<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Dear colleagues,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The time is overdue to <span class="">elect</span> a new co-coordinator for the Caucus, to replace Deirdre who has completed her two-year term, and to work with me (Analía)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">We invite members of the <span class="">IGC</span> to nominate candidates (please check with them first about their willingness to serve), or to nominate themselves as co-coordinator to serve from 2016-2018.<b> The nominations period will be open until <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">midnight UTC</span></span> on Sunday 31^st January. </b></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">After this date, we will circulate a resume of candidate's profiles and enable a voting link to all IGC members in order to elect our new co-coordinator. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">You can check duties and responsibilities <a href="http://igcaucus.org/charter">here</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">So far we do have the following candidates:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">1. </span><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><b>Akinremi Peter Taiwo </b>(Nigeria)</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="font-size:16px">2.<b> Carlos Vera Quintana </b>(Ecuador), <i>supported by the Colombian Association of Internet Users</i></span></font></p><div class="" style="font-size:medium"><div class=""><br></div><div class="">I do encourage all of you who wish to have an different experience with international advocacy to apply. </div><div class=""><br></div><div class="">Lastly,<b><u> if I for any reason we have not mention you as a candidate, please send it again so we can include your name in the list.</u></b></div><div class=""><b><u><br></u></b></div><div class="">Kind regards,</div><div class="">Analía</div><div class="">IGC co-coordinator</div><div class=""><br></div></div><div class="" style="margin-left:44px;font-size:medium"><div class="" style="padding-left:0px;font-size:12.8px"><table cellpadding="0" class=""><tbody></tbody></table></div></div></div>