Hello everyone, Last week I proposed a process to allow NARALO to propose candidates to be considered by ALAC in its selection for Board Liaison. This year the regions are nominating people, and ALAC will select from amongst the people put forward by the regions. The process was open for debate and comment from August 13 to August 16 (two days ago). Since there have been no comments or objections, we will proceed with this process. That means that NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN and will close midnight (Hawaii time zone) August 23. A nominee does not have to be from NARALO but the person nominating them must be a NARALO member. Discussions and questions of nominees to take place August 24 - September 6. Also by September 6, nominees must verify (via email to myself, Darlene or the public na-discuss list) their willingness to stand for election. Voting will take place September 7-13. - According to NARALO operating procedures, each ALS is entitled to two votes - Unaffiliated members of NARALO must agree between themselves how their votes are to be cast - The Chair of NARALO will mediate the discussion amongst unaffiliated members if required - If an ALS has two active representatives to NARALO each representative has one vote - If an ALS has one active representative to NARALO that representative has two votes - Each ALS, and the unaffiliated members, are to instruct staff on the name(s) of their voting representatives by September 6. Voting will take place online through the system used by ICANN staff to conduct votes of this kind. The voting system will be by Single Trasferable Vote method, which requires that the various candidates be ranked by each voter. The vote result will be announced at (or before) the September 14 NARALO conference call, where is scheduled to be ratified by consensus for transmittal to ALAC as required. I have already spoken to two individuals who have indicated their interest in running for this position. Wendy Seltzer has indicated that she wishes to stand for re-election as ALAC Liaison to the Board Alan Greenberg has indicated that he wished to stand for election to the position as well. As a result, I am nominating both Wendy and Alan, and invite both to send me write-ups on themselves that they would like to have linked from their names on the election website. And, as stated in the introduction to this message, nominations are now open for other candidates from any NARALO member. Evan Leibovitch Chair, NARALO