[council] Nominations closed for GNSO Council Vice Chair

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org<http://gnso.icann.org>]

Dear Council Members,

The nomination period, for the election of GNSO Council vice chair for the 
period running concurrently with GNSO Council chair, from 1 February 2009 until 
the newly structured GNSO Council is seated and a new chair is elected, is 
closed.

Chuck Gomes is the only candidate, nominated by Olga Cavalli, a Nominating 
Committee Appointee, and seconded by Stéphane van Gelder a Registrar 
constituency representative.
Chuck Gomes has provided a candidate statement which can be viewed at:
http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg06121.html

VOTING PROCEDURE

The voting will be by a roll call vote at the GNSO Council meeting on 29 
January 2009.  The candidate must receive at least 14 affirmative votes.

Absentee voting will be required from those councilors who are not able to be 
present on the call.

GNSO COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE:

All GNSO Council members are eligible to vote, that is, 3 representatives from 
each constituency, Registrars, gTLD registries, Commercial and Business Users 
(CBUC), Non Commercial Users (NCUC), Intellectual Property (IPC), and Internet 
Service Providers and Connectivity Providers (ISPCP) and the 3 Nominating 
Committee appointees.

Liaisons from the ALAC, and the GAC and the ccNSO Observer do not vote.

Please note the GNSO Council meeting on 29 January 2009 as an important date 
because there must be quorum for the vote.

Thank you
Kind regards,
Glen

Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
http://gnso.icann.org