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From: "Patrick Jones" <patrick.jones@icann.org> Date: 30 April 2007 23:29:08 BDT To: <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: <nick.ashton-hart@icann.org> Subject: Nom Com announcement

Dear ALAC and ALS representatives,

Please note that the ICANN Nominating Committee has today extended the deadline of Statements of Interest until 18 May 2007 23:59 UTC. See http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-30apr07.htm and below for more information:

ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 18 May 2007

30 April 2007

In order to provide additional time for candidates to submit Statements of Interest, the 2007 ICANN Nominating Committee has extended the deadline for Statements of Interest until 18 May 2007 23:59 UTC. Candidates should submit completed Statements of Interest to nomcom2007@icann.org.

The 2007 Nominating Committee began its work in December 2006 at the ICANN Annual Meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is actively seeking qualified candidates for the following key positions within ICANN:

3 seats on the ICANN Board of Directors 2 members to Generic Names Supporting Organization Council (GNSO) 3 members of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) (from Africa, Latin America and Caribbean and Asia/Australia/ Pacific regions) 1 Country Code Names Support Organization Council (ccNSO) member The 2007 Nominating Committee has received 33 Statements of Interest, 29 of the candidates are male, while 4 are female. 14 candidates are from Europe, 6 are from Asia/Australia/Pacific, 5 are from Latin America/Caribbean, 5 are from North America, and 3 are from Africa.

25 candidates have declared a willingness to serve on the ICANN Board, 12 have declared a willingness to serve on the GNSO Council, 7 have declared a willingness to serve on the ccNSO Council, and 7 have declared a willingness to serve on the ALAC. Please note that some candidates have asked to be considered for more than one position.

Those individuals selected by the Nominating Committee will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe, address intriguing technical coordination problems and related policy development challenges with diverse functional, cultural, and geographic dimensions, and gain valuable insights and experience from working across these boundaries of knowledge, responsibility and perspective.

Information about the 2007 Nominating Committee is available at http://nomcom.icann.org. Information on the formal call for Statements of Interest is available athttp://nomcom.icann.org/ formal-call-2007.html.

Patrick L. Jones

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Staff support to the ICANN Nominating Committee

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