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http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-28jan03.htm

ALAC Announcement

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Needed: At-Large Delegates to ICANN's Nominating Committee

Marina del Rey, California, USA (28 January 2003) – The Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is convening a Nominating Committee
to select a majority of the voting members of ICANN's new Board of
Directors, as well as individuals to serve in other key positions. ICANN is
a private sector, non-profit corporation with technical management
responsibilities for the Internet's domain name and address system.

ICANN's Interim At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), which is responsible for
considering and providing advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate
to the interests of individual Internet users (the "At-Large" community),
will select 5 delegates to the Nominating Committee.

The ALAC is calling for volunteers to serve as its delegates to the
Nominating Committee. Individuals interested in being considered for
appointment by the ALAC to the Nominating Committee are asked to contact the
ALAC via e-mail to <alac-comments@icann.org> before 7 February 2003 (please
include in the e-mail your name, country, profession, and e-mail address;
write “Nominating Committee” in the subject line; and attach a resume or
biography). Suggestions of individuals who may be interested in serving are
also strongly encouraged.

Nominating Committee delegates will select a group of accomplished Board
members who display diversity in geography, culture, skills, experience, and
perspective, and who understand ICANN's mission and are committed to its
success. The Board is responsible for ensuring that ICANN carries out its
mission of coordinating, and ensuring the stability and security of, the
global Internet's systems of unique identifiers (see
<http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm> for additional information).

The ALAC seeks Nominating Committee delegates who are:

1. 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;

2. Persons with wide contacts, broad experience in the Internet community,
and a commitment to the success of ICANN;

3. Persons whom the selecting body is confident will consult widely and
accept input in carrying out their responsibilities;

4. 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;

5. 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

6. Persons who are able to work and communicate in written and spoken
English.

Additionally, delegates the ALAC selects will be geographically diverse,
reflecting the global interests of the At-Large community. One individual
will be selected from each of ICANN's five geographic regions – Africa,
Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, and North America.

The Nominating Committee's members will serve one-year terms (with terms
ending at the ICANN annual meeting, usually in October or November). The
Committee's immediate task is to select 8 members of the ICANN Board, 5
members of the ALAC, and 3 members of the GNSO Council, which is responsible
for developing and recommending to the ICANN Board policies relating to
generic top-level domains. The Committee is expected to conduct its business
online, or through teleconferences, and require a reasonably manageable time
commitment. Additional information on the Nominating Committee can be found
at <http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#VII>. The Committee will be
chaired by Linda Wilson, ICANN Board member and former president of
Radcliffe College.

Information on the ALAC and its members is available at
<http://www.icann.org/committees/alac/>. Information on ICANN can be found
at <http://www.icann.org>. Please contact <alac-comments@icann.org> with
questions relating to this announcement (include "Nominating Committee" in
the subject line). In addition to English, inquiries and recommendations are
welcome in the following languages: French, Spanish, Italian, German,
Japanese, Chinese, and Russian.



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