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: Owen Smigelski <owen.smigelski@namecheap.com> Date: Monday, September 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM To: GNSO-Secs <gnso-secs@icann.org> Cc: Elizabeth Bacon <bbacon@pir.org>, Nikki Schuler <datasec@rysg.info>, Zoe Bonython <secretariat@icannregistrars.org>, Sue Schuler <secretariat@rysg.info> Subject: Re: Due 29 September 2025 | GNSO Chair 2025 Election Timeline Hello GNSO Secretariat, The CPH is pleased to support the nomination of Susan Payne for GNSO Council Chair. Regards, Owen Smigelski, RrSG Chair Elizabeth Bacon, RySG Chair From: Terri Agnew <terri.agnew@icann.org<mailto:terri.agnew@icann.org>> Date: Friday, August 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM To: "council@icann.org<mailto:council@icann.org>" <council@icann.org<mailto:council@icann.org>> Cc: GNSO-Secs <gnso-secs@icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>> Subject: FW: Due 29 September 2025 | GNSO Chair 2025 Election Timeline Dear councilors, Please see below the communication from the NCPH regarding the GNSO Chair candidate nomination. Thank you. Kind regards, Terri Policy Team Supporting the GNSO From: "philippe.fouquart@orange.com<mailto:philippe.fouquart@orange.com>" <philippe.fouquart@orange.com<mailto:philippe.fouquart@orange.com>> Date: Friday, August 29, 2025 at 3:40 AM To: GNSO-Secs <gnso-secs@icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>> Cc: Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak@gmail.com<mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com>>, "Cole, Mason" <mason.cole@morganlewis.com<mailto:mason.cole@morganlewis.com>>, John McElwaine <john.mcelwaine@nelsonmullins.com<mailto:john.mcelwaine@nelsonmullins.com>>, Susan Payne <susan.payne@comlaude.com<mailto:susan.payne@comlaude.com>> Subject: RE: Due 29 September 2025 | GNSO Chair 2025 Election Timeline Dear GNSO Secretariat, We have the pleasure to nominate Susan Payne as the NCPH candidate for the GNSO Chair election at the next AGM. Best regards, On behalf of the Non-Contracted Party House: Rafik Dammak, NCSG Chair Philippe Fouquart, CSG Chair From: Terri Agnew via council <council@icann.org<mailto:council@icann.org>> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2025 8:37 PM To: council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Cc: GNSO-Secs <gnso-secs@icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>> Subject: [council] Due 29 September 2025 | GNSO Chair 2025 Election Timeline Dear GNSO Council, Please see below the GNSO Chair election timeline for the 2025 GNSO Chair election. We are sharing ahead of the announcement deadline in order to allow for more flexible election scheduling. This will be posted shortly on the GNSO Elections webpage<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/elections>. Deadlines Not Later Than: Activity Commences: 25 February 2025 Summer ICANN Meeting and/or dependency on new travel deadlines Announce Proposed Procedure and Timeline 27 June 2025 (ICANN84 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 29 September 2025 T – 30 Days Houses Submit Nominees 11 October 2025 T – 18 Days Candidates Submit Statements 26 October 2025 T – 3 Days Candidate Meetings 29 October 2025 T Election Held at Annual General Meeting 31 October 2025 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 27 June 2025 as submission deadline for funded traveler names for ICANN84. 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 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ce message et ses pieces jointes peuvent contenir des informations confidentielles ou privilegiees et ne doivent donc pas etre diffuses, exploites ou copies sans autorisation. Si vous avez recu ce message par erreur, veuillez le signaler a l'expediteur et le detruire ainsi que les pieces jointes. Les messages electroniques etant susceptibles d'alteration, Orange decline toute responsabilite si ce message a ete altere, deforme ou falsifie. Merci. 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