Announcement of the Results of the At-Large Seat 15 Director Selection.
Good morning all. The following are the results of the survey taken by the LACRALO ALSs on the candidates contesting the vacant seat (No.15) on the ICANN Board of Directors First Preference Lito Ibarra - 12 ALSs Justine Chew - 6 ALSs Second preference Sebastian Bachollet 9 ALSs Maureen Hilyard 6 ALSs Justine Crew 3 ALSs Lito Ibarra 1 ALSs Third Preference Maureen Hilyard 13ALSs Justine Chew 3ALSs Lito Ibarra 2 ALSs Sebastian Bachollet 1 ALS Fourth Preference Sebastian Bachollet 9 ALSs Justine Chew 7 ALSs Lito Ibarra 3 ALSs We also wish to also advise on the following: 1) That It was the LACRALO leadership who specifically asked ICANN staff to develop a survey to ascertain the views of the RALO on the candidates. No other RALO conducted a similar survey. 2) That the link to the survey were sent to the email address of the primary contact for each ALS 3) That In terms of participation in the selection process,18 of the 62 ALSs participated in the survey. 4) That 9 of the 62 ALSs attended the Meet the Candidates session. For your information and guidance Lance Chair, LACRALO This message contains information that may be privileged and/or confidential and is the property of BrainStreet Technologies or BrainStreet Learning. The information contained herein is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorized to receive it . If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or take any action in reliance to the contents of this information or any part thereof and it may be unlawful to do so. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message from your system. BrainStreet Technologies or BrainStreet Learning are neither liable for the proper and complete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor any delay in its receipt.
Thank you, Lance, was a good move! congrats. The results in numbers of ALS show the urgent need to decertify those ALS that never participated to not have this shameful percentage of participation. In reality, I believe we have around 30 ALS that are really participating, so the percentage of participants in such a relevant selection, even if not a good one, at least makes us look less inefficient. kisses, Vanda From: Lance Hinds via lac-discuss-en <lac-discuss-en@icann.org> Date: Friday, 20 February 2026 at 12:09 To: LAC-Discuss-en <lac-discuss-en@icann.org>, LACRALO ES <lac-discuss-es@icann.org> Subject: [lac-discuss-en] Announcement of the Results of the At-Large Seat 15 Director Selection. Good morning all. The following are the results of the survey taken by the LACRALO ALSs on the candidates contesting the vacant seat (No.15) on the ICANN Board of Directors First Preference Lito Ibarra - 12 ALSs Justine Chew - 6 ALSs Second preference Sebastian Bachollet 9 ALSs Maureen Hilyard 6 ALSs Justine Crew 3 ALSs Lito Ibarra 1 ALSs Third Preference Maureen Hilyard 13ALSs Justine Chew 3ALSs Lito Ibarra 2 ALSs Sebastian Bachollet 1 ALS Fourth Preference Sebastian Bachollet 9 ALSs Justine Chew 7 ALSs Lito Ibarra 3 ALSs We also wish to also advise on the following: 1) That It was the LACRALO leadership who specifically asked ICANN staff to develop a survey to ascertain the views of the RALO on the candidates. No other RALO conducted a similar survey. 2) That the link to the survey were sent to the email address of the primary contact for each ALS 3) That In terms of participation in the selection process,18 of the 62 ALSs participated in the survey. 4) That 9 of the 62 ALSs attended the Meet the Candidates session. For your information and guidance Lance Chair, LACRALO This message contains information that may be privileged and/or confidential and is the property of BrainStreet Technologies or BrainStreet Learning. The information contained herein is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorized to receive it . If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or take any action in reliance to the contents of this information or any part thereof and it may be unlawful to do so. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message from your system. BrainStreet Technologies or BrainStreet Learning are neither liable for the proper and complete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor any delay in its receipt.
