Dear Councilors,

The GNSO Council has been invited by the Nominating Committee (NomCom) to review the skillsets and traits that the GNSO Council seeks in NomCom appointees. For this particular cycle, the NomCom will appoint a single non-voting member to the GNSO Council, who is not affiliated with a specific house.

Staff has extracted the criteria used by the NomCom in 2019 for GNSO appointees (here: https://www.icann.org/nomcom2019-positions) and created a Google document for the Council to suggest changes (here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WzjvntnliTSZ43b0hJkhh_Hb2onzxXufmTnZJCEyGjU/edit?usp=sharing). Note that the NomCom has suggested three additional questions to consider in reviewing the criteria – those have also been included in the Google doc. Council leadership has already reviewed and made some suggested edits, which you will find in suggestion mode. The deadline to return the Council’s selection criteria to the NomCom is 14 December. As such, Council leadership would like to set a deadline of 11 December for you all to consult with your respective groups and return feedback as applicable.

While perhaps obvious, ensuring the NomCom has criteria that are consistent with the expectations of the GNSO Council is extremely important, so Council leadership greatly appreciates your review and input.

Best,

Steve

Steven Chan


Policy Director, GNSO Support

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