Dear All, 

On behalf of Sergio Salinas, LACRALO Chair, we would like to announce that the 2019 LACRALO election call for nominations is now open for the following Leadership positions. According to the LACRALO Operating principles  the candidates must be from the following sub-regions:

• Chair- MERCOSUR (SUBREGION D, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay)
• Chair Elect – CENTRAL AMERICA (SUBREGION A: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama)
• Secretary – ANDES (SUBREGION B: Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela)
• Secretary Elect- CARIBBEAN (SUBREGION C: Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, St.Lucia, Saint Kitts&Nevis, Suriname & Trinidad &Tobago)
• ALAC Member – MERCOSUR (SUBREGION D) (Excluding Argentina)
• Nomcom nominee – Caribbean (SUBREGION C)

Please refer to the  https://community.icann.org/x/ohZIBg for the list of all available positions and the respective conditions of eligibility.

Process for Nominations: 

According to LACRALO Operating Principles, LACRALO members who wish to be nominated to Leadership positions shall comply with the following requirements:

1. Confirm that you are a member of an ALS from the country corresponding to the position to which you are applying. Only organizations that have been formally accredited to LACRALO can participate in the election as nominators or nominees to hold positions, “observer” members of LACRALO are excluded from being able to vote and be nominated.
2. Complete the form CONFLICT OF INTEREST ONLINE : https://forms.gle/ouphpUDFkkCfXdWJ7
3. All nominees are expected to submit a brief statement explaining Expression of Interest  (word or PDF file) explaining why they believe they are a suitable candidate for the position to At-Large staff.  All nominees must also complete or update their Statement of Interest (see: At-Large New SOIs Workspace).
4. Nominations, including self-nominations must be made directly to the LACRALO mailing list (lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org) with the subject line: LACRALO NOMINATION 2019 , as well as post it to the LACRALO ELECTION wiki page and by sending a note to At-Large staff

Terms:

· ALAC: Terms for the ALAC will run from the end of the 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) to the end of the 2021 AGM.

· RALO Leadership: Terms for the RALO Leadership are included in LACRALO’s election wiki. All terms will start at the end of the 2019 AGM

· ALAC Delegates to the NomCom: Voting members of the NomCom are appointed for a one year term, starting at the close of the 2019 AGM and ending at the close of the 2020 AGM. New Delegates may be re-appointed for a further term of one year subject to the requirement under the ICANN Bylaws. Each RALO may make one or more recommendations for the consideration of the ALAC.  However, the ALAC will select the final Delegate The criteria for NomCom Delegates are shown at the end of this message.

Criteria for NomCom Delegates:

The NomCom is responsible for selecting members of the ICANN Board, ALAC, ccNSO and GNSO. This is a very important function and all candidates should meet important criteria.

• Familiarity with the ICANN groups to which the NomCom appoints (Board, ALAC, GNSO, ccNSO).
• Ability to judge people (such as when interviewing and hiring).
• Comfortable and preferably fluent with English (listening, reading, speaking).
• Good on-line skills such as on Google & Social media.
• Time Commitment - Must be willing to devote substantial time under tight deadlines (March-June). Will involve travel to up to 4 meetings.
• Ability work in a group environment, standing up for what you believe in a discussion with other "strong" people, but at the same time, must be a good listener and be willing to change your mind if someone else has a good argument. Diplomacy is important.

 Selection Schedule for the positions:

LACRALO Selection Timetable:

· 18 June 2019- Announcement of call for nominations and Nominee's Statement.

· 18 June – 27 June 2019 - Nomination period (nominations accepted for 9 working days).

· 5 July 2019  - Deadline for nomination acceptances

· 8 July - 10 July 2019 - Calls with the candidates if desired by LACRALO. 

· 11 July - 18 July 2019 - Elections (If required, elections will begin no later than one week after the deadline for nomination acceptances and end no later than two weeks after that deadline).

· 2019 AGM [ ICANN 66 ] - Newly elected ALAC Members,  RALOs Leaders and the ALAC Delegate to the NomCom representing the Latin American and Caribbean Region shall be seated at the end of the 2019 AGM following the close of the Board Meeting on 7 November 2019.

Thank you.

Kind regards,

At-Large Staff

ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community

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