In the absence of any other nominations to date, and given that nominations close tomorrow, I would like to take this opportunity to make the following officer nominations. Chair: Olivier Crepin-Leblond Vice-Chair: Cheryl Langdon-Orr Vice-Chair: Evan Leibovitch Rapporteur: Carlton Samuels My rationale is as follows: Chair: It is Cheryl's last year on the ALAC and she has indicated that she plans to step down as Chair, but would be happy to stay on in an executive position to provide for a smooth transition. For Chair, we need someone who has a long track record, good contacts and the ability to command the respect of the community and the ALAC. I think that Olivier has all of these characteristics. Although relatively new to ICANN and At-Large, he has a long history in the overall Internet area. Note that although Olivier has not yet been appointed to the ALAC, it is expected that he will replace Patrick after the Cartagena meeting, and our rules explicitly allow him to be nominated in such a situation. Vice-Chair: As Vice-Chair, Cheryl will be able to work closely with the Chair, and due to the relationships that she has established over the last three years as ALAC Chair and prior to that, she will be in a good position to ease Olivier into similar positions. This is particularly important with the emerging and growing SO/AC relationships. Vice-Chair: Although I have not checked the records in detail, I think that Evan has the longest record of involvement with ALAC/At-Large other than me, Sebastien and Cheryl. Moreover, he has proved to be a tireless worker who has been involved in both administrative issues as well as policy issues. Although some other names come to mind for this position (and Tijani is one in particular), I think that Evan is the right person this year. Rapporteur: We are finally starting to get some level of control over responding to ICANN comment periods and other policy issues in a timely manner, and I think it important to continue this. The work that Carlton has done, with the support of Dev, has been key to this happening, and I think it would be good for him to continue in this role for another year. Nominations do not need to be seconded, but it is an ALAC tradition to second them to show support for the nominees. Nominations must be accepted via a post to this list no later than December 3rd. Alan