Hi Karl and list,  inserted below is (part) of an email I sent on this matter to the NARALO list from a question raised by Avri on the matter of approved processes... I trust these links will assist you re background on this...  <div>
<br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "> To answer the question about the approved process,  the White<br>Paper on the whole selection Process went to full ICANN Public Comment  back<br>
in Feb this year (ending 6th March)  see<br><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201003-en.htm#at-large-director" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201003-en.htm#at-large-director</a>;<br>
and of course all the details of all the activities involved in this process<br>are found on pages linked from the Wiki Master page in this important topic<br>=><br><a href="https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?at_large_director_appointment_process" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?at_large_director_appointment_process</a><br>
<br><<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201003-en.htm#at-large-director" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201003-en.htm#at-large-director</a>><br>
Cheryl Langdon-Orr<br>(CLO)<br></span><div><br></div><div><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 22 July 2010 07:12, Karl Auerbach <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:karl@cavebear.com">karl@cavebear.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
On 07/21/2010 10:56 AM, Avri Doria wrote:<br>
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From: ICANN At-Large Staff<<a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org" target="_blank">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a>><br>
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Subject: [At-Large] CALL FOR STATEMENTS OF INTEREST: ALAC-selected<br>
ICANN Board Member<br>
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Call for Statements of Interest (SOIs) from ICANN's At-Large<br>
Community for consideration to be selected by the At-Large Advisory<br>
Committee (ALAC) to serve as a (term-limited) member of the ICANN<br>
Board of Directors<br>
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This announcement seems premature given that no process has yet been established for the public to chose who its director(s) shall be.  At best there is a proposal (a very poor one in my eyes) on the table.<br>
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It seems as if ICANN is asking people to throw their hats into the ring, with the ALAC presuming that it will be appointed as ringmaster, and before the ring itself has been designed.<br>
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        --karl--<br>
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