HI Glenn and others, Thank you for the nomination. I accept your nomination for Secretariat. I have been acting secretariat since December when Garth took a leave of absence and also have been vice chair. With Evan’s resignation I will be Acting Secretariat until the elections where I hope to become Secretariat. I have much experience in this area and would like to continue to serve NARALO. As Secretariat, I have been advancing NARALO's positions and outreach both in the technology area and in the accessibility area where I have been championing the need for captions not only for those with hearing loss but also for those with limited bandwidth. Because of my advocacy on this issue and through the work I and Glenn McKnight have done on the Technology Task Force we have made staff at ICANN aware of this need and they are working working hard to meet these goals, first with a new website and also hopefully with captioning. ALAC approved my submission for a special budget request to run a pilot program for captioning and I am hoping that this is approved by the budget committee. I hope to do more of this advocacy and outreach to different communities if you elect me as Secretariat. Best, Judith _________________________________________________________________________ Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO Hellerstein & Associates 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008 Phone: (202) 362-5139 Skype ID: judithhellerstein E-mail: [1]Judith@jhellerstein.com Website: [2]www.jhellerstein.com Linked In: [3]www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/ Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide On 4/10/2015 2:48 PM, Glenn McKnight wrote: In response to the call for Nominations I would like nominate Judith Hellerstein for Secretariat for Naralo. Thanks Glenn McKnight Glenn McKnight [4]mcknight.glenn@gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight . On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 2:22 PM, ICANN At-Large Staff < [5]staff@atlarge.icann.org> wrote: Dear All, At-Large Staff, on behalf of Evan Leibovitch, Acting NARALO Chair, would like to announce the following: This is the formal Call for Nominations [including self - nominations] on various elected/selected positions within NARALO. This call is being made in accordance with the NARALO Operating Principles ([6]https://community.icann.org/x/Z44i). The selection procedures for NARALO Chair, Secretariat, ALAC Member and Nominating Committee (NomCom) delegate are detailed below. If you would like to nominate someone or to put yourself forward for selection, please post on the NA-DISCUSS Mailing List. Previous nominations will not be considered. Anyone self-nominating or accepting a nomination is expected to submit a brief statement explaining why they believe they are a suitable candidate and must also complete or update their Statement of Interest to be posted at At - Large SOI Workspace[7]< https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+New+SOIs+Workspace>. The process can be monitored at [8]https://community.icann.org/x/dwgnAw. POSITIONS * NARALO Chair: Currently held by Garth Bruen (due to Garth's leave of absence Interim Chair currently is Evan Leibovitch). Current term ends on 22 October 2015 at the end of the 2015 Annual General Meeting (AGM). The new term starts immediately after the end of the current term and continues until the end of the 2016 AGM. The Chair's position is not term limited and is eligible for re-selection. * NARALO Secretariat: Currently held by Evan Leibovitch). Current term ends on 22 October 2015 at the end of the 2015 AGM. The new term starts immediately after the end of the current term and continues until the end of the 2016 AGM. The Secretariat term is not term limited and is eligible for re-selection. * NARALO ALAC Representative Member: Currently held by Eduardo Diaz. Current term ends on 22 October 2015 at the end of the 2015 AGM. The new term starts immediately after the end of the current term and continues until the end of the 2017 AGM. ALAC's representative term is term limited and will need to vacate the seat. This position needs to be filled. * NARALO 2015 NomCom Delegate: The NA delegate to the 2013 and 2014 NomCom is Louis Houle. According to NomCom rules, a delegate may serve up to two consecutive terms. Louis has served two terms. Louis is term limited. NARALO must recommend a new candidate to the ALAC for selection as the NA delegate. NOTE : It is possible but not recommended to submit more than one name to the ALAC. The ALAC is not bound to accept RALO recommendations. TIMELINE FOR ALL POSITIONS LISTED ABOVE 10 April 2015: Nominations Open 9 May 2015: Nominations Close 11 May 2015 - Call for consensus at the NARALO Monthly Meeting - for positions where all nominees have either accepted or rejected the nomination (if required), the NARALO Chair will attempt to seek consensus on who to select. 16 May 2015 - Deadline for Nomination Acceptance. Self-nominations need not be accepted. 18 May - 25 May 2015 - For any positions where consensus was not reached during the NARALO meeting, an electronic poll of NARALO ALSes and unaffiliated members will be conducted October 2015 - Newly selected ALAC Members and RALO leaders shall be seated at the close of the 2015 AGM on Thursday, 22nd October 2015. The newly selected NomCom Delegate will be seated when the 2016 NomCom convenes Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: [9]staff@atlarge.icann.org[10]<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: [11]www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge[12]< https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge[13]<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> ------ NA-Discuss mailing list [14]NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org [15]https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss Visit the NARALO online at [16]http://www.naralo.org ------ ------ NA-Discuss mailing list [17]NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org [18]https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss Visit the NARALO online at [19]http://www.naralo.org ------ References 1. mailto:Judith@jhellerstein.com 2. http://www.jhellerstein.com/ 3. http://www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/ 4. mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com 5. mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org 6. https://community.icann.org/x/Z44i 7. https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+New+SOIs+Workspace 8. https://community.icann.org/x/dwgnAw 9. mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org 10. mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org 11. http://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge 12. https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge 13. https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge 14. mailto:NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org 15. https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss 16. http://www.naralo.org/ 17. mailto:NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org 18. https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss 19. http://www.naralo.org/