Dear APRALO colleagues, This is to inform all of you the ICANN NomCom extends the deadline for submitting SOIs for anothr two weeks. The new deadline for now is May 15th. If you consider youself the best candidate or know someone who can be the best candidate to serve to internet users community, make sure to apply or encourage to apply. Below is the announcement for the extension. Best Siranush ICANN NomCom from APRALO region

From: staff@atlarge.icann.org To: alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:14:37 -0700 Subject: [ALAC-Announce] FW: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 15 May 2013

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________________________________ ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 15 May 2013

30 April 2013

In order to provide additional time for candidates to apply, ICANN's 2013 Nominating Committee (NomCom) has extended the deadline for Statements of Interest until 15 May 2013 at 23:59 UTC.

The 2013 NomCom is actively seeking qualified candidates for the following key positions within ICANN:

* Three members of the Board of Directors of ICANN * Three members of the At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) (one each from the Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands and Latin America/Caribbean Islands regions) * Two members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) * One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

More information about the positions is available at: http://nomcom.icann.org/positions-2013.htm.

Statements of Interest for the positions described above can be submitted through an on-line application form at http://nomcom.icann.org/apply. Applications will be considered in confidence and should be received by 15 May 2013 for full consideration. Selections will be announced by early September 2013. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN's Annual Meeting in November 2013.

The 2013 NomCom began its work in October 2012 after the ICANN Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, and has since then organized outreach events in multiple locations. The NomCom holds regular conference calls to plan and follow-up its work. More information regarding the Nominating Committee can be found at: http://nomcom.icann.org/.

Candidate recommendations, questions or comments may also be emailed to nomcom2013@icann.org<mailto:nomcom2013@icann.org>.

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