Dear all,

Nominations for next year's Multistakeholder Ethos Award
are open, see below.

Tapani

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https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-12-12-en

Submit Nominations Via the Ethos Award Nomination Form
<https://goo.gl/forms/sKJcUjdA5gT50Dl72>

ICANN is pleased to announce the opening of the nomination period for
ICANN's Multistakeholder Ethos Award. Launched in 2014 at ICANN50 in London,
the Multistakeholder Ethos Award recognizes ICANNparticipants 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.

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.
Candidates for the award will demonstrate at least five years of
participation in the ICANN Community.

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:

1. Demonstrated ability to work across community lines with both familiar
and unfamiliar ICANNStakeholders with the aim of consensus building and
collaboration that substantiate ICANN's multistakeholder model;

2. 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

3. 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.

Please submit your nominations via this Nomination Form
<https://goo.gl/forms/sKJcUjdA5gT50Dl72>  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 [log in to unmask]

Award recipient(s) will be announced in June 2017 at ICANN59
Johannesburg.For more insights on the award program, please consult the
ICANN Community Wiki <https://community.icann.org/x/YyOAAw> .
Submit Nominations Via the Ethos Award Nomination Form
<https://goo.gl/forms/sKJcUjdA5gT50Dl72>


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