Dear all, Concerning the recent discussion about the nomination received from Nimrol K Agarwal of Fouad Bajwa for the position of APRALO representative to the ALAC, I have inquired with staff and confirmed that the time-stamp of the nomination email was 7:33am PDT on September 6, which corresponds to 14:33 UTC on 6 September (see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingtime.html?iso=20110906&p2=137). The APRALO selection schedule states: “Nominations shall be accepted for one week after the Secretariat calls for nominations up to 6-September-2011.” Charles to state that he has defined “up to” to mean “up to and including” the 6thof September. Therefore, Nirmol’s nomination of Fouad is valid. I have received on Sep 7 an email from Fouad where he gave a clear and concise acceptance of this nomination. Therefore, I will call a vote for the available APRALO ALAC representative to begin ASAP. After consulting with staff, the vote will start on Sep 9 at 23:59 UTC and end on Sep 16 23:59 UTC. Voters will be able to vote for either of the two candidates: Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro or Fouad Bajwa. Staff will contact the two candidates to request they send a candidate statement of between 150-200 words. These statements will be posted on the 2011 At-Large Elections Wiki page (see: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Elections... ). The successful candidate will be granted travel support to the ICANN Meeting scheduled to take place in Dakar 23-28 October. As both candidates will require visas, staff will begin the visa process for both candidates ASAP given the time constraints. Thank you for your attention! Charles APRALO chair