Open Call For Nominations to the ICANN Independent Review Panel 26 June 2001

Mission of the Independent Review Panel
The mission of the Independent Review Panel ("IRP") is to compare contested actions of the ICANN Board to the Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation and to declare whether the ICANN Board has acted consistent with the provisions of those documents. The IRP is also responsible for reviewing determinations regarding the presence of a consensus on which an adopted policy is based, to the extent provided in agreements between ICANN and third parties. The IRP should act in an open and efficient manner.

Composition of Independent Review Panel
The members of the IRP are nominated by the IRP Nominating Committee and must be confirmed by a 2/3 vote of the ICANN Board. The IRP will consist of nine members. The initial members of the IRP will have terms of staggered length: three initial members shall be appointed for a 4-year term; three for a 3-year term; and three for a 2-year term.

Qualifications for Independent Review Panel Members

• A nominee to the IRP should be a person of high professional standing and accomplishment.
  
  
• A nominee to the IRP should be (i) a current or former judge, and/or (ii) an individual with legal training who would qualify for judicial appointment and who has experience conducting arbitration or a similar dispute resolution proceeding.
  
  
• A nominee to the IRP must hold no other office or position within the ICANN structure.
  
  
• The IRP Nominating Committee will make nominations primarily on grounds of competence, experience, and accomplishment, and without reference to strict geographic or other quotas. At the same time, the IRP Nominating Committee will take account of various diversity factors, including diversity in geographic representation and diversity in legal systems, in making its choices.

To Submit a Candidate to the Nominating Committee
Members of the public are invited to submit suggestions to the IRP Nominating Committee for consideration. To do so, please send the candidate's name, contact information, and evidence of the candidate's qualifications to irp-nomcom-coordinator@icann.org. The Open Call period for submitting suggestions to the IRP Nominating Committee will close 26 July 2001.

Background Information
For more information on the IRP, the IRP Nominating Committee and the IRP Policy that will guide the work of the IRP and the IRP Nominating Committee, see http://www.icann.org/committees/indreview/nomcom.htm.