Dear Board Liaison candidates, Further to Cheryl’s message earlier today we would like to ask all of you to review your election pages linked to http://www.atlarge.icann.org/elections/2009 and ensure that all the required information is complete. All candidates with the exception of Sivasubramanian Muthusamy have submitted information related to the the four requirements listed under the Board elections Process page: 1. An acceptance of the Nomination to the position 2. A brief biography 3. A statement of Interest 4. A conflict of interest statement We draw to your attention that acceptance of the nomination, per the process, does automatically mean that you agree to all the commitments listed at https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?board_liaisons_election_2009_commit... . Please do read this carefully to ensure you understand the commitments your candidature entails if you have not already done so. We draw to your attention point 4 above, whichg refers directly to the ICANN Conflicts of Interest Policy outlined under http://www.icann.org/en/committees/coi/coi-policy-04mar99.htm . Among the requirements of that policy is a Statement setting forth all business and other affiliations which relate in any way to the business and other affiliations of ICANN and an acknowledgement that the candidate: (a) Has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy; (b) Has read and understands the policy; (c) Has agreed to comply with the policy; and (d) Understands that the Corporation is a charitable organization and that in order to maintain its US-government federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities that accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. Simply noting that you agree to comply with the policy would, for example, only answer the second of these four points. If you have no conflicts, you would need to explicitly state that this is the case. If you are in need of any help or have any question, please feel free to ask, we will answer if we can, though if the question requires a subjective answer and/or involves interpretation of the intention of the question or obligation, we are likely to need to copy the Chair in our reply so that she can decide on the question definitively. Finally, on behalf of the staff, we wish to thank you for your willingness to serve the community in this demanding post. The multistakeholder process of ICANN only works if volunteers like you continue to give of your time and energy. -- Regards, ICANN At-Large Staff Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber- White email: staff@atlarge.icann.org