Dear SSC Members,   We hope you are well.   We are alerting you to two upcoming selection processes:   The GNSO Nominee for the Universal Acceptance (UA) Expert Working Group (EWG): https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-call-for-nominations-universal-acceptance-ehttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1qr957p2Tz3yXVG6EN_qlZrRRLIYyumgi8v7t2bc3gUY/edit?tab=t.0xpert-working-group-07-05-2025-en.   Please also see the updated wiki on this process: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/GABYEg    The GNSO Non-Registry Liaison and Non-Registry Alternate to the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) – See attached documents   The process and timeline for the UA EWG nominee is outlined as follows:   30 May          Announcement to SGs/Cs 13 June         Deadline for GNSO EOIs 18 June         Open poll 23 June         Close poll 24 June         SSC Evaluation meeting 24-26 June   48-hour Consensus Call 27 June         Decision and motion submitted 10 July          Selection Confirmed at GNSO Council meeting   The GNSO Secretariat will send a Doodle poll soon to schedule the 24 June SSC Evaluation meeting. Kindly note that the EOI announcement has already been sent to the SGs/Cs.   The process and proposed timeline for the GNSO Non-Registry Liaison and Non-Registry Alternate* to the CSC is:   04 June                Announcement to SGs/Cs 16 July                 Deadline for GNSO EOIs 21 July                 Open poll 28 July                 Close poll 30 July                 SSC Evaluation meeting 30 July-01 Aug    48-hour Consensus Call 01 Aug                 Decision and motion submitted 14 Aug                Selection Confirmed at GNSO Council meeting   *Groups are encouraged to fill the Non-Registry Alternate Liaison position, but it’s not mandatory. For the GNSO, it will depend on whether there are qualified candidates and the doodle poll for a SSC Evaluation meeting will be sent at a later date.   Thank you very much and please let us know if you have questions.   Kind regards, Julie