Colleagues, APRALO needs to select a candidate for an ALAC seat on the ICANN 2008 Nominating Committee. This needs to be relayed to the powers-that-be before end September, so based on this I would like us to complete our deliberations on a suitable candidate by September 28th. The Nominating Committee typically has two face to face meetings per year, and travel and subsistence expenses are paid for all committee members who do not have other sources of support. Please engage within your ALS and and across the APRALO community so we can reach consensus on a candidate. If there are no definitive nominations from the ALS' within APRALO, your Officers will make a selection and decision on your behalf. For your convenience here is a timeline: Deadline for nominations from ALS': September 7th 2007 2300 UTC Vetting of nominations and consensus process: September 8th to September 15th Reach consensus: by September 21st Vote (if no consensus): September 22nd to September 27th Announce and relay result: September 28th 2007 This is an important position within the ICANN structure so your input is valuable. Please send your nominations and comments on candidates to this discussion list and the above information is available on the APRALO website at https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?nominations_to_icann_2008_nominating_... -- Kind regards, Rajnesh D. Singh Chair, ICANN Asia Pacific Regional At-Large Organisation www.apralo.org