<html><head><base href="x-msg://232/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"Larisa B. Gurnick" <<a href="mailto:larisa.gurnick@icann.org">larisa.gurnick@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[Soac-infoalert] Call for Volunteer Members - Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">August 15, 2013 1:52:29 PM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"<a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Denise Michel <<a href="mailto:denise.michel@icann.org">denise.michel@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; ">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; ">On 18 July, the Board passed a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-18jul13-en.htm#2.b" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: blue; ">Resolution</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>directing the CEO to commence the process under the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/aoc/affirmation-of-commitments-30sep09-en.htm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: blue; ">Affirmation of Commitments</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(AoC) for convening the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT). As a result, we are seeking volunteers for this Review Team. As the AoC calls for the Review Team to include representatives of the relevant SO/ACs, you are being provided an opportunity to endorse individuals interested in serving as volunteer members of this Review Team, in accordance with the process described below. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; ">The public announcement and invitation to apply will take place on 16 August (see attachment), with the applications due by 1 October, at which time the names of interested candidates requesting your respective endorsements will be provided to you. Endorsements will be due by 4 November, and will be taken into account in the selection process. In selecting members, the Chair of the Governmental Advisory Committee and ICANN President and CEO will ensure that the Review Team is diverse and representative of the ICANN community.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4pt; "><span style="color: black; ">Composition of the CCT-RT will include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4pt; "><span style="color: black; ">- The Chair of the GAC (or designated nominee, per the AoC);<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4pt; "><span style="color: black; ">- The CEO of ICANN (or designated nominee, per the AoC);<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4pt; "><span style="color: black; ">- Representatives of the relevant ICANN Advisory Committees and Supporting Organizations (GNSO, ALAC, GAC, SSAC);<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4pt; "><span style="color: black; ">- Independent experts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; ">You may wish to let the deadline pass without further action if your organization does not have an interest in endorsing a candidate for this Review Team.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; ">The schedule for convening this Review Team is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><tbody><tr><td width="284" valign="top" style="width: 212.9pt; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4pt; "><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">Announcement and call for volunteers</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="284" valign="top" style="width: 212.9pt; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-color: initial; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4pt; "><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">16 August 2013</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width="284" valign="top" style="width: 212.9pt; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; border-top-color: initial; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4pt; "><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">Applications due</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="284" valign="top" style="width: 212.9pt; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4pt; "><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">1 October 2013</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width="284" valign="top" style="width: 212.9pt; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; border-top-color: initial; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4pt; "><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">SO/AC endorsement of applicants due</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="284" valign="top" style="width: 212.9pt; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4pt; "><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">4 November 2013</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width="284" valign="top" style="width: 212.9pt; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; border-top-color: initial; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4pt; "><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">Announcement of Team members</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="284" valign="top" style="width: 212.9pt; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4pt; "><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">22 November 2013</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width="284" valign="top" style="width: 212.9pt; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; border-top-color: initial; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4pt; "><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">Phase 1 project kick-off</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="284" valign="top" style="width: 212.9pt; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4pt; "><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); ">December 2013/January 2014</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Please see the attached Call for Volunteers for additional information.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><i>Larisa B. Gurnick<o:p></o:p></i></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Consultant/Senior Director, Organizational Reviews<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; ">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="mailto:larisa.gurnick@icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">larisa.gurnick@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">310 383-8995<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div></body></html>