[registrars] Nom Com announcement

[Mike Zupke]

Dear Registrars, 

Please find below an announcement from the Nominating Committee regarding
the extended deadline for statements of interest.  As always, please let me
know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Mike Zupke
Registrar Liaison Manager
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

________________________________________
From: Patrick Jones [mailto:patrick.jones at icann.org] 
Sent: Monday, 30 April, 2007 3:33 PM
To: 'Mike Zupke'
Subject: Nom Com announcement


Please note that the ICANN Nominating Committee has today extended the
deadline of Statements of Interest until 18 May 2007 23:59 UTC. See 
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-30apr07.htm and below for
more information:

ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 18
May 2007 

30 April 2007

In order to provide additional time for candidates to submit Statements of
Interest, the 2007 ICANN Nominating Committee has extended the deadline for
Statements of Interest until 18 May 2007 23:59 UTC. Candidates should submit
completed Statements of Interest to nomcom2007 at icann.org. 

The 2007 Nominating Committee began its work in December 2006 at the ICANN
Annual Meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is actively seeking qualified
candidates for the following key positions within ICANN: 
. 3 seats on the ICANN Board of Directors 
. 2 members to Generic Names Supporting Organization Council (GNSO) 
. 3 members of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) 
(from Africa, Latin America and Caribbean and Asia/Australia/Pacific
regions) 
. 1 Country Code Names Support Organization Council (ccNSO) member 

The 2007 Nominating Committee has received 33 Statements of Interest, 29 of
the candidates are male, while 4 are female. 14 candidates are from Europe,
6 are from Asia/Australia/Pacific, 5 are from Latin America/Caribbean, 5 are
from North America, and 3 are from Africa.  25 candidates have declared a
willingness to serve on the ICANN Board, 12 have declared a willingness to
serve on the GNSO Council, 7 have declared a willingness to serve on the
ccNSO Council, and 7 have declared a willingness to serve on the ALAC.
Please note that some candidates have asked to be considered for more than
one position.

Those individuals selected by the Nominating Committee will have a unique
opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe,
address intriguing technical coordination problems and related policy
development challenges with diverse functional, cultural, and geographic
dimensions, and gain valuable insights and experience from working across
these boundaries of knowledge, responsibility and perspective.

Information about the 2007 Nominating Committee is available at 
http://nomcom.icann.org. Information on the formal call for Statements of
Interest is available at 
http://nomcom.icann.org/formal-call-2007.html. 


Patrick L. Jones
Registry Liaison Manager
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers