<div dir="ltr">Congratulations to Carlos, an NCSG/NPOC member!!!! <div><br></div><div style>Muchas felicidades! </div><div style><br></div><div style>Marie-laure</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 3:32 AM, Robin Gross <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org" target="_blank">robin@ipjustice.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>Some great picks in this year's NomCom!  Well done, Brenden (who serves on NomCom)!  </div><div><br></div><div>I'm especially glad to see the additions of NCSG member Carlos Raul Gutierrez and also Jimmy Schulz to ALAC.   Congrats to all!</div>
<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Robin</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-15-en" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-15-en</a></div><div><br></div>
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<p style="font-weight:300;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-left:0px;display:block">The <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:initial;text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr> 2014 Nominating Committee (NomCom) has completed its selections for six leadership positions within <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:initial;text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr>, listed below for each <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:initial;text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr> body, in alphabetical order by family name:</p>
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<abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:initial;text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr> Board of Directors</h3>
<div style="font-weight:300;float:left"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bios-2014-08-15-en#steve-crocker" style="font-weight:300;background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(33,123,192);text-decoration:none;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank"><img alt="Steve Crocker" style="font-weight:300;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;float:left;margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:auto;max-width:98%;min-height:200px;text-align:center;width:150px" height="200" width="150" src="cid:9689C831-6258-48DA-92F9-157B6CCA30C5"></a><p style="font-weight:300;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-left:0px;display:block;clear:both">
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bios-2014-08-15-en#steve-crocker" style="font-weight:300;background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(33,123,192);text-decoration:none;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">Steve Crocker</a><br style="font-weight:300">
North America<br style="font-weight:300"> </p></div><div style="font-weight:300;float:right"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bios-2014-08-15-en#asha-hemrajani" style="font-weight:300;background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(33,123,192);text-decoration:none;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank"><img alt="Asha Hemrajani" style="font-weight:300;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;float:left;margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:auto;max-width:98%;min-height:200px;text-align:center;width:150px" height="200" width="150" src="cid:FD29B1BD-7C6C-48E4-A67A-E3AC01128DDA"></a><p style="font-weight:300;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-left:0px;display:block;clear:both">
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bios-2014-08-15-en#asha-hemrajani" style="font-weight:300;background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(33,123,192);text-decoration:none;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">Asha Hemrajani</a><br style="font-weight:300">
Asia/Australia/<br style="font-weight:300">Pacific Islands</p></div><h3 style="font-weight:500!important;font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding-top:0.75rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;display:block;clear:both">
<abbr title="At-Large Advisory Committee" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:initial;text-decoration:none">ALAC</abbr></h3><div style="font-weight:300;float:left">
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bios-2014-08-15-en#alan-greenberg" style="font-weight:300;background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(33,123,192);text-decoration:none;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank"><img alt="Alan Greenberg" style="font-weight:300;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;float:left;margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:auto;max-width:98%;min-height:200px;text-align:center;width:150px" height="200" width="150" src="cid:11CC91FC-51EC-4D96-B898-5D3C7923AE21"></a><p style="font-weight:300;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-left:0px;display:block;clear:both">
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bios-2014-08-15-en#alan-greenberg" style="font-weight:300;background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(33,123,192);text-decoration:none;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">Alan Greenberg</a><br style="font-weight:300">
North America</p></div><div style="font-weight:300;float:right"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bios-2014-08-15-en#jimmy-schulz" style="font-weight:300;background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(33,123,192);text-decoration:none;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank"><img alt="Jimmy Schulz" style="font-weight:300;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;float:left;margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:auto;max-width:98%;min-height:200px;text-align:center;width:150px" height="200" width="150" src="cid:A3F0E55A-9C3A-421C-A141-85BA04054271"></a><p style="font-weight:300;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-left:0px;display:block;clear:both">
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bios-2014-08-15-en#jimmy-schulz" style="font-weight:300;background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(33,123,192);text-decoration:none;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">Jimmy Schulz</a><br style="font-weight:300">
Europe</p></div><div style="font-weight:300;float:left;clear:both"><h3 style="font-weight:500!important;font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding-top:0.75rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;display:block">
<abbr title="Country Code Names Supporting Organization" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:initial;text-decoration:none">ccNSO</abbr> Council</h3>
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bios-2014-08-15-en#ching-chiao" style="font-weight:300;background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(33,123,192);text-decoration:none;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank"><img alt="Ching Chiao" style="font-weight:300;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;float:left;margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:auto;max-width:98%;min-height:200px;text-align:center;width:150px" height="200" width="150" src="cid:503DC66B-03D9-4C1B-A318-9C8E056917ED"></a><p style="font-weight:300;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-left:0px;display:block;clear:both">
