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Dear Leon,<br>
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congratulations on your selection to the ICANN Board by the At-Large
Community. <br>
The EURALO community will look forward to working with you when you
succeed Rinalia Abdul Rahim in this important position.<br>
Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 27/02/2017 14:34, Program Admin
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On behalf of
Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection
Process Committee (BMSPC), we are announcing the final
election result of ICANN Board Director (Seat #15) selected
by the At-Large Community. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">After six
months of efforts, the At-Large Community has successfully
concluded its ICANN Board Director selection process on 27
February 2017. <b>León Felipe Sánchez Ambía</b> has been
selected by At-Large as the successor of Rinalia Abdul Rahm
and will begin his 3 year term as an ICANN Board Director at
the end of ICANN60 (3 November 2017).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The
selection process began in September 2016, with the
formation of <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/x/Vxi4Aw">two committees</a> tasked
with managing the timeline, calling for and evaluating the
candidates, and organizing the final election.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Among the
six individuals who submitted Expressions of Interest for
the position, Alan Greenberg and León Felipe Sánchez
Ambía were chosen as the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/x/N6bDAw">finalists</a>.
Before the election took place, the At-Large Community
enjoyed ample opportunities to ask questions to the
finalists <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/x/-pXRAw">verbally</a> and <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/x/ArXDAw"
target="_blank">in writing</a> in order to make an
informed choice. At-Large Structures also participated in
the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/x/SbbDAw">final election</a> by
directing the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/x/-ZfRAw"
target="_blank">votes of Regional At-Large Organization
Chairs</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Click <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/x/SbbDAw">here</a> to
review the result, as well as the detailed information about
the election process. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please see
below the bio and photo of León Felipe Sánchez Ambía<b>. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><img
id="Picture_x0020_1"
src="cid:part8.5052D2E4.E91042D5@gih.com" height="178"
border="0" width="176"></span></b><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">León Felipe
Sánchez Ambía is an intellectual property attorney graduated
from the the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
He also has completed postgraduate studies on intellectual
property at the UNAM and on Internet Law at Harvard Law
School.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Since 2006
he has been partner at Fulton & Fulton, a law firm
specialized in intellectual property and IT law based in
Mexico City, and is head of the Intellectual Property
division.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In 2008 he
was admitted as professor on Intellectual Property at the
UNAM Law School.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">He is
co-lead for the Mexican chapter of Creative Commons and
advisor to different Government bodies that include the
Digital Strategy Coordination Office of the Mexican
Presidency, the Special Commission on Digital Agenda and IT
of the Mexican House of Representatives and the Science and
Technology Commission of the Mexican Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">He drafted
the Internet Users Rights Protection Act for Mexico and has
been very active on issues like Anti-Counterfeit Trade
Agreement (ACTA), Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA),
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) and other local
initiatives of the same kind, always advocating to defend
users’ and creators’ rights in order to achieve a balance
between regulation and freedom.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">He currently
serves as the ALAC Vice-Chair in ICANN and Co-Chair of the
CCWG on Accountability where he has been deeply involved
with the IANA transition. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Heidi
Ullrich, Ariel Liang, and Yesim Nazlar <br>
<i>At-Large Board Member Selection Program Admin Staff </i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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