FYI - It looks like we need to get going on this, too. >sigh< D Darlene A. Thompson CAP Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Sation 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca ________________________________ From: secretariat-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org on behalf of At-Large Staff Sent: Fri 8/7/2009 5:11 AM To: At-Large Announcements; secretariat@atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: [Secretariat] Appointment Process for Nominating Committee Appointments from the ALAC for 2009/2010: Dear Community: BACKGROUND As you will recall, the ALAC appoints five voting members (known as "Delegates") of the Nominating Committee ("NomCom") of ICANN. Voting members of the NomCom are appointed for a one year term, and may be re-appointed for a further term of one year subject to the requirement under the ICANN By Laws that a voting member may only serve a maximum of two consecutive years. Individuals representing ALAC who served on the 2009 Nominating Committee are listed below. Those individuals who have now completed two consecutive terms and may not be reappointed are marked with an asterisk * Khaled Koubaa (Africa)* Hong Xue (Asia, Australasia and Pacific) Matias Altamira Gigena (Latin America and Caribbean)* Desiree Miloshevic (Europe)* Ross Rader (North America)* ICANN's Nominating Committee has historically held two face-to-face meetings each year. For the 2009 Nominating Committee, we were able to have the first such meeting after ICANN's Annual General Meeting in Cairo. According to the Chair of the NomCom, accelerating the schedule of the first meeting compared to previous years was really enormously helpful in allowing the Committee to function in an orderly and effective manner. TIMELINE At its 4th August 2009 Meeting, the ALAC defined the following timeline for filling these appointments: * Nominations Open (in each RALO): 5th August * Nominations Close (in each RALO): on or before 25th August * Nomination Acceptance Deadline: on or before 1st September * RALOs to transmit all accepted nominations, with a recommendation of a preferred candidate if the RALO wishes to provide one: on or before 1st September * ALAC Voting Begins: 7th September * ALAC Voting Ends: 14th September * Notification to NomCom of Appointees: 15th September QUALIFICATIONS: Article VII, Section 4 of the Bylaws states that Delegates to the ICANN Nominating Committee shall be: * Accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and with experience and competence with collegial large group decision-making * Persons with wide contacts, broad experience in the Internet community, and a commitment to the success of ICANN; * Persons whom the selecting body is confident will consult widely and accept input in carrying out their responsibilities; * Persons who are neutral and objective, without any fixed personal commitments to particular individuals, organizations, or commercial objectives in carrying out their Nominating Committee responsibilities; * Persons with an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential impact of ICANN's activities on the broader Internet community who are willing to serve as volunteers, without compensation other than the reimbursement of certain expenses; and * Persons who are able to work and communicate in written and spoken English. Nom Com members are expected to: * engage in affirmative outreach and recruitment of excellent candidates * read the submitted and gathered information about each candidate under consideration * participate in Nom Com teleconferences * work diligently with Nom Com colleagues toward an overall consensus on the best possible group of candidates to be selected * adhere to the Code of Ethics - each Member undertakes a written obligation to this effect. The code of ethics may be found at http://nomcom.icann.org/ethics-2009.html. * attend a face-to-face meeting. The nominating committee typically holds two meetings, one soon after the committee is formed, and usually held concurrent with an ICANN meeting, and meeting later in the year when the committee makes its selections. * Given the recruitment nature of Nom Com's work, it will be particularly helpful if members have extensive personal networks of contacts from outside, and within ICANN, that will support effective recruiting. Furthermore it will be valuable for such delegates to also be prepared to develop cross-constituency understanding to build consensus. Successful appointees from the ALAC must be willing to attend the first face-to-face Nominating Committee meeting. This meeting is expected to occur in Seoul during 31 October - 1 November 2009. Nom Com Delegates are welcome to attend the entire ICANN meeting also during 25 - 30 October, but hotel costs and expenses for the non-Nom Com portion of the meeting would be at the expense of the individual. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please see the NomCom homepage at http://nomcom.icann.org <http://nomcom.icann.org/> . The Nomination committee has an FAQ, available at http://nomcom.icann.org/faqs.htm which may be of particular interest. -- Regards, *ICANN At-Large Staff* Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White staff@atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ Secretariat mailing list Secretariat@atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/secretariat_atlarge-lists.ic... Secretariat wiki at: http://st.icann.org/secretariat