Dear All, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that the first round of vote for the selection of the Board Director selected by At-Large (Seat #15) be held to reduce the number of Candidates from five (5) to three (3) only. ***** Question: Please rank all 5 candidates (listed in alphabetical order of surname) from the most preferred to the least preferred (1 is the most preferred and 5 is the least preferred). * Rinalia Abdul Rahim * Sébastien Bachollet * Alan Greenberg * Evan Leibovitch * Jean-Jacques Subrenat ***** * Please note that the poll for VOTE ROUND 1 will be open from 16-March-2014 00:00 UTC to 17-March-2014 23:59 UTC:

* Once open, electorates will receive Vote Credentials that contain links to BigPulse, the online platform to cast your vote. * Staff will send reminders, as well as call electorates who haven¹t voted before the poll closes.

* VOTE ROUND 1 will be a Preferential Instant Run-off: The three (3) candidates with the lowest scores (i.e. most preferred) are selected for VOTE ROUND 2. * If two candidates are distinctly placed 4th and 5th with the two highest scores (i.e. least preferred), VOTE ROUND 1 will be completed. * VOTE ROUND 1 will continue if a tie occurs. A tie means: a) 2 or more candidates have the same score for the 3rd place; b) 3 or more candidates have the same score for the 2nd place; c) 4 or more candidates have the same score for the 1st place; or d) The 5 candidates have the exact same score (which is very unlikely). In any of the above 4 cases, a TIE-BREAKING VOTE will be held for the tied candidates only.

* The poll for the TIE-BREAKING VOTE will be open from 18-March-2014 03:00 UTC to 21-March-2014 23:59 UTC. Once open, electorates will receive Vote Credentials. * TIE-BREAKING VOTE will also be a Preferential Instant Run-off. * If the tie is broken, VOTE ROUND 1 will be completed. * If a tie still exists, a in-person draw will take place in Singapore to break the tie on 23-March-2014 01:15-01:45 UTC (09:15-09:45 SGT). VOTE ROUND 1 will be then completed.

* After the completion of VOTE ROUND 1, VOTE ROUND 2 will start at 23-March-2014 09:15 UTC (17:15 SGT). Electorates will receive instructions soon. * For information about the candidates, including the community call and Q&A with the candidates, please see https://community.icann.org/x/0CDRAg <https://community.icann.org/x/0CDRAg> . * To convert time, please visit http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html> . * If you have questions about the VOTE ROUND 1 procedure and/or need assistance with BigPulse, please contact At-Large Staff at staff@atlarge.icann.org <applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullr ich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gru ber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Sta ff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> . Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff@atlarge.icann.org <applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullr ich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gru ber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Sta ff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>