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ICANN has launched an At Large Membership program, through which the global Internet user community will directly elect members of the ICANN Board of Directors. In October, 2000, five Directors will be elected by ICANN's At Large Members.

To learn about the At Large nominees, see the Nominees page.

The At Large Membership election process can be broken down into three distinct segments, with several components for each.

1. Determination of the ballot (May 10 - September 8)
   1. Nomination by the Nominating Committee (July 31)
   2. Member-nomination (August 1 - September 8)
2. Voter education and dialogue period (September 9 - October 10)
   1. Posting of web page for each nominee
   2. Question & Answer Forum
   3. Notification of At Large Members via email

3. Vote by the At Large Members (October 1 - October 10)
   1. Casting of online ballots by At Large Members
   2. Online voting system provided by election.com
   3. Counting of ballots
   4. Monitoring and oversight
   5. Announcement of result

See the At Large Schedule for full details.

For this year's At Large elections, the registration period for membership has now closed, with tremendous success -- over 158,000 applications were received from Internet users around the world, and over 76,000 applicants activated their memberships prior to the September 8 deadline.

Links:

• At Large Membership site
• About ICANN At Large
• Membership Implementation Task Force
• At Large Nominating Committee
• At Large Election Committee

• Resolutions of the Board relating to At Large Membership and Elections
  • Yokohama resolutions on At Large membership (16 July, 2000)
  • Cairo resolutions on At Large Membership (March 20, 2000)
  • Los Angeles resolutions on At Large Membership (November 4, 1999)
  • Santiago resolutions on At Large Membership (August 26, 1999)
  • Berlin resolutions on At Large Membership (May 27, 1999)

Background Materials on At Large Membership

• ICANN Selects election.com for At Large Vote (21 September 2000)
• Nominations Period Ends; Voter Education/Dialogue Begins (10 September 2000)
• ICANN At Large Nominations Period Nears Conclusion (7 September 2000)
• ICANN At Large Membership Registration Exceeds 158,000 Internet Users Worldwide (31 July 2000)
• Election Committee Recommendations on Election Procedures (Updated 8 July 2000)
• Nominating Committee Calls for Recommendations and Expressions of Interest (Updated 23 June 2000)
• Proposed Rules for Self-Nomination Process (19 May 2000)
• ICANN Creates At Large Election and Nominating Committees (9 May 2000)
• Resolutions of the ICANN Board finalizing structure for At Large Membership and elections (10 March 2000)
• ICANN Launches Membership Web Site for Individual Internet Users (25 February 2000)
• Membership Implementation Task Force ==> Call for Expressions of Interest (December 1, 1999)
• Proposal to the Markle Foundation for Grant Support of ICANN's At Large Membership and Elections Program (October 21, 1999)
  • Note: In response to this application, the Markle Foundation announced on November 2, 1999, that it will commit $200,000 to fund the launch of ICANN's At Large Membership program.
• ICANN Bylaws relating to At Large Membership (Article II)
• Membership Advisory Committee
  • Final Report (May 26, 1999)
  • Mail list archive
  • Committee Members
  • Representation in Cyberspace Study by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society

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