Hello All, To avoid any embarrassing situations, members of GNSO constituencies should be aware that if they are appointed to the Nominating Committee - this can affect their eligibility to stand for election through the normal GNSO process for the GNSO Council. The bylaws state: "No person who serves on the Nominating Committee in any capacity shall be eligible for selection by any means to any position on the Board or any other ICANN body having one or more membership positions that the Nominating Committee is responsible for filling, until the conclusion of an ICANN annual meeting that coincides with, or is after, the conclusion of that person's service on the Nominating Committee." So: No one who serves on the 2006 Nominating Committee is eligible for selection by any means to the ICANN Board or the GNSO Council until after the conclusion of the Sao Paulo meeting, and anyone who serves on the 2007 NomCom won't be eligible for selection to the Board or Council until the conclusion of ICANN's Annual Meeting in 2007. Regards, Bruce Tonkin