<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="">Hi<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Perhaps of interest to someone here…</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bill</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">William Drake <<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch" class="">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">2017 NomCom cycle opens for applications</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">January 12, 2017 at 09:06:05 GMT+1<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">NCUC-discuss <<a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org" class="">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi everyone<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The 2017 NomCom application request form is now live. The deadline for applications is 21 March 2017.</div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><o:p class="">We are inviting applications and recommendations for the following positions:<br class=""><br class=""><div class="">• Two members of the ICANN Board of Directors<br class=""></div><div class="">• Three representatives to the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) – one each from Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands and Latin America/Caribbean regions<br class=""></div><div class="">• Two members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)<br class=""></div><div class="">• One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)</div></o:p></div><div class=""><br class=""></div>Note that this announcement does not cover the PTI Board Positions; the application period for that will be launched separately in late January.</div><div class=""><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;" class="">Information:</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;" class="">ICANN Announcement: </span><font color="#954f72" class=""><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2017-01-11-en" class="">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2017-01-11-en</a></span></font></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;" class="">ICANN 2017 Nominating Committee Leadership Positions Candidacy Application Request: </span><font color="#954f72" class=""><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><a href="https://forms.icann.org/en/groups/nomcom/apply" class="">https://forms.icann.org/en/groups/nomcom/apply</a></span></font></div><div class=""><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;" class="">2017 NomCom Website: </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/nomcom2017" style="text-indent: -0.25in; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">https://www.icann.org/nomcom2017</a><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><o:p class="">To repeat what I said last month,</o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><o:p class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 17, 2016, at 11:12, William Drake <<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch" class="">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Needless to say, we really need a solid and diverse crop of civil society applicants, especially for the Boards and GNSO. In light of last year’s cycle, I would expect strong female candidates for the ICANN Board to get an especially close look. </div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">So a) if anyone here thinks they could be a fit for one of these positions, please poke around the above website, including the timeline (applications will open soon, TBD), and consider applying; and b) if you think you know someone else who could fit the bill, ask them to do the same.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">In addition, as I’m on the outreach subcommittee, if you have any suggestions of meetings (especially before end of March) at which we could conduct some outreach to encourage good applications, please send me a note.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Report Card Page: <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom2017-report-cards-2016-12-16-en" class="" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom2017-report-cards-2016-12-16-en</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> </div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">December Report Card: <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/nomcom-report-card-16dec16-en.pdf" class="" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/nomcom-report-card-16dec16-en.pdf</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> </div></div></blockquote><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br class=""></div></div></div></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">Thanks,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">Bill</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><o:p class=""><br class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><o:p class=""><br class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><o:p class=""><br class=""></o:p></div><div class="">
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