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<h2>News Alert</h2>
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<h2 style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 0px;">Reminder: Nomination Period for ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Targeted for ICANN59 | Nominations Close 20 March 2017</h2>
<p style="margin: 15px 0px 0px 0px;">7 February 2017</p>
<p class="floatcenter"><strong>Submit Nominations Via the Ethos Award <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_d_e_1FAIpQLSdTSsZbHI2sw4NSGQYyeL0vcSg4-2DRhyIHwUrQY3qLkhxmZWBA_viewform-3Fc-3D0-26w-3D1&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=zgF4K4AhALEWjWYOWLmyhG7a0bb8SPBKYl-8KSLHY0U&s=6Ilw1jOmmM6mQ600d3qPR5OYCbepOVEhOvEw28P60UY&e=">
Nomination Form[docs.google.com]</a></strong></p>
<p>ICANN is pleased to remind community members that the nomination period for ICANN's
<em>Multistakeholder Ethos Award</em> will be open until <strong>20 March 2017</strong>. Launched in 2014 at ICANN50 in London, the
<em>Multistakeholder Ethos Award</em> recognizes 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>
<p>The ideal recipient(s) will have served in roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees and collaborated with more than one Supporting Organization and/or Advisory Committee in a significant capacity.</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>Candidates will be evaluated by a panel of community members appointed by the Chairs of each Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees using a merit-based point system evaluated against three criteria:</p>
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<li>Demonstrated ability to work across community lines with both familiar and unfamiliar ICANN Stakeholders with the aim of consensus building and collaboration that substantiate ICANN's multistakeholder model;
</li><li>Facilitator of dialogue and open discussion in a fair and collegial manner, through the spirit of collaboration as shown through empathy and demonstrating a sincere desire to engage with people from other backgrounds, cultures, and interests; and
</li><li>Demonstrated additional devotional factors exhibited by time spent supporting ICANN's multistakeholder model and its overall effectiveness through volunteer service via working groups or committees.
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<p>Please submit your nominations via this <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_d_e_1FAIpQLSdTSsZbHI2sw4NSGQYyeL0vcSg4-2DRhyIHwUrQY3qLkhxmZWBA_viewform-3Fc-3D0-26w-3D1&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=zgF4K4AhALEWjWYOWLmyhG7a0bb8SPBKYl-8KSLHY0U&s=6Ilw1jOmmM6mQ600d3qPR5OYCbepOVEhOvEw28P60UY&e=">
Nomination Form[docs.google.com]</a> including detailed information outlining why the nominee meets the award criteria. Any additional information in support of nominations and/or questions about the award process may be submitted via email at
<a href="mailto:ethosaward2017@icann.org">ethosaward2017@icann.org</a>.</p>
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<p>Award recipient(s) will be announced in June 2017 at ICANN59 Johannesburg. For more insights on the award program, please consult the
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_YyOAAw&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=zgF4K4AhALEWjWYOWLmyhG7a0bb8SPBKYl-8KSLHY0U&s=xfVxXNrAZsJFcp7okjmJk35F8v0LtClksrs6uNiVvK8&e=">
ICANN Community Wiki[community.icann.org]</a>.</p>
<p class="floatcenter"><strong>Submit Nominations Via the Ethos Award <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_d_e_1FAIpQLSdTSsZbHI2sw4NSGQYyeL0vcSg4-2DRhyIHwUrQY3qLkhxmZWBA_viewform-3Fc-3D0-26w-3D1&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=zgF4K4AhALEWjWYOWLmyhG7a0bb8SPBKYl-8KSLHY0U&s=6Ilw1jOmmM6mQ600d3qPR5OYCbepOVEhOvEw28P60UY&e=">
Nomination Form[docs.google.com]</a></strong></p>
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