Dear All, The ccNSO is seeking a candidate from either the African, Asia-Pacific, Latin American And Carribean or North African region, who wishes to become a member of the Customer Standing Committee (CSC). The Customer Standing Committee (CSC) has been established to ensure the satisfactory performance of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) naming function. All interested individuals that meet the candidate qualification requirements are welcome to apply. How to apply If you are interested, please submit by Friday, 23 July 2021 (23:59 UTC): 1. An Expression of Interest. Please complete the application form located here: https://forms.gle/zw38EBsBzqy5FtQLA 2. Your resume, curriculum vitae, or biography and 3. A letter of support from your employer, if applicable, with respect to the required time commitment to participate actively in the CSC The application form is located here: https://forms.gle/zw38EBsBzqy5FtQLA Please complete by Friday, 23 July 2021 (23:59 UTC). Materials listed under 2 and 3 should be sent to Joke Braeken (joke.braeken@icann.org<http://joke.braeken@icann.org/>), by Friday, 23 July 2021 (23:59 UTC). By submitting your personal data, you agree that your personal data will be processed in accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620379982817000&usg=AFQjCNEWVdN8oyLVvNmYjd6n75PCv855yQ>), and agree to abide by the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1620379982817000&usg=AFQjCNF0mNSx3BFLZQWNsKSAd_bKEj8COA>). Candidate Qualification Requirements The Customer Standing Committee (CSC) is comprised of representatives with direct experience and knowledge of IANA naming functions. Please refer to the CSC Candidates Qualification Requirements<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/csc-skill-set-matrix-members-lia...> for details about candidate selection or the CSC Charter<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/csc-charter-amended-27jun18-en.p...> for the full text of the CSC scope and responsibilities. Term of Appointment In accordance with the charter of the CSC, the regular term of appointment shall be two (2) years. A member may be re-appointed for two additional terms (in total 3 terms). For an overview of the current members and liaisons, go to https://www.icann.org/en/csc/members-liaisons In April 2021 one of the two current ccNSO appointed members on the CSC, Alejandra Reynoso, indicated she wants to step down from the CSC as she was elected Chair of the ccNSO. Following a call for expressions of interest and a Council selection process, Frederico Neves (.br) was appointed in June 2021 for the remainder of Alejandra’s term. Next Steps Once the call for Expression of Interest (EoI) closed, all applications, including the materials submitted by the applicant(s) will be sent to the eligible ccNSO Councillors for selection, following the ccNSO Guideline: ccNSO Appointment Procedures<https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guidelines-ccnso-...> About the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) The CSC ensures the satisfactory performance of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) naming function. The CSC is responsible for monitoring Public Technical Identifier's (PTI) performance of the IANA naming function against the service level expectations in the IANA Naming Function Contract. The CSC analyzes performance reports provided by PTI and publishes its findings. The CSC is authorized to undertake remedial action to address poor performance of the IANA naming function, and if performance issues are not remedied, may escalate the issues to the ccNSO and GNSO. Follow the CSC discussions at http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/icann-csc<https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/icann-csc>. The CSC can be contacted at icann-csc@icann.org<mailto:icann-csc@icann.org>. If you'd like to be informed of upcoming meetings, receive CSC reports, etc., you may subscribe at https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/csc-announce Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/rKbRAw Best regards. Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken@icann.org