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<h2>News Alert</h2>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px; font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-29-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-29-en</a></p>
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<h2 style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 0px;">Nomination Period Extended For ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Targeted for ICANN 56 | Nominations Close 17 March 2016</h2>
<p>29 February 2016</p>
<p>ICANN is pleased to announce that the nomination period for ICANN's <em>Multistakeholder Ethos Award</em> is extended until 17 March 2016. This award program, launched in June 2014 in London, seeks to recognize long-standing community members who have served
in leadership roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees, and demonstrated collaboration with different Supporting Organizations and/or Advisory Committees.</p>
<p>The <em>Multistakeholder Ethos Award</em> will recognize ICANN participants who have deeply invested in consensus-based solutions, acknowledging the importance of ICANN's multistakeholder model of Internet governance, and contributed in a substantive way
to the higher interests of ICANN's organization and its community.</p>
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<p class="floatcenter"><em>The nomination period for community nominees closes on
<strong>17 March 2016</strong>.</em></p>
<p><em>Community members interested in submitting a nomination are invited to send an email to
<a href="mailto:ethosaward2016@icann.org?subject=Multistakeholder%20Ethos%20Award%20Nomination">
ethosaward2016@icann.org</a> including:</em></p>
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<li><em>Name of nominee.</em> </li><li><em>Community of nominee.</em> </li><li><em>Reasons for nomination.</em> </li></ul>
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<p>Please note that the reasons outlining the candidate's merit for the nomination may be as brief or as long as required.</p>
<p>Candidates for the award will demonstrate <span style="text-decoration: underline;">
at least five years</span> of participation in the ICANN Community.</p>
<p>A panel of community members will review all community nominations and determine the best candidate(s) for the award(s). The decisions of the panel will be made based on the following criteria:</p>
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<li>Demonstrated multistakeholder volunteer service via working groups or committees.
</li><li>Demonstrated spirit of collaboration through engagement with other community members with the aim of consensus building.
</li><li>Demonstrated facilitator of dialogue and open discussion in a fair, cordial and collegial manner.
</li><li>Demonstrated additional devotional factors exhibited by time spent supporting ICANN's multistakeholder model and its overall effectiveness.
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<p>Please submit your nominations via email to <a href="mailto:ethosaward2016@icann.org?subject=Multistakeholder%20Ethos%20Award%20Nomination">
ethosaward2016@icann.org</a>.</p>
<p>Award recipient(s) will be announced in June 2016 at ICANN56.</p>
<p>For more insights on the award program, please consult the <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/qCDxAg">
ICANN Community Wiki</a>.</p>
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