Dear all, The secretariat was asked by Council to draft a timeline to appoint a ccNSO member on the RZERC by 12 July 2019. Please find included the draft timeline. Following the Guideline: ccNSO Actions Respecting the Root Zone Evaluation Review Committee (https://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccnso-rzerc-guideline-01sep16-en.pdf ), you are requested to adopt the proposed timeline and launch the RZERC Selection process. If there are no objections by a Councillor by 12 July 2019, the secretariat will launch the call on 15 July 2019, Kind regards, Bart For adoption: Timeline RZERC selection process The term of current ccNSO appointee on RZERC ( Peter Koch, DNIC, .de) ends on 1 October 2019, however he is not term limited yet. In order to meet the requirement under the Guideline: ccNSO Actions Respecting the Root Zone Evaluation Review Committee (https://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccnso-rzerc-guideline-01sep16-en.pdf ) Council asked the secretariat to propose a timeline. The suggested timeline assumes that the ccNSO member should be appointed by 1 October 2019, preferably earlier. Note that the current member is not term limited yet. Timeline selection ccNSO member on RZERC  ITEM#ACTIONSTART DATEEND DATECOMMENT/GUIDELINE SECTION 1Secertariat to Update wiki page 10 JulyCheck if page needs to be updated 2Secretariat to Prepare template EoL 10 JulyUpdate previous template 3Secretariat to prepare call for volunteers 10 July 4Council decision to launch8 July12 July 5Secretariat to send out Call for expression of interest15 July9 AugustSection 5 6Secretariat to prepare overview of application12 August12 August 7Selection by Councillors13 August20 AugustSection 5.2.2.2 Guideline 8Selection report adoption 22 AugustCouncil meeting, concludes selection process Selection Process The selection process for the ccNSO appointee on the RZERC is described in the Guideline (section 5.2.2.1 and 5.2.2.2 and 5.3). Highlights: Only Councillor who did NOT volunteer are eligible to select a candidate and will receive the relevant information The selection  criteria are listed in section 5.2.1 of the Guideline. If 2 or more persons show interest, the Councillors are requested to list the candidates in order of preference. The most preferred candidates will receive most points ( 4 points if there are four candidates, 3 if only three candidates) If a candidate is considered not suited then he or she should not be included ( receives no points) The most preferred candidate (he or she who receives most points) is considered to be selected.