Dear Councillors, Adrian Kinderis, a Registrar Stakeholder Group Council member, has duly nominated Stéphane van Gelder for the position of Council chair. http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg07606.html Chuck Gomes, a gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Council member, has duly seconded the nomination. http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg07608.html Stéphane van Gelder has accepted the nomination and will submit a candidacy statement in writing to the Council not later than 23:00 UTC today, 14 October 2009. Thank you, Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org