Dear councilors, Please find below the communication from the GNSO Contracted Party House regarding the 2021 GNSO Chair election and Contracted Party House Vice Chair nomination. Congratulations Sebastien! Kind regards, Nathalie From: "Demetriou, Samantha" <sdemetriou@verisign.com> Date: Friday, 24 September 2021 at 21:50 To: Nathalie Peregrine <nathalie.peregrine@icann.org> Cc: "secretariat@rysg.info" <secretariat@rysg.info>, "gnso-secs@icann.org" <gnso-secs@icann.org>, "secretariat@icannregistrars.org" <secretariat@icannregistrars.org>, Ashley Heineman <aheineman@godaddy.com> Subject: [Ext] Re: Reminder: GNSO Chair 2021 Election Timeline Hi Nathalie, Thanks very much for the timeline below. I’m writing on behalf of myself and Ashley to confirm that the CPH will not be submitting a nominee for GNSO Council Chair, as we understand the NCPH intends to nominate Phillippe for a second term. Given that Pam Little will be leaving Council this year after reaching her term limit, the CPH will be putting forward Sebastien Ducos from the RySG as the Vice Chair from our house. Please let Ashley and me know if there is anything else you need from us at this time. Hope everyone has a great weekend! Best, Sam -- Samantha Demetriou RySG Chair From: Nathalie Peregrine <nathalie.peregrine@icann.org> Date: Monday, September 6, 2021 at 6:37 AM To: "aheineman@godaddy.com" <aheineman@godaddy.com>, Samantha Demetriou <sdemetriou@verisign.com> Cc: Sue Schuler <secretariat@rysg.info>, "gnso-secs@icann.org" <gnso-secs@icann.org>, Zoe Bonython <secretariat@icannregistrars.org> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Reminder: GNSO Chair 2021 Election Timeline Dear Contracted Party House Chairs, Please find below the GNSO Chair 2021 election timeline. A friendly reminder that the deadline for both Houses to submit their nominees is the 27 September 2021. Deadlines Activity Commences: 22 April 2021 Announce Proposed Procedure and Timeline 25 June 2021 ICANN72 funded traveler submission deadline NomCom Selectees Announced SG/C New Council Members Announced House Nominee Selection 27 September 2021 Houses Submit Nominees 9 October 2021 Candidates Submit Statements 24 October 2021 Candidate Meetings 27 October 2021 Election Held at Annual General Meeting 29 October 2021 Council informs the Board & Community and posts election results on the GNSO website Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns, Thank you, Nathalie