Dear Community Members, Warm greetings to all members of the African Internet community. I am pleased to share with you an important update from the Chair of the 2025 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom), Amir Qayyum, published on the ICANN blog on 12 May 2025. You can access the full blog post here <https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/an-update-from-the-2025-nominating-co...> . *Key Highlights:* - The 2025 NomCom received *106 completed applications* for the ICANN and Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) leadership positions. - *37% of the applicants are from Africa*, showing strong representation and interest from our region. - The NomCom is currently in the *assessment phase*, evaluating candidates for the 10 open leadership positions, which include: - 3 members of the ICANN Board of Directors - 1 member of the PTI Board - 3 regional ALAC representatives (including one from Africa) - 1 member of the ccNSO Council - 2 members of the GNSO Council *Current Status and Next Steps:* - A *first intersessional meeting* was held from 24–26 April 2025 to review applications and identify a preliminary short list. - *Deep dive groups* have been formed to conduct virtual interviews and assessments of shortlisted candidates. - A *second intersessional meeting* will take place in May 2025 to finalize the list of candidates. - Face-to-face interviews for ICANN and PTI Board candidates will be held during *ICANN83*, where final selections will be confirmed. - The final announcements are expected in *late August or early September 2025*. This is a significant moment for ICANN's multistakeholder model, and we are encouraged by the strong African participation. For further details, including the timeline and leadership positions, please visit the 2025 NomCom webpage. Warm regards, *Dave Kissoondoyal* *ICANN NomCom 2025 Member* (ALAC delegate to the NomCom from AFRALO) -------------------------------------------- The information in this e-mail including any attachments is confidential. It is intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s) and cannot be used or shared with any third party without permission. --------------------------------------------