[council] ICANN News Alert -- Time Running Out to Make the Internet Your Business

Fri Mar 21 09:58:36 UTC 2008

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Time Running Out to Make the Internet Your Business
Volunteers needed for ICANN leadership positions, nomination deadline nears

20 March 2008

MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: Time is running out to make the Internet your 
business and put your name forward to join the global leadership 
volunteers who help the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and 
Numbers coordinate the polices and process that shape the future of the 
Internet.

"If you want to be a part of ICANN?s exciting work on bringing the 
languages of the world to domain names, and creating more choice for 
consumers by allowing for the creation of new Internet extensions beyond 
the ones currently available like .net or .org, now is the time to let 
the us know," said Hagen Hultzsch, Chair of the Nominating Committee 
(NomCom). "ICANN?s global team of Internet leaders is working on some of 
the biggest changes to the Internet since it was created ? and this is 
the chance to help make that happen."

The Nominating Committee is independent of ICANN and is tasked with 
searching the world for experienced individuals to fill key positions 
on ICANN?s Board and its Supporting Organizations and Advisory 
Committees. The following positions are being filled this year:

- 2 Board Directors
- 1 GNSO Council member
- 1 ccNSO Council member
- 2 ALAC members (who will represent Europe and North American regions)

"The ICANN leadership team is a dedicated group of volunteers from 
across the world who have helped shape the Internet used by more than a 
billion people globally. The coordination work done by ICANN has 
provided a foundation for businesses across the globe?and fostered 
operations that rely on the Domain Name System?s ability to connect them 
to customers and business partners," said Hultzsch. "We?re looking for 
volunteers to join this team and work alongside people who come from in 
the technical field, who are leading policy experts, and even 
individuals who helped create the very foundations of the Internet."

The deadline to submit Statements of Interest is 15 April 2008 23:59 UTC.

"Beyond its responsibilities for keeping the Internet secure, stable, 
and interoperable, ICANN?s mission is to grow and evolve its global 
multi-stakeholder decision-making process, so it is the individuals who 
make up the wider Internet community who direct and decide the 
Internet?s future," Hultzsch added.

There have been 42 Statements of Interest received so far:

- 40 from men
- 2 from women
- 12 from Europe
- 8 from Asia/Australia/Pacific
- 5 from Latin America/Caribbean
- 12 from North America
- 6 from Africa

Some candidates count toward more than one ICANN region.

Of the candidates, 34 have declared a willingness to serve on the ICANN 
Board, 23 have stated they would serve on the GNSO Council, 20 have 
declared a willingness to serve on the ccNSO Council, and 13 have 
offered to serve on the ALAC. Some candidates have asked to be 
considered for more than one position.

ICANN covers travel expenses related with ICANN duties. Information on 
applying is available at http://nomcom.icann.org/. The 2008 Nominating 
Committee does not anticipate extending the nomination period as it has 
done in previous years.

About ICANN:

ICANN is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's 
system of unique identifiers like domain names (like .org, .museum and 
country codes like .uk) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet 
protocols that help computers reach each other over the Internet. 
Careful management of these resources is vital to the Internet's 
operation, so ICANN's global stakeholders meet regularly to develop 
policies that ensure the Internet's ongoing security and stability. 
ICANN is an internationally organized, public benefit non-profit 
company. For more information please visit: www.icann.org .

Media Contacts:

Jason Keenan
Media Adviser, ICANN
Ph: +1 310 382 4004
E: jason.keenan at icann.org

International: Andrew Robertson
Edelman (London)
Ph: +44 7921 588 770
E: andrew.robertson at edelman.com

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