Dear Colleagues,

Please note that the deadline for nominations for the NRO NC close on 24 January 2008, not 17 January 2008 as was stated in the original announcement.

The corrected announcement appears below. We apologise for this error.

------------------------------------- **FINAL CALL FOR NRO NC NOMINATIONS** -------------------------------------

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to remind you that the call for nominations of individuals from the Asia Pacific region to serve on the NRO Number Council will close on 24 January 2008.

As of 31 March 2008 one Asia Pacific Number Council seat will become vacant. This seat will be filled until 31 December 2009 by an individual nominated through this open call. The selection process will involve an open election to be held during the APNIC 25 Open Policy Meeting in Taipei, Taiwan on Friday 29 February 2008. The elected individual must be willing to serve an 18-month term beginning 1 April 2008.

* Deadline for nominations: 24 January 2008 * Election scheduled for: 29 February 2008

There will also be an online voting facility available to APNIC members through MyAPNIC. This service will open on Wednesday 13 February 2008 and close at 9:00 UTC+8, Wednesday 27 February 2008. More information on how to cast your vote online will be available in MyAPNIC over the coming weeks.

For full details on the position and how to nominate please see:

http://www.apnic.net/community/nro/nc/call-nomination.html

Please note that the NRO Number Council representatives now fulfil the role of ICANN's ASO Address Council. Responsibilities of NRO NC representatives are outlined in the ASO Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at:

http://www.nro.net/documents/aso-mou.html

With best regards,

APNIC Secretariat

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