Note: This web page concerns the At-Large Candidate Nominating Committee, which operated during 2000. The current ICANN Nominating Committee, which was established in January 2003, is described on its web page.

ICANN Nominating Committee
Call for Recommendations and
Expressions of Interest
(May 22, 2000 - updated June 23, 2000)

Later this year, five Directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will be selected by ICANN's At Large Members in a worldwide online election. As the first step of the election process, ICANN has chartered a Nominating Committee to nominate a set of candidates for the consideration of the At Large Members.

The ICANN Nominating Committee actively seeks recommendations and/or expressions of interest from members of the Internet community. To identify outstanding candidates, the Committee depends upon input from Internet users worldwide. Communications sent to the Nominating Committee will be kept confidential. To be most useful, recommendations and expressions of interest should contain the information in the Guidelines set forth below, and should be sent to <nominations@icann.org>.

For more information on the duties and responsibilities of At Large Directors click here.

Recommendations and expressions of interest should be sent no later than July 10, 2000. The Nominating Committee intends to complete its work by the end of July, after which the election process will proceed to:

• a self-nomination phase, in which candidates who were not nominated by the Nominating Committee can seek a place on the ballot by attracting a minimum threshold of support from At Large Members in her/his region (as defined by ICANN) via online petition;
• a campaign period; and
• the vote of the At Large Members.

Nomination by the Nominating Committee will thus be one of two avenues for candidates to appear on the final ballot.

For more on the Nominating Committee, its members, and the At Large election process, see the Committee's homepage. To review the ICANN staff's proposed rules for the self-nomination phase, click here. To become an At Large Member, click here.

The Nominating Committee has identified the following key factors to consider in making its nominations:

1. Reputation for integrity and hard work
2. Ability to exercise independent judgment; willingness to disclose obligations and potential conflicts of interest
3. Professional/volunteer roles and accomplishments
4. Understanding of the Internet's architecture and history
5. Experience with the Internet's architecture
6. Specific experience with the domain name and IP address systems
7. Experience in international and/or multicultural environments
8. Educational background
9. The extent to which the individual would bring relevant skills or experience that are otherwise absent from the ICANN Board
10. Commitment: available time, energy, and interest
11. Indications that the individual will find broad support in the At Large Membership

These criteria are not meant to be decisive; they are, however, key factors to be weighed. Comments on these criteria are welcome, and should be sent to <nominations@icann.org>.

If you want to recommend someone (other than yourself) for nomination to the ICANN Board, please provide the following information (ideally, cut-and-paste the form and the requested information into an e-mail) and send it to <nominations@icann.org>. If you don't know the requested information, simply leave that field blank!

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(1) Name of individual:
(2) Country of citizenship:
(3) E-mail address:
(4) Telephone number:
(5) Current professional position(s):
(6) Past professional positions/accomplishments:
(7) Volunteer roles/accomplishments:
(8) What the individual would contribute to the ICANN Board:
(9) Your impressions of the individual:
(10) Your name:
(11) Your e-mail address:
(12) Your position:
(13) Your relationship to the individual:
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If you would like to be nominated, please provide the following information (ideally, cut-and-paste the form and the requested information into an e-mail) and send it to <nominations@icann.org>.

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(1) Name:
(2) Country of citizenship:
(3) Physical address:
(4) E-mail address:
(5) Telephone number:
(6) Current professional position(s):
(7) Past professional positions/accomplishments:
(8) Volunteer roles/accomplishments:
(9) Educational background :
(10) Understanding of (and/or experience with) the Internet's domain name or IP address systems:
(11) Experience with the Internet's architecture:
(12) Experience in international and/or multicultural environments:
(13) What do you hope to contribute to the ICANN Board?
(14) Do you consider yourself a representative of user, technical, business, public interest, academic, governmental, intellectual property, or other interests? (List all that apply).
(15) Are you willing to commit the time and energy required to participate on the ICANN Board?
(16) Do you expect to be compensated or subsidized by any party for your participation on the ICANN Board, if elected?
(17) Are you free to take independent votes and form independent positions, without interference or control by any employer, client, or other group that you are affiliated with?
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