As was mentioned last month, it's the one-year anniversary of the creation of NARALO, and the positions of Chair and Secretariat are one-year terms. According to NARALO's Operating Principles, Item 5: "The governance of the NARALO will be exercised by a General Assembly, formed by 2 representatives of each member ALS and 2 members from among the unaffiliated individuals. Each year the General Assembly shall elect a Chair and a Secretariat. Each member of the General Assembly shall be allowed to cast a vote. The election can take place by electronic mail, online balloting, written balloting, or any other means deemed convenient and accurate by the Secretariat. The Chair shall act as moderator and facilitator of the work of the NARALO. The Chair shall be empowered to issue Calls for Statements of Interest for service on the ALAC and to sign and receive any official correspondence to and from ICANN or the At-Large Structures. The Chair and Secretariat shall be ineligible to serve on the ALAC or ICANN's Nominating Committee in any year in which they serve for NARALO." Both Darlene and myself would like to stand for re-election to the positions of Secretariat and Chair, respectively. Nominations for either position will be accepted up until the conference call on Monday. If there are no other nominations put forward by that time, I will seek by consensus a renewal of our terms during the Monday call. Otherwise Darlene will determine the method for holding a proper election in accordance with the voting guidelines as stated above. - Evan