Dear All, According to the APRALO Organising Documents (see: <https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/RALO+Organising+Documents> https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/RALO+Organising+Documents), each APRALO vice chairperson elected will serve for a period of two years. The current APRALO Vice Chairs are Holly Raiche whose term ends on 30th June 2013, and Fouad Bajwa whose term ends on 30th June 2012. If there is any representative from an accredited ALS in APRALO who wishes to stand for the post of APRALO Vice Chair please email the APRALO secretariat, Pavan Budhrani at <mailto:pavan@registry.asia> pavan@registry.asia. Election schedule for APRALO Vice-Chair Position: * April 23: At Large Staff will announce elections and call for nominations. * April 23- May 18 - Nomination period (nominations accepted for approximately four weeks). * May 24 - Deadline for nominations acceptances (nominees must accept nominations no later than seven days after the nomination period ends on May 18). * May 28 - June 7 - Elections (elections begin no later than one week after the deadline for nomination acceptances and end no later than two weeks after that deadline). * July 1 - Newly elected APRALO Vice Chair takes their seat . At Large Staff has created the following page for the Elections: <https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/2012+Election+Call+-+APRALO+Vice -Chair> https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/2012+Election+Call+-+APRALO+Vice- Chair Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella Gruber-White, Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff@atlarge.icann.org