<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class="EmbeddedHTML" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class=""><i class="">Apologies for cross-posting</i></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Hello</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As a member of ICANN’s 2016 Nominating Committee, I’d like to bring to your attention the annual call for applications to fill a number of leadership positions. It would be great to have a diverse pool of top notch candidates, so if this seems like a potential fit please consider applying. You also can suggest and encourage someone else to become a candidate. Information on the process is at <a href="https://www.icann.org/nomcom2016" class="">https://www.icann.org/nomcom2016</a>. Any questions, please let me know.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks much</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bill</div><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><br class=""></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">---------</p><h2 class=""><font size="4" class="">News Alert</font></h2><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;" class=""><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-17-en" target="_blank" class="">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-17-en</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><font color="#333333" class=""><b class="">Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions: Deadline is 20 March 2016</b></font></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (<abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">ICANN</abbr>) Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites interested individuals to submit applications and/or to recommend candidates for <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s key leadership positions. Applications are invited for the following positions:</p><ul style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;" class=""><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;" class="">Three members of the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">ICANN</abbr> Board of Directors</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;" class="">Two At-Large <abbr title="Advisory Committee" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Advisory Committee</abbr> (<abbr title="At-Large Advisory Committee" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">ALAC</abbr>) representatives (one each from the Europe and North America regions)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;" class="">One member of the Council of the Generic Names <abbr title="Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">Supporting Organization</abbr> (<abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">GNSO</abbr>)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;" class="">One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names <abbr title="Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">Supporting Organization</abbr> (<abbr title="Country Code Names Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">ccNSO</abbr>)</li></ul><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">Individuals selected by the NomCom will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe and help shape the Internet's technical coordination and policy development.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">Those selected will also gain valuable insights and experience from working across boundaries of knowledge, responsibility, culture and geography. They will be making a valuable public service contribution towards the functioning and evolution of this essential global resource. Guided by the broad public interest, those selected will work to fulfill <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s mission to coordinate the global Internet's systems of unique identifiers, and in particular to ensure its stable and secure operation.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">Current NomCom-selected Board members include: <a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/cherine-chalaby" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;" class="">Cherine Chalaby</a>, <a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/steve-crocker" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;" class="">Steve Crocker</a>, <a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/asha-hemrajani" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;" class="">Asha Hemrajani</a>, <a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/rafael-lito-ibarra" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;" class="">Rafael Lito Ibarra</a>, <a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/bruno-lanvin" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;" class="">Bruno Lanvin</a>, <a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/erika-mann" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;" class="">Erika Mann</a>, <a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/george-sadowsky" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;" class="">George Sadowsky</a> and <a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/lousewies-van-der-laan" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;" class="">Lousewies Van der Laan</a>.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">Please submit applications for the positions described above through the on-line application request form at (<a href="http://nomcom.icann.org/apply" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;" class="">http://nomcom.icann.org/apply</a>) or by emailing <a href="mailto:nomcom2016@icann.org" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;" class="">nomcom2016@icann.org</a>.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">For more information, please visit the <a href="https://www.icann.org/nomcom2016" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;" class="">2016 NomCom</a> website. If you have any questions or comments, please email: <a href="mailto:nomcom2016@icann.org" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;" class="">nomcom2016@icann.org</a>.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">Candidate recommendations are encouraged and can be submitted through an on-line form at <a href="http://nomcom.icann.org/suggest" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;" class="">http://nomcom.icann.org/suggest</a>.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">All applications are confidential and should be received by 20 March 2016 (23:59 UTC) for full consideration. Selections will be announced in August or September 2016. Successful candidates will take up their positions following <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s Annual Meeting in October 2016.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">Fluency in English is a requirement for all positions.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">These positions require regular participation in teleconferences and may involve significant international travel, including travel to <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s three annual Public Meetings. Recent <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">ICANN</abbr> Public Meetings were held in Singapore, Buenos Aires and Dublin. Meetings during 2016 will be held in Marrakech (5 – 10 March 2016), Panama City and San Juan.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">Reasonable direct expenses incurred in the course of service will be reimbursed.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">Each Board Member has the option to receive compensation in accordance with the resolution passed by the Board on 30 July 2014, but is not required to do so. (<em style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">See</em> <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-07-30-en#2.b" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;" class="">https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-07-30-en#2.b</a>.)</p><h3 style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500 !important;" class=""><font size="4" class="">Background:</font></h3><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">The NomCom is an independent committee tasked with selecting eight members of the Board of Directors and other key positions within <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s structure.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">It is designed to function independently from the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">ICANN</abbr> Board, <abbr title="Supporting Organizations" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">Supporting Organizations</abbr>, and <abbr title="Advisory Committees" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">Advisory Committees</abbr>. NomCom members act only on behalf of the interests of the global Internet community and within the scope of the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">ICANN</abbr> mission and responsibilities assigned to it by the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">ICANN</abbr> Bylaws.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">NomCom members contribute understanding of the broad interests of the Internet community as a whole, and knowledge and experience of specific Internet constituencies who have appointed them.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">The challenge for the NomCom is to integrate these perspectives and derive consensus in its selections. Although appointed by <abbr title="Supporting Organizations" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">Supporting Organizations</abbr> and other <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">ICANN</abbr> bodies, individual NomCom members are not accountable to their appointing bodies.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class="">NomCom members are accountable for adherence to the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;" class="">ICANN</abbr> Bylaws and for compliance with the rules and procedures established by the NomCom.</p></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">*************************************************************<br class="">William J. Drake<br class="">International Fellow & Lecturer<br class=""> Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ<br class=""> University of Zurich, Switzerland<br class=""><a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch" class="">william.drake@uzh.ch</a> (direct), <a href="mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com" class="">wjdrake@gmail.com</a> (lists),<br class=""> <a href="http://www.williamdrake.org/" class="">www.williamdrake.org</a></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><i class="">The Working Group on Internet Governance - 10th Anniversary Reflections</i></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">New book at <a href="https://www.apc.org/en/WGIG" class="">https://www.apc.org/en/WGIG</a> <i class=""><br class=""></i>*************************************************************</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></body></html>