Thank you Rudi and Anne! I look forward to working with you. Best, Sara From: <owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org<mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org>> on behalf of Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@icann.org<mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org>> Date: Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 7:53 AM To: "gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org<mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org>" <gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org<mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org>> Subject: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] 2016 SCI Chair and Vice Chair Dear SCI members, As of the deadline of Tuesday 15 December, 23:59 UTC the following nominations were received: SCI Chair: Anne-Aikman Scalese from the IPC nominated Rudi Vansnick. Rudi accepted the nomination. Angie Graves from the Business Constituency and Wolf-Ulrich Knoben from the ICPCP indicated their support for the nomination. SCI Vice-Chair: Rudi Vansnick nominated Anne Aikman-Scalese. Anne accepted the nomination. Thus, the 2016 SCI Chair is Rudi Vansnick and the Vice Chair is Anne Aikman-Scalese. Please join us in thanking Rudi and Anne for taking on these important roles. Kind regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director