Do we want to give the candidates an opportunity to provide a brief written overview to staff which they can consolidate into a single document that the representative can share with their constituencies? Best regards, Marc H. Trachtenberg Shareholder Chair, Internet, Domain Name, e-Commerce and Social Media Practice Greenberg Traurig, LLP Aspen Chicago 411 E. Main Street 360 North Green Street Suite 207 | Aspen, CO 81611 Suite 1300 | Chicago, IL 60607 T +1.970.300.5313 T +1.312.456.1020 M +1.773.677.3305 M +1.773.677.3305 trac@gtlaw.com<mailto:trachtenbergm@gtlaw.com> | www.gtlaw.com<http://www.gtlaw.com/>  |  View GT Biography <https://www.gtlaw.com/en/professionals/t/trachtenberg-marc-h> [Greenberg Traurig Logo] [Greenberg Traurig Logo] From: John Emery via Gnso-dnsabuse-pdp <gnso-dnsabuse-pdp@icann.org> Sent: Monday, March 23, 2026 8:07 AM To: gnso-dnsabuse-pdp@icann.org Subject: [Gnso-dnsabuse-pdp] Vice Chair Election Instructions (eBallot to be sent individually) *EXTERNAL TO GT* Dear DNSAM PDP 1 WG, The time has come to elect the Vice Chair for this PDP. There are currently five candidates for Vice Chair: * Ching Chiao * Farell Folly * Anil Kumar Jain * Christabel Mebaghandu * Nick Wenban-Smith Once the Vice Chair is selected from the WG membership, their appointing organization may appoint a new member as a replacement. The process of voting will be a Ranked Choice vote, where every member of the PDP WG: Members and Participants (not Alternates) will have the opportunity to vote. You will vote by ranking all 5 candidates in order of preference. You must rank each candidate 1 through 5. If there is one candidate that receives a majority (>50%) in the first round of voting, they will be selected as Vice Chair. If the first round does not produce a majority in favor of a single candidate, then a second round of a vote will be taken of the top two candidates only. Each Member and Participant will cast a single vote for one of the two remaining candidates. You will be emailed an individual eBallot form for your voting. Please complete the form by Friday 27 March 23:59 UTC. John R. Emery, Ph.D. Policy Development Support Senior Specialist Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.icann.org__;!!DUT_TFPxUQ!HkhQLhSjg9Ew3...> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are not an intended recipient of confidential and privileged information in this email, please delete it, notify us immediately at postmaster@gtlaw.com, and do not use or disseminate the information.