Dear colleagues, in regard to duly fullfill all procedural requirements for a nomination of Michael D. Palage please find my nomination statement below: Michael D. Palage has proven in the past as Chair of the Registar Constituency and Member of the ICANN Board of Directors to be highly dedicated and knowledgable to and about all aspects of ICANNs mission and operations. This as well as his great efforts to get an best possible understanding of problems that arise out of the multicultural nature of ICANN qualify him in all respects for the selection as ICANN Director. Therefore I would like to nominate Michael D. Palage for a second term as ICANN Director. Best, Thomas Keller Domain Services Schlund + Partner AG Brauerstrasse 48 Tel. +49-721-91374-534 76135 Karlsruhe, Germany Fax +49-721-91374-215 http://www.schlund.de tom@schlund.de