Dear colleagues, The APRALO secretariat would like to announce the upcoming election of the APRALO ALAC representative for the term 2008-2009. We trust that 4 days notice of the election process is fair to everyone. There is one position to be voted upon this year. The current incumbent whose seat is up for election is Izumi Aizu from Japan. If you are not already familiar with the ICANN NomCom appointments to various ICANN positions please refer to http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-05sep08-en.htm In the meantime please find below the timeline for the election. * September 14 2008 UTC 00:00- Call for election and nominations will be open at. * September 28 2008 UTC 23:59 - Nominations will close. * October 05 2008 UTC 23:59 - Last day for nominations to accept their nomination. * October 12 2008 UTC 00:00 - Voting will begin * October 19 2008 UTC 23:59 - Voting will cease. * October 20 Successful candidate announced. Voting details will be published the day before voting begins. We will use the same voting mechanism as in previous years as used by the RALO's www.bigpulse.com <http://www.bigpulse.com>. Regards, APRALO Secretait.