Thanks for this information, Gary. I have to say I am surprised by it because we have a good number of members from Europe, in particular, that are quite active participants in the BC. Perhaps other members might join me in coercing Liz Williams to consider running for VP Policy, considering her strong background in that area... as well as encouraging others off list to throw their hats into the ring where their strengths lay. We only, effectively, have three days to enroll non-NA candidates, so I encourage all of the membership to engage in this important process so that we can elect a geo-diverse, representative body with the right skill sets. Sincerely, RA Ronald N. Andruff RNA Partners, Inc. 220 Fifth Avenue, 20th floor New York, New York 10001 www.rnapartners.com V: +1 212 481 2820 x 11 F: +1 212 481 2859 -----Original Message----- From: owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] On Behalf Of "BC Secretariat" Sent: 2010-01-18 13:32 To: bc-gnso@icann.org Subject: [bc-gnso] Nominations for BC elections Dear Members The nomination period for the BC Executive Committee elections closed at midnight yesterday. I have received two nominations for the position of Chair and one nomination each for the positions of Vice Chair Policy, Vice Chair Finance and a Representative to the Commercial Stakeholders Group. Every nominee is from the North America region so I must respond to this according to the BC Charter 5.1: "If at the close of nominations, it would result in all Executive Committee except Council representatives, or all Council representatives, being from the same region, the nomination period may be extended to improve geographic diversity." It is important that the BC makes an effort to recognise and support geographic diversity and I am therefore extending the nomination period to midnight on Thursday 21 January in order to invite nominations from regions other than North America. For clarity, all positions remain open for nomination. I will contact members again on Friday once the extended nomination period has closed. Gary