Dear Paul, 
I shall exist from first session early and would join second session slightly late due to some emergency at home. 
My apologies. 
Anil
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On 1 Mar 2026, at 20:33, Paul McGrady via Gnso-dnsabuse-pdp <gnso-dnsabuse-pdp@icann.org> wrote:



Hi Team!

 

Thank you to all the working group members who have put their names in for consideration for the Vice-Chair position. Having so many step forward is Exhibit A of the spirit of volunteerism that makes our ICANN multistakeholder so unique and effective. Given that there are five candidates, the voting will take place after ICANN85 with the WG receiving a ranked-choice poll. The VC will be announced during the first meeting following ICANN85 in Mumbai based upon the poll results. Once the vice-chair is selected, their appointing organization may appoint a new WG member or participant as a replacement. Below are the candidates:

 

Vice-Chair Candidates:

Ching Chiao

Farell Folly

Anil Kumar Jain

Christabel Mebaghandu

Nick Wenban-Smith

 

I’m sure I will be asked: is it OK to speak with, about, and/or advocate for a particular candidate. That answer is yes. You’ll find over the coming months that I am a fan of speech (so long as it doesn’t devolve into filibustering designed to delay), so go at it. I, of course, can share no views because (even if it were appropriate for me to put a thumb on a scale - which it isn’t for me) how could I pick from this list of such terrific people?  But I have faith in our team to find the right person for the job. 

 

I look forward to seeing all of you in person or virtually at ICANN85 Mumbai for our 4 working sessions.

 

Best,

Paul

 

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