======================================================================== Internet Service Provider and Connectivity Provider Constituency Generic Names Supporting Organization ======================================================================== 2 October 2009 ELECTION - ICANN gNSO Council Representative In accordance with both the ICANN bylaws and the new ISPCP bylaws that have been adopted as a result of recent gNSO reform, this is the official notice of elections for ISPCP representative to ICANN's gNSO Council. With the adoption of the most recent ICANN By-laws, the ISPCP is required to elect two members to the ICANN gNSO Council. These two individuals will serve new terms on the newly constituted gNSO Council. The nomination period closed on Monday, 29 September 2009 and the ISPCP is fortunate to have three people who were nominated and are willing to serve in this role. Wolf-Ulrich Knoben - Germany Jaime Wagner - Brazil Mark McFadden - United States Every ISPCP member organization in good standing is eligible to submit two votes for two separate individuals. The ISPCP Articles call for an election period of one week. Because the current Secretariat of the Constituency is nominated, votes from eligible ISPCP member organization MUST NOT be sent to the Secretariat. Instead, each eligible member MUST SENT THEIR VOTES to tonyarholmes@btinternet.com The election period . opens on Friday, 2 October 2009 at 0600 GMT . closes on Friday, 9 October 2009 at 2200 GMT. Votes for two of the three candidates should be sent to the ISPCP Election Manager at: tonyarholmes@btinternet.com The Election Manager will be sending out a reminder of the nomination Period to all members on Thursday, 7 October 2009. mark Mark McFadden, Secretariat ISPCP Constituency, ICANN secretariat@ispcp.info Y! IM: mcfadden AIM: McElmside Tw: McElmside Bkite: mcfadden Fb: Mark McFadden