Dear ALAC Members and All, Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has requested that a vote be held by the ALAC regarding the endorsement of ALAC Representatives to the ICANN Accountability and Governance Coordination Group. *** QUESTION: Should the advice from the At-Large Sub-Committee on the Selection of Members for the ICANN Accountability and Governance Coordination Group be accepted? The advice is as follows: Factoring in 1) a point scoring system (i.e. a straw ballot) based on applicants' Expression of Interest, 2) the Sub-Committee's conference call on 29 September 2014 to make the decision on the candidates, and 3) a BigPulse vote to choose one representative between the top 2 candidates decided by the straw ballot, it is recommended that the ALAC endorse the following individual as the ALAC Representative to the ICANN Accountability and Governance Coordination Group: - Alan Greenberg The recommendations are based on a high level of confidence that the candidate: 1) Is qualified to access the principles and mechanisms for ICANN Accountability and Governance functions; 2) has wide range of contacts and experiences to engage the largest number of Coordination Group participants; and 3) can do so from the perspective/viewpoint of the ALAC, the At-Large Community, and the global Internet endusers. *** Kindly note that the poll will be open from 06 Oct 2014 20:00 UTC to 11 Oct 2014 11:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge <https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge <https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>