(Apologies, now with attachment.) To: Empowered Community Administration CC: ICANN Board Secretary Decisional Participants (ALAC, ASO, ccNSO, GAC, and GNSO) Dear Empowered Community Administration, As required under Section 7.2 of the ICANN Bylaws, please accept this letter as formal notification from the Address Supporting Organization (ASO) that Address Council of the ASO (ASO AC) has re-appointed Akinori Maemura (Asia Pacific region) to Seat 10 on the ICANN Board of Directors. On behalf of the ASO, I ask that the Empowered Community confirm its Designation of Mr. Akinori Maemura to the Board. Maemura’s term is scheduled to begin at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting in November 2019, Montreal. Thank you, Axel Pawlik ASO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration