[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Submissions <http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-02aug04.htm> http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-02aug04.htm. 2 August 2004 In response to community feedback, ICANN's Nominating Committee (NomCom) announced today it has extended its deadline for Statements of Interest to 25 August 2004 (12:00 GMT). Input received as a result of the committee's outreach activities indicates that additional time would be beneficial to those individuals interested in participating in the NomCom process, as well as allow the committee to take full advantage of the interest generated at the ICANN meetings in Kuala Lumpur. The extension will also provide the NomCom with the opportunity to publicize its search in additional channels worldwide, and devote further resources to its ongoing recruitment work. The 2004 Nominating Committee began its work in May of this year and is actively seeking qualified candidates for the following key positions within ICANN: The ICANN Board of Directors The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council The Interim At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) The Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council Those individuals selected by the Nominating Committee will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe, address intriguing technical coordination problems and related policy development challenges with diverse functional, cultural, and geographic dimensions, and gain valuable insights and experience from working across these boundaries of knowledge, responsibility and perspective. Selection criteria, eligibility factors, roles of each position, application procedure, and contacts are posted at < <http://www.icann.org/committees/nom-comm/formalcall-30jun04.htm> http://www.icann.org/committees/nom-comm/formalcall-30jun04.htm> Statements of Interest may be sent to nomcom-submissions@icann.org. Submissions will be handled confidentially and should be received by 12:00 GMT on 25 August 2004 for full consideration. Selections will be made in October, with service beginning in December 2004. ICANN is an internationally organized, public benefit non-profit responsible for coordinating Internet Protocol (IP) address space allocation, protocol identifier assignment, generic (gTLD) and country code (ccTLD) Top-Level Domain name system management, and root server system management functions. GNSO Secretariat