Dear SSC members, With the ICANN75 approaching, staff has sent the below message to SG/C leaders about the upcoming refresh of the GNSO Standing Selection Committee, which takes place each year after the AGM. As the SSC term comes to an end, we would like to say thank you to Osvaldo, who is terming out at the AGM, as well as any other members who will be departing after this term ends. It’s been a pleasure working with you. We appreciate your service! For those seeking to stay on for another term in the coming year, we look forward to continuing to work with you. Wishing you all a good ICANN75! Kind regards, Julie and Emily Dear colleagues, This message provides a brief update about the GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) and an action item for your SG/C. Since the last AGM, the SSC successfully completed the one assignment it received from the GNSO Council, the annual selection process for the GNSO-appointed mentor for the ICANN Fellowship Program. In addition, the SSC completed a successful charter review process this year. The resulting charter updates were approved<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+2022-05-19> by the GNSO Council in May. The next anticipated SSC assignment is again the annual selection the ICANN Fellowship Program mentor, to be selected around the end of the calendar year. In addition, as a Standing Committee, the Council may call on the SSC at any time to identify replacement candidates for those who step down from appointed positions. Therefore, it is important to have a Committee ready on an ongoing basis. According to the SSC Charter, “The membership is expected to be confirmed by each Stakeholder Group and Constituency and the nominating committee appointees within 3 weeks after the end of the ICANN AGM.” Members may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms. With ICANN75 approaching, I am reaching out to you to re-confirm members that are eligible to remain on the SSC and/or identify replacements, where appropriate. The members of the SSC are: Name Appointed by Member Since Status Alan Woods RySG November 2021 Eligible to continue serving. Arinola Akinyemi(Ms) (Chair) BC October 2021 Eligible to continue serving. Brian Winterfeldt IPC January 2022 Eligible to continue serving. Glen de Saint Géry IPC Alternate March 2022 Eligible to continue serving. Olivier Kouami NCSG November 2021 Eligible to continue serving. Osvaldo Novoa ISPCP November 2020 (re-confirmed November 2021) Requires replacement. Paul McGrady NomCom November 2021 Eligible to continue serving. Peter Akinremi Taiwo (Vice-Chair) NCSG November 2021 Eligible to continue serving. Q Misell RrSG November 2021 Eligible to continue serving. Sam Lanfranco NCSG November 2021 Eligible to continue serving. Tomslin Samme-Nlar Ex-Officio Member Representing GNSO Council Leadership Ex-Officio Member Representing GNSO Council Leadership Since November 2021 TBD For additional information about the SSC, please see the wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/aL-RAw Please send confirmations no later than 14 October 2022. Do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions. Kind regards, Julie and Emily Emily Barabas Policy Development Support Senior Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>