Dear Vanda, I totally concur with your proposal here. Sooner or later, the sooner the better, we must adress the inefficiency and dishonesty that lie behind your assessment here. First priority, of course, should accrue to decertification of ALS that have no record of participation whatsoever. Next of course is looking at realities like: does the organization actually exist? is it legally registered in the country (unless there are overwhelming reasons not to)? Does it operate internally? Does it hold meetings, online discussions, public events, policy interventions? In the case of institutions, like universities, is the participant effectively designated by the authorities of the instiution, or are we just dragging on inertially? does the institution even know it is represented, does it have a known policy position regarding the DNS, the domain-names market, IP addresses, Internet stabiity, openness and reliability, tradmearks, etc.? In cases of prolonged tenures, have there been considerations for replacement, generational transitions or accompaniment (we are talking 25 years already!), mentoring, tutoring, outreach towards a new generation? Interestingly, for universities, why is it they don't find a replacement or successor among their students and academics, in 20+ years which means at least 5 cycles of full classes? There may be legitimate answers but we need to be able to scrutinize them. The lack of transparency is not only tiresome, it opens the whole community to serious accusations. Every "no" answer reflects negatively on the whold even if the individual answers remain hidden from the Board and the public. Alejandro Pisanty ________________________________ De: Vanda Scartezini via lac-discuss-en <lac-discuss-en@icann.org> Enviado: sábado, 7 de marzo de 2026 03:33 p. m. Para: Lance Hinds; LACRALO discussion list Asunto: [lac-discuss-en] Re: Announcement of the Results of the At-Large Seat 15 Director Selection. Thank you, Lance, was a good move! congrats. The results in numbers of ALS show the urgent need to decertify those ALS that never participated to not have this shameful percentage of participation. In reality, I believe we have around 30 ALS that are really participating, so the percentage of participants in such a relevant selection, even if not a good one, at least makes us look less inefficient. kisses, Vanda From: Lance Hinds via lac-discuss-en <lac-discuss-en@icann.org> Date: Friday, 20 February 2026 at 12:09 To: LAC-Discuss-en <lac-discuss-en@icann.org>, LACRALO ES <lac-discuss-es@icann.org> Subject: [lac-discuss-en] Announcement of the Results of the At-Large Seat 15 Director Selection. Good morning all. The following are the results of the survey taken by the LACRALO ALSs on the candidates contesting the vacant seat (No.15) on the ICANN Board of Directors First Preference Lito Ibarra - 12 ALSs Justine Chew - 6 ALSs Second preference Sebastian Bachollet 9 ALSs Maureen Hilyard 6 ALSs Justine Crew 3 ALSs Lito Ibarra 1 ALSs Third Preference Maureen Hilyard 13ALSs Justine Chew 3ALSs Lito Ibarra 2 ALSs Sebastian Bachollet 1 ALS Fourth Preference Sebastian Bachollet 9 ALSs Justine Chew 7 ALSs Lito Ibarra 3 ALSs We also wish to also advise on the following: 1) That It was the LACRALO leadership who specifically asked ICANN staff to develop a survey to ascertain the views of the RALO on the candidates. No other RALO conducted a similar survey. 2) That the link to the survey were sent to the email address of the primary contact for each ALS 3) That In terms of participation in the selection process,18 of the 62 ALSs participated in the survey. 4) That 9 of the 62 ALSs attended the Meet the Candidates session. For your information and guidance Lance Chair, LACRALO This message contains information that may be privileged and/or confidential and is the property of BrainStreet Technologies or BrainStreet Learning. The information contained herein is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorized to receive it . If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or take any action in reliance to the contents of this information or any part thereof and it may be unlawful to do so. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message from your system. BrainStreet Technologies or BrainStreet Learning are neither liable for the proper and complete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor any delay in its receipt.
Dear colleagues, I believe that, in addition to the points already raised, it may be useful to first understand the underlying reasons for the low level of ALS participation and explore ways to encourage greater engagement. In some cases, the issue may not necessarily be lack of interest but barriers such as communication gaps, process complexity, or changes in organizational contacts. At the same time, I agree that it would be reasonable to introduce a basic initial filter with emphasis on verifying the actual existence and minimum level of activity of ALSs. This could help distinguish between organizations that are inactive and those that remain legitimate but currently less connected to ongoing processes. Strengthening participation while ensuring that the ALS registry reflects active and real organizations could help improve both engagement and the credibility of our processes. Best regards, Carlos Vera
El 10 mar 2026, a la(s) 04:20, Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch via lac-discuss-en <lac-discuss-en@icann.org> escribió:
Dear Vanda,
I totally concur with your proposal here. Sooner or later, the sooner the better, we must adress the inefficiency and dishonesty that lie behind your assessment here. First priority, of course, should accrue to decertification of ALS that have no record of participation whatsoever. Next of course is looking at realities like: does the organization actually exist? is it legally registered in the country (unless there are overwhelming reasons not to)? Does it operate internally? Does it hold meetings, online discussions, public events, policy interventions? In the case of institutions, like universities, is the participant effectively designated by the authorities of the instiution, or are we just dragging on inertially? does the institution even know it is represented, does it have a known policy position regarding the DNS, the domain-names market, IP addresses, Internet stabiity, openness and reliability, tradmearks, etc.? In cases of prolonged tenures, have there been considerations for replacement, generational transitions or accompaniment (we are talking 25 years already!), mentoring, tutoring, outreach towards a new generation? Interestingly, for universities, why is it they don't find a replacement or successor among their students and academics, in 20+ years which means at least 5 cycles of full classes? There may be legitimate answers but we need to be able to scrutinize them. The lack of transparency is not only tiresome, it opens the whole community to serious accusations.
Every "no" answer reflects negatively on the whold even if the individual answers remain hidden from the Board and the public.
Alejandro Pisanty
De: Vanda Scartezini via lac-discuss-en <lac-discuss-en@icann.org> Enviado: sábado, 7 de marzo de 2026 03:33 p. m. Para: Lance Hinds; LACRALO discussion list Asunto: [lac-discuss-en] Re: Announcement of the Results of the At-Large Seat 15 Director Selection.
Thank you, Lance, was a good move! congrats. The results in numbers of ALS show the urgent need to decertify those ALS that never participated to not have this shameful percentage of participation. In reality, I believe we have around 30 ALS that are really participating, so the percentage of participants in such a relevant selection, even if not a good one, at least makes us look less inefficient. kisses, Vanda From: Lance Hinds via lac-discuss-en <lac-discuss-en@icann.org> Date: Friday, 20 February 2026 at 12:09 To: LAC-Discuss-en <lac-discuss-en@icann.org>, LACRALO ES <lac-discuss-es@icann.org> Subject: [lac-discuss-en] Announcement of the Results of the At-Large Seat 15 Director Selection.
Good morning all.
The following are the results of the survey taken by the LACRALO ALSs on the candidates contesting the vacant seat (No.15) on the ICANN Board of Directors
First Preference
Lito Ibarra - 12 ALSs Justine Chew - 6 ALSs
Second preference
Sebastian Bachollet 9 ALSs Maureen Hilyard 6 ALSs Justine Crew 3 ALSs Lito Ibarra 1 ALSs
Third Preference
Maureen Hilyard 13ALSs Justine Chew 3ALSs Lito Ibarra 2 ALSs Sebastian Bachollet 1 ALS
Fourth Preference
Sebastian Bachollet 9 ALSs Justine Chew 7 ALSs Lito Ibarra 3 ALSs
We also wish to also advise on the following:
1) That It was the LACRALO leadership who specifically asked ICANN staff to develop a survey to ascertain the views of the RALO on the candidates. No other RALO conducted a similar survey.
2) That the link to the survey were sent to the email address of the primary contact for each ALS
3) That In terms of participation in the selection process,18 of the 62 ALSs participated in the survey.
4) That 9 of the 62 ALSs attended the Meet the Candidates session.
For your information and guidance
Lance Chair, LACRALO
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Carlos, agree as a subset of what Vanda has proposed. We need this work to be done by a party that is not involved in the present leadership, as this work would go against their interests. Alejandro Pisanty ________________________________ De: Carlos Vera <cveraq@gmail.com> Enviado: martes, 10 de marzo de 2026 06:30 a. m. Para: Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch CC: Lance Hinds; LACRALO discussion list; Vanda Scartezini Asunto: Re: [lac-discuss-en] Re: Announcement of the Results of the At-Large Seat 15 Director Selection. Dear colleagues, I believe that, in addition to the points already raised, it may be useful to first understand the underlying reasons for the low level of ALS participation and explore ways to encourage greater engagement. In some cases, the issue may not necessarily be lack of interest but barriers such as communication gaps, process complexity, or changes in organizational contacts. At the same time, I agree that it would be reasonable to introduce a basic initial filter with emphasis on verifying the actual existence and minimum level of activity of ALSs. This could help distinguish between organizations that are inactive and those that remain legitimate but currently less connected to ongoing processes. Strengthening participation while ensuring that the ALS registry reflects active and real organizations could help improve both engagement and the credibility of our processes. Best regards, Carlos Vera El 10 mar 2026, a la(s) 04:20, Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch via lac-discuss-en <lac-discuss-en@icann.org> escribió: Dear Vanda, I totally concur with your proposal here. Sooner or later, the sooner the better, we must adress the inefficiency and dishonesty that lie behind your assessment here. First priority, of course, should accrue to decertification of ALS that have no record of participation whatsoever. Next of course is looking at realities like: does the organization actually exist? is it legally registered in the country (unless there are overwhelming reasons not to)? Does it operate internally? Does it hold meetings, online discussions, public events, policy interventions? In the case of institutions, like universities, is the participant effectively designated by the authorities of the instiution, or are we just dragging on inertially? does the institution even know it is represented, does it have a known policy position regarding the DNS, the domain-names market, IP addresses, Internet stabiity, openness and reliability, tradmearks, etc.? In cases of prolonged tenures, have there been considerations for replacement, generational transitions or accompaniment (we are talking 25 years already!), mentoring, tutoring, outreach towards a new generation? Interestingly, for universities, why is it they don't find a replacement or successor among their students and academics, in 20+ years which means at least 5 cycles of full classes? There may be legitimate answers but we need to be able to scrutinize them. The lack of transparency is not only tiresome, it opens the whole community to serious accusations. Every "no" answer reflects negatively on the whold even if the individual answers remain hidden from the Board and the public. Alejandro Pisanty ________________________________ De: Vanda Scartezini via lac-discuss-en <lac-discuss-en@icann.org> Enviado: sábado, 7 de marzo de 2026 03:33 p. m. Para: Lance Hinds; LACRALO discussion list Asunto: [lac-discuss-en] Re: Announcement of the Results of the At-Large Seat 15 Director Selection. Thank you, Lance, was a good move! congrats. The results in numbers of ALS show the urgent need to decertify those ALS that never participated to not have this shameful percentage of participation. In reality, I believe we have around 30 ALS that are really participating, so the percentage of participants in such a relevant selection, even if not a good one, at least makes us look less inefficient. kisses, Vanda From: Lance Hinds via lac-discuss-en <lac-discuss-en@icann.org> Date: Friday, 20 February 2026 at 12:09 To: LAC-Discuss-en <lac-discuss-en@icann.org>, LACRALO ES <lac-discuss-es@icann.org> Subject: [lac-discuss-en] Announcement of the Results of the At-Large Seat 15 Director Selection. Good morning all. The following are the results of the survey taken by the LACRALO ALSs on the candidates contesting the vacant seat (No.15) on the ICANN Board of Directors First Preference Lito Ibarra - 12 ALSs Justine Chew - 6 ALSs Second preference Sebastian Bachollet 9 ALSs Maureen Hilyard 6 ALSs Justine Crew 3 ALSs Lito Ibarra 1 ALSs Third Preference Maureen Hilyard 13ALSs Justine Chew 3ALSs Lito Ibarra 2 ALSs Sebastian Bachollet 1 ALS Fourth Preference Sebastian Bachollet 9 ALSs Justine Chew 7 ALSs Lito Ibarra 3 ALSs We also wish to also advise on the following: 1) That It was the LACRALO leadership who specifically asked ICANN staff to develop a survey to ascertain the views of the RALO on the candidates. No other RALO conducted a similar survey. 2) That the link to the survey were sent to the email address of the primary contact for each ALS 3) That In terms of participation in the selection process,18 of the 62 ALSs participated in the survey. 4) That 9 of the 62 ALSs attended the Meet the Candidates session. For your information and guidance Lance Chair, LACRALO This message contains information that may be privileged and/or confidential and is the property of BrainStreet Technologies or BrainStreet Learning. The information contained herein is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorized to receive it . If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or take any action in reliance to the contents of this information or any part thereof and it may be unlawful to do so. 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