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bios-2014-08-15-en#ching-chiao" style="font-weight:300;background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(33,123,192);text-decoration:none;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">Ching Chiao</a><br style="font-weight:300">
Asia/Australia/<br style="font-weight:300">Pacific Islands</p></div><div style="font-weight:300;float:right"><h3 style="font-weight:500!important;font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding-top:0.75rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;display:block">
<abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:initial;text-decoration:none">GNSO</abbr> Council</h3><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bios-2014-08-15-en#carlos-gutierrez" style="font-weight:300;background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(33,123,192);text-decoration:none;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank"><img alt="Carlos Raul Gutierrez" style="font-weight:300;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;float:left;margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:auto;max-width:98%;min-height:200px;text-align:center;width:150px" height="200" width="150" src="cid:A71FA809-1AFF-4A61-B494-671DE701997D"></a><p style="font-weight:300;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-left:0px;display:block;clear:both">
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bios-2014-08-15-en#carlos-gutierrez" style="font-weight:300;background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(33,123,192);text-decoration:none;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">Carlos Raul Gutierrez</a><br style="font-weight:300">
Latin America/<br style="font-weight:300">Caribbean Islands</p></div></div><p style="font-weight:300;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-left:0px;display:block;clear:both">
Those selected will take up their positions after the end of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:initial;text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr>'s Annual General Meeting, which will take place during the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:initial;text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr> Public meeting scheduled for October 12 - 16, 2014, in Los Angeles, California, USA.</p>
<p style="font-weight:300;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-left:0px;display:block">The NomCom is charged with recruiting and selecting a portion of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:initial;text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr>'s leadership. The NomCom is mandated to ensure that <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:initial;text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr>'s overall leadership is diverse in geography, culture, skills, experience, and perspective. The basic criteria is that selectees are people of integrity, objectivity and sound judgment, can support decision-making within groups, can work effectively in English, have an understanding of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:initial;text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr>'s mission and operation, are committed to its success, experienced in world affairs, contribute to cultural, professional and geographic expertise, and can work long and hard, generally as volunteers, in the global public trust.</p>
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Balancing Confidentiality with Transparency</h3><p style="font-weight:300;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-left:0px;display:block">Discussing the 2014 Nominating Committee results, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, the Chair of the 2014 NomCom, shared the following:</p>
<blockquote style="font-weight:300"><p style="font-weight:300;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-left:0px;display:block">"It is with great pleasure that I can today report, to the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:initial;text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr> Community on behalf of the highly collegiate, effective and efficient 2014 Nominating Committee, that during our recent meeting in London, United Kingdom, held at the conclusion of the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:initial;text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr> #50 Meeting, we reached unanimous agreement on the final slate of selectees for the leadership roles we appointed this year.</p>
<p style="font-weight:300;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-left:0px;display:block">These six extraordinary leaders were from the 58 exceptionally high quality Statements of Interest that were received and fully completed in the extremely short (less than 60 days) application process. This year the application process itself was completely overhauled and a new online (wiki based) system developed by the 2014 Nominating Committee was piloted. We also continued to build on the changes seen from last year's NomCom relating to greater transparency and accountability, by having more open meetings, regular reporting to the community throughout the process and we hope developing greater trust and understanding of what <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:initial;text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr>'s NomCom does. In our public meeting during <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:initial;text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr> 51 in Los Angeles we will deliver a full and comprehensive report and we look forward to having more community feedback and interaction then."</p>
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Regional Breakdown</h3><p style="font-weight:300;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-left:0px;display:block">As noted above, the 2014 NomCom received 58 Statements of Interest from candidates all over the world (12 female and 46 male), during its open nomination period from 31 January 2014 to 1 April 2014.</p>
<p style="font-weight:300;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-left:0px;display:block">The regional breakdown of this year's candidates is:</p><blockquote style="font-weight:300">
<p style="font-weight:300;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-left:0px;display:block">9 from Africa<br style="font-weight:300">22 from Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands<br style="font-weight:300">
12 from Europe<br style="font-weight:300">3 from Latin America/Caribbean Islands<br style="font-weight:300">12 from North America</p></blockquote><p style="font-weight:300;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-left:0px;display:block">
For more information about the NomCom, please visit <a href="http://nomcom.icann.org/" style="font-weight:300;background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(33,123,192);text-decoration:none;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">http://nomcom.icann.org/</a></p>
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