[ripe-list] ASO AC Calls For Nominations for Seat 10 on the ICANN Board of Directors

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ASO AC Calls For Nominations for Seat 10 on the ICANN Board of Directors

In line with the ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO) Memorandum 
of Understanding (MoU) and the ICANN Bylaws, the Address Supporting 
Organization Address Council (ASO AC) has issued a call for nominations 
for Seat 10 on the ICANN Board of Directors:
https://aso.icann.org/aso-icann/icann-board-elections/2018-19-icann-board-of-directors-seat-10-elections/

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
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
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:

- 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
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

- 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

Further Information

- More information and updated announcements will be added to to the 
dedicated 2018/19 Seat 10 elections page on the ASO website:
https://aso.icann.org/aso-icann/icann-board-elections/2018-19-icann-board-of-directors-seat-10-elections/

- Detailed procedures for election of individuals to the ICANN Board of 
Directors by the ASO AC can be found in Section 9 of the ASO AC 
Operating Procedures:
https://aso.icann.org/documents/operational-documents/operating-procedures-of-the-address-council-of-the-address-supporting-organization/

If you have any questions about the elections or the election process, 
please contact <secretariat [at] nro [dot] net>.


Regards

Antony Gollan
Senior Communications Officer
RIPE NCC