[announce] [icann-announce] ICANN Nominating Committee Offers Early Invitation

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Message from the Nominating Committee:

    Greetings from the ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom).  All but two of
the Committee members have been selected and are fully engaged in the
Committee's work. NomCom will be selecting individuals to serve as ICANN
Board Directors, GNSO Council members, and At Large Advisory Committee
members. We aim to complete these selections by the Montreal ICANN meeting
in late June 2003.

    At this time NomCom extends an invitation to members of the Internet
community to think about the positions to be filled, potential candidates
they might recommend, and their own interest in volunteering a Statement of
Interest in being considered.

    By the end of March NomCom expects to be ready to extend a Formal Call
for Recommendations and Statements of Interest for the positions to be
filled. When that Formal Call is issued, it will describe the specific
information needed by NomCom in these communications, and will describe how
the process will work. NomCom plans to complete the development of most of
its procedures by the end of March/early April. The NomCom procedures will
be published on the NomCom's homepage
<http://www.icann.org/committees/nom-comm>.

    In the meantime, members of Internet Community are encouraged to review
the relevant sections in the Bylaws about the (1) ICANN Mission and Core
Values, (2) the roles of Directors, GNSO Council members, and ALAC members;
(3) the criteria, qualifications, and eligibility factors for these
positions; (4) the Nominating Committee; and (5) the Transition to the New
Board so that their Recommendations and Statements of Interest will be well
focused and clearly meet the applicable requirements.

     As you will see below, NomCom is working under difficult time
constraints.  We will be grateful for your cooperation in responding
promptly to the Formal Call for Recommendations and Statements of Interest
when it is issued.

    Please see below more information on:

I.   Major Milestones and Preliminary Schedule
II.  Charge adopted by the Nominating Committee
III. Composition of the Nominating Committee (to date)

Further information will be forthcoming as the NomCom progresses in its
tasks.

Best wishes,
Linda Wilson, Chair
ICANN Nominating Committee
March 20, 2003


I.   Major Milestones and Preliminary Schedule

Milestones                                       Preliminary Schedule

* Formal Call for Recommendations and            End of March
Statements of Interest
* Closing Date for Submissions to Be Assured     End of April
of Full Consideration
* Final Selection Made                           End of May

II.  Charge Adopted by the Nominating Committee

"The Nominating Committee of ICANN is responsible for the selection of all
ICANN Directors except the President and those Directors selected by ICANN's
Supporting Organizations, and for such other selections as are set forth in
the Bylaws.  For the selection of Directors, the Bylaws set forth criteria
for selection, additional qualifications, international representation,
diversity, terms of service, and eligibility factors.  Certain of these
criteria are also applicable for the other selections the Nominating
Committee is asked to make.  The Bylaws also set forth criteria for
selection of Nominating Committee Delegates, and state some specific
requirements for the GNSO Council and At Large Advisory Committeel (ALAC)
selections made by the Nominating Committee.

The Bylaws also state that the Nominating Committee shall adopt such
operating procedures as it deems necessary, which shall be published on the
Website.

The Nominating Committee is designed to function independently from the
Board, the Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees.  Nominating
Committee members act only on behalf of the interests of the global Internet
community and within the scope of the ICANN mission and responsibilities
assigned to it by the ICANN Bylaws.

Members contribute to the Nominating Committee both their understanding of
the broad interests of the Internet as a whole and their knowledge and
experience of the concerns and interests of the Internet constituencies
which have appointed them.  The challenge for the Nominating Committee is to
integrate these perspectives and derive consensus in its selections.
Although appointed by Supporting Organizations and other ICANN entities,
individual Nominating Committee members are not accountable to their
appointing constituencies.  Members are, of course, accountable for
adherence to the Bylaws and for compliance with the rules and procedures
established by the Nominating Committee."

III.    Nominating Committee Composition (to date)

Christian Ahlert, Mark Bohannon, Leopoldo Brandt, Pavan Duggal, Brett
Fausett, Grant Forsyth, Henning Grote, Don Heath, Didier Kasole, Ram Mohan,
Mike Roberts, Mike St. Johns, Anthony Staley, Marc Schneiders, Antonio
Tavares, German Valzdez, Danny Weitzner, Christopher Wilkinson, Linda Wilson
(Chair), and Pindar Wong (Associate Chair).


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