew <terri.agnew@icann.org<mailto:terri.agnew@icann.org>> Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 08:53 To: "mason.cole@morganlewis.com<mailto:mason.cole@morganlewis.com>" <mason.cole@morganlewis.com<mailto:mason.cole@morganlewis.com>>, "john.mcelwaine@nelsonmullins.com<mailto:john.mcelwaine@nelsonmullins.com>" <john.mcelwaine@nelsonmullins.com<mailto:john.mcelwaine@nelsonmullins.com>>, "philippe.fouquart@orange.com<mailto:philippe.fouquart@orange.com>" <philippe.fouquart@orange.com<mailto:philippe.fouquart@orange.com>>, "rafik.dammak@gmail.com<mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com>" <rafik.dammak@gmail.com<mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com>>, "wisdom.dk@gmail.com<mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com>" <wisdom.dk@gmail.com<mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com>>, "jumaropi@yahoo.com<mailto:jumaropi@yahoo.com>" <jumaropi@yahoo.com<mailto:jumaropi@yahoo.com>>, "marie.pattullo@aim.be<mailto:marie.pattullo@aim.be>" <marie.pattullo@aim.be<mailto:marie.pattullo@aim.be>> Cc: Andrea Glandon <andrea.glandon@icann.org<mailto:andrea.glandon@icann.org>>, Brenda Brewer <brenda.brewer@icann.org<mailto:brenda.brewer@icann.org>>, GNSO-Secs <gnso-secs@icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>> Subject: Board Seat 14 timeline Dear Non-Contracted Party House Chairs, As per the ICANN Bylaws[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources...>, Section 7.8.d. “At least six months before the date specified for the commencement of the term as specified in Section 7.8(a)(iv) through Section 7.8(a)(vi) above, any Supporting Organization or the At-Large Community entitled to nominate a Director for a Seat with a term beginning that year shall give the EC Administration (with a copy to the Secretary and the Decisional Participants) written notice of its nomination of Directors for seats with terms beginning at the conclusion of the annual meeting, and the EC Administration shall promptly provide the Secretary (with a copy to the Decisional Participants) with written notice of the designation of those Directors. All such notices shall be posted promptly to the Website.” With that in mind, staff has prepared a tentative Board Seat 14 election timeline below in accordance with the GNSO Operating Procedures 2.4.2. Please note this has been produced taking into account maximum duration possible for each time slot. Election results need therefore to be communicated before the deadline of 06 April 2026 for the results to be confirmed during the 16 April 2026 GNSO Council meeting. Board seat 14 timeline Deadline: Not Later Than: Activity Commences: Maximum Duration: 22 December 2025 T – 4 Months Call for Nominations 1 Month 22 January 2026 T – 3 Months Candidate Interviews 2 Weeks 11 February 2026 T – 10 Weeks First Round of Voting 2 Weeks 25 February 2026 T – 8 Weeks Second Round of Voting (if needed) 2 Weeks 11 March 2026 T – 6 Weeks Third Round of Voting (if needed) 2 Weeks 25 March 2026 T – 4 Weeks GNSO Secretariat Reports Election Results 3 Days 16 April 2026 Next Council Meeting Confirmation of Election 3 Days 22 April 2026 T GNSO Chair Notifies Empowered Community Administration with a copy to the Secretary of the election results as prescribed by Section 7.25 of the ICANN Bylaw s.<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/...> 3 Days Thank you. Kind regards, Terri Policy Team Supporting the GNSO Confidentiality Notice This message is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. 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