[apnic-talk] REMINDER: NOMINATION PERIOD FOR ICANN BOARD SEAT 10 OPEN
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REMINDER: NOMINATION PERIOD FOR ICANN BOARD SEAT 10 OPEN
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On 15 September 2018, the Address Supporting Organization Address
Council (ASO AC) issued a call for nominations for Seat 10 of the ICANN
Board of Directors. Nominations are being accepted until Friday, 30
November 2018 at 23:59 UTC.
The selected candidate will serve for a three-year term, which will
begin at the conclusion of the ICANN Annual General Assembly during the
ICANN 66 Meeting, scheduled from 2-7 November 2019 in Montréal, Canada.
Eligibility requirements
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All nominated candidates must meet the selection criteria and conflict
of interest requirements as outlined in Article 7 of the ICANN Bylaws.
The nominated candidates will undergo a due diligence review by an
independent ICANN contractor.
Nomination process
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Community members are invited to submit nominations by email to
nominations [at] aso [dot] icann [dot] org by Friday, 30 November 2018
at 23:59 UTC.
Nominations must include the following information
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- The full name of the person being nominated.
- Contact email address of the person being nominated.
- Contact telephone number (if available) of the person being
nominated.
- The full name of the person making the nomination.
- Contact email address for the person making the nomination.
- Contact telephone number of the person making the nomination.
Regional restrictions
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The ICANN Bylaws state that the Directors selected by a Supporting
Organization (SO) for its assigned Board seat(s) cannot reside in the
same geographic region (see Section 7.2:c). The current ASO AC
selection for Seat 9, Ron da Silva, resides in the ARIN region.
Therefore, no nominations for Seat 10 can be accepted from candidates
residing in the ARIN region.
Important dates
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Nomination Phase: 15 September 2018 – 30 November 2018
Comment Phase: 1 December 2018 – 15 January 2019
ICANN Due Diligence for nominated candidates: 1 – 15 January 2019
Interview Phase: 1 – 28 February 2019
Selection Phase (deliberation): 1 February 2019 – 14 March 2019
Selection Phase (voting): 15 – 21 March 2019
Announcement of selected candidate: around 22 March 2019
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