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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>FYI<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-06nov06.htm">http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-06nov06.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=title><b><font size=5 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
18.0pt;color:black'>ICANN Nominating Committee for 2006 Completes Selections<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=docdate><i><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:black'>6 November 2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>The ICANN Nominating Committee for 2006 has completed its
selections: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>ICANN Board of Directors</span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Roberto Gaetano </span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> (<st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region>
- <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>)<br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Steven
Goldstein </span></font></b></strong> (<st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region>
- <st1:place w:st="on">North America</st1:place>)<br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Rajasekhar Ramaraj</span></font></b></strong>
(<st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region> - <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place>)
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Term: Conclusion of ICANN Annual Meeting for 2006 until conclusion
of ICANN Annual Meeting for 2009 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>ccNSO Council </span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>J. Beckwith Burr </span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> (<st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region>
- <st1:place w:st="on">North America</st1:place>) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Term: Conclusion of ICANN Annual Meeting for 2006 until conclusion
of ICANN Annual Meeting for 2009 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>GNSO Council </span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Jon Bing </span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> (<st1:country-region w:st="on">Norway</st1:country-region>
- <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Term: Conclusion of ICANN Annual Meeting for 2006 until conclusion
of ICANN Annual Meeting for 2008 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Interim At-Large Advisory Committee </span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Alan Greenberg </span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> (<st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>
- <st1:place w:st="on">North America</st1:place>)<br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Annette
Muehlberg </span></font></b></strong> (<st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region>
- <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Term: Conclusion of ICANN Annual Meeting for 2006 until conclusion
of ICANN Annual Meeting for 2008 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>The biographies of the Nominees will be posted shortly at
<http://icann.org/committees/nom-comm/candidate-bios-2006.htm>. The 2006
Nominating Committee will also be posting a summary of its work on its web page
at <http://www.icann.org/committees/nom-comm/>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>The 2006 Nominating Committee received 90 Statements of Interest,
drawn from all five of the geographic regions. The nominees will assume their
duties at the conclusion of the ICANN Annual Meeting for 2006 in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sao Paulo</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Brazil</st1:country-region></st1:place>
on 8 December 2006. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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