[announce] Call for endorsements to candidates for ICANN Board

[DNSO Secretariat <DNSO.Secretariat@dnso.org>]

[ To: council@dnso.org ]
[ To: announce@dnso.org, ga@dnso.org ]


Since 17 July 2001 the DNSO General Assembly is in the process of selection
of ICANN Board Director.

Nominations and acceptances of candidates has been closed today, 07 August.
Five nominees accepted their nomination for the ICANN Board position,
listed below in alphabetical order:

        * Amadeu Abril i Abril (Europe)
        * Eric Jonvel (Europe)
        * Paul Kane (Europe)
        * Joanna Lane (Europe)
        * Jean-François C. (Jefsey) Morfin (Europe)

Endorsements of candidates starts today, 07 August, and will last
for 3 weeks, ending 28 August 2001, 16:00 UTC (18:00 Paris).

Endorsements should be emailed to the DNSO Secretariat at the 
following email address: icann-endorsements@dnso.org and use 
the provided Template for endorsement:

        3a. Full name of the endorser:
        3b. E-mail address of the endorser:
        3c. Full name of the accepted nominee
            you wish to endorse:
            (specific statements of endorsements
            may also be submitted and are encouraged)

In order to be considered for the ICANN Board selection
a nominee must have the support of, at least, 10 members
of the General Assembly of the DNSO.

The DNSO Names Council will select the ICANN Board Director
between 29 August and 15 September.

The following URLs are related to the ICANN Board Director election
by the DNSO in 2001:
   A. Main document: Description of the election process in 2001
      http://www.dnso.org/elections/2001.DNSO-ICANN-election.html
   B. Procedure for nominations, acceptances and endorsements by the GA,
      and calendar for 2001:
      http://www.dnso.org/elections/2001.DNSO-ICANN-nomination-proc.html
   C. A list of nominations, acceptances and their endorsements ,
      updated daily at:
      http://www.dnso.org/elections/2001.DNSO-ICANN-nominees.html 
   D. The NC voting procedure:
      http://www.dnso.org/elections/2001.DNSO-ICANN-voting-proc.html


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