Dear All: May I suggest that rather than continuing to discuss the dates for nominations, it would be sensible to start the process of nominating candidates? I am away from 10th to 24th April but Susie will be here and can keep the Nominations Wiki page up to date. In putting forward candidates, please remember: We need at least five (5) board members - and whilst many can be nominees from the same country, only one from each country could be elected with respect to those first five. We need two ALAC members - from different countries and different ALSes - though again multiple candidates from the same country are entirely possible. Please remember that whatever timeline is ultimately decided, it is important that the ALAC members, at least, are elected early May at the latest, as at least one, if not both, will need to attend the ICANN Meeting in San Juan and they need time to arrange for time away, to get tickets purchased, and to get up-to-speed on what is going on in ALAC to most effectively represent the region. I hope this meets with everyone's favour. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart@icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart@hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart@mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart