Dear All, LACRALO has to elect a representative to serve on the the At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) for a term beginning at the end of the December 2010 ICANN meeting to the 2012 ICANN's Annual General Meeting. Carlos Aquirre from Argentina has served as our ALAC representative for the maximum two terms as allowed in our LACRALO Operating Principles. According to rule 8 of the LACRALO Operating Principles (https://st.icann.org/lacralo/index.cgi?ralo_organising_documents) : * The selected representatives shall be a member of an accredited ALS; and * Have his or her main place of residence in a country of the LACRALO region; and * Cannot be of the same nationality as the sitting regional ALAC Representatives (this excludes candidates from Brazil and Jamaica) ; and * Needs to understand and respect the Obligations and Responsibilities of ALAC members https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?obligations_and_requirements_of_ala... The deadline for the submission of nominations to serve on ALAC is August 20th, 2010. Elections would be held soon after to elect a representative to ALAC from the list of candidates. Related links : LACRALO 2010 Election Page : https://st.icann.org/lacralo/index.cgi?2010_election_calls_lacralo_en Background on LACRALO Representatives : https://st.icann.org/lacralo/index.cgi?lacralo_representatives LACRALO Organising Documents : https://st.icann.org/lacralo/index.cgi?ralo_organising_documents ---- Regards, Dev Anand Teelucksingh LACRALO Secretariat