Dear All, The ALAC appoints, in consultation with the RALOs, one representative from each of ICANN's five geographic regions to the Nominating Committee (NomCom). According to the adopted timeline for NomCom elections, the RALOs will transmit all accepted regional nominations to the ALAC on or before September 1st. The RALOs may also make a recommendation of a preferred candidate to the ALAC if they wish to do so. Voting members of the NomCom are appointed for a one year term, and may be re-appointed for a further term of one year subject to the requirement under the ICANN By Laws that a voting member may only serve a maximum of two consecutive years. Obligations and Requirements for Nomination Committee members : https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?obligations_and_requirements_of_nom... The incumbent for Latin America and the Caribbean is Matias Altamira Gigena. He is not eligible for re-election as he has served two consecutive years. Nominations for the NomCom Delegate from LACRALO closes on 25th August 2009. LACRALO participants may indicate their nominations either by using the comment button on the LACRALO wikis : https://st.icann.org/lacralo/index.cgi?2009_election_call_lacralo_en OR https://st.icann.org/lacralo/index.cgi?2009_election_call_lacralo_es OR use the LAC-Discuss EN and ES lists. Election timetable: At its 4th August 2009 Meeting, the ALAC defined the following timeline * Nominations Open : 5th August * Nominations Close : on or before 25th August * Nomination Acceptance Deadline: on or before 1st September * RALOs to transmit all accepted nominations, with a recommendation of a preferred candidate if the RALO wishes to provide one: on or before 1st September * ALAC Voting Begins: 7th September * ALAC Voting Ends: 14th September * Notification to NomCom of Appointees: 15th September Also, there are other upcoming elections, information can be found at https://st.icann.org/lacralo/index.cgi?2009_election_call_lacralo_en (EN) or https://st.icann.org/lacralo/index.cgi?2009_election_call_lacralo_es (ES) Dev T LACRALO Secretariat