Dear All, We have been asked by the Chair of APRALO, Professor Hong Xue, to start an online poll on possible petition candidates for the At-Large Selected Board Director position. The Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) released a final slate of three candidates for the Board Director position on October 29th (see full announcement: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/alac-announce/2010q4/000685.html). Additional candidature from among the completed applications can be added to the slate if the petition is supported by at least three RALOs. The question to be put will be the following: Do you support the addition of (name of applicant) to the final slate of candidates for the position of At-Large Selected Voting ICANN Board Director? With possible answers: Yes No Abstain Please note that on the actual online vote, there will be a separate poll for each one of the applicants: Ahmad Al-Shagra Bob Bernatz Robert Bruen Rudi Daniel Avri Doria Ratnesh Dwivedi Nuno Manuel Garcia dos Santos Okore George Tommy Hemmingsson Rahman Khan Natalie Knesek Sundar Kshatriya Thomas Morgan Jordi Palet Martinez Maria Shkarlat Patricia Smith Jean-Jacques Subrenat Kamukoko Tshimanga Danny Younger You can find the complete, publicly available information on the candidates and an overview of the selection process under: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Director+Candidate+2010 +Workspace A separate email with their voting credentials was sent to the APRALO ALS representatives recently. You will find the current ALS representative list attached below. Please contact us at staff@atlarge.icann.org if you have not received your voting credentials. The vote will be anonymous and remain open until Saturday, 6 November 2010 at 2359 UTC. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org Eligible APRALO voters (total 19): Arab Knowledge Management Society Mahmoud Lattoufi At Large@China Mengxuan Wu Chinese Domain Name Users Alliance Prof. Hong Xue Emirates Internet Group Khalid Bin Thani Hong Kong Internet Forum Paul Chow Information Policy Analytical Center Yashar Hajiyev Internet Users Network Izumi Aizu Chief Internet Users Society Niue Stafford Guest ISOC Australia Cheryl Langdon-Orr ISOC Chapter India Chennai Sivasubramanian Muthusamy ISOC HK Edmon Chung ISOC NZ Keith Davidson ISOC Taiwan Chapter Chung Laung Liu National Information Infrastructure Enterprise Promotion Association Sophie Liang Open Standards and Internet Association Hyun-kook Kahng Pacific Islands Chapter fo the Internet Society William (Will) Tibben Society Vasudhay Kutumbhkum - India Nimrol Agarwal Internet Society Pakistan Chapter Qasim Y. Khan Pakistan ICT Policy Monitor Fouad Riaz Bajwa