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Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions: Deadline Is March 21

12-Jan-2017 | Source : ICANN | Visits : 9139
LOS ANGELES - The ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites interested individuals to submit applications and/or recommend candidates for ICANN's key leadership positions. According to ICANN, selected individuals will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe to help shape the Internet's technical coordination and policy development.

We are inviting applications and recommendations for the following positions:

Two members of the ICANN Board of Directors
Three representatives to the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) – one each from Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands and Latin America/Caribbean regions
Two members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)
One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
Currently, the eight NomCom-selected Board members are: Maarten Botterman, Cherine Chalaby, Steve Crocker,

Asha Hemrajani, Rafael Lito Ibarra, Khaled Koubaa, George Sadowsky and Lousewies Van der Laan.
Guided by the broad public interest, those selected will work to fulfill ICANN's mission to coordinate the global Internet's systems of unique identifiers, and in particular, to ensure its stable and secure operation. They will gain valuable insights and experience from working across boundaries of knowledge, responsibility, culture and geography. They will make a valuable public service contribution toward the functioning and evolution of this essential global resource.

Qualifications

Fluency in English is a requirement for all positions.
Other qualifications, skills and time commitments vary depending on the position. For information, visit the NomCom webpage.

Application Deadline and Process

For full consideration, ICANN must receive applications by March 21, 2017, 23:59 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
Submit applications through the online application request form or by emailing nomcom2017@icann.org.
Submit candidate recommendations through the online form or by emailing nomcom2017@icann.org.
All applications are confidential. Selections will be announced in August or September 2017. Successful candidates will assume their positions after ICANN's Annual General Meeting, to be held from 28 October to 3 November 2017.

Meetings, Travel, Reimbursement and Compensation

These positions require regular participation in teleconferences and may involve significant international travel, including travel to ICANN's three annual Public Meetings. Meetings during 2017 will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark (1–16 March); Johannesburg, South Africa (26–29 June); and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (28 October – 3 November).

Reasonable direct expenses incurred in the course of service will be reimbursed.
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. (See Board Member Compensation.)
 
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