<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="">The 2017 NomCom page has just gone live. <font color="#954f72" class=""><a href="https://www.icann.org/nomcom2017" class="">https://www.icann.org/nomcom2017</a></font></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=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">We are to fill ten positions in this cycle:</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">PTI Board of Directors: 2 positions</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">ICANN Board: 2 positions</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">ALAC: 3 positions (Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands; Africa; Latin American & Caribbean</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">GNSO Council: 2 positions (voting)</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">ccNSO Council: 1 position</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">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 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">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 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">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 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">Report Card Page: <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom2017-report-cards-2016-12-16-en" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom2017-report-cards-2016-12-16-en</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""> </div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">December Report Card: <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/nomcom-report-card-16dec16-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/nomcom-report-card-16dec16-en.pdf</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""> </div></div><div class="">Cheers</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bill</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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