<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt">in order to provide additional time for candidates to submit Statements
of Interest, the 2007 ICANN Nominating Committee has extended the deadline
for Statements of Interest until 18 May 2007 23:59 UTC. Candidates should submit
completed Statements of Interest to <a href="mailto:nomcom2007@icann.org">nomcom2007@icann.org</a>.
<p> The 2007 Nominating Committee began its work in December 2006 at the ICANN
Annual Meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is actively seeking qualified candidates
for the following key positions within ICANN:
</p><ul><li> 3 seats on the ICANN Board of Directors </li><li> 2 members to Generic Names Supporting Organization Council (GNSO) </li><li> 3 members of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) <br>
(from Africa, Latin America and Caribbean and Asia/Australia/Pacific regions)</li><li> 1 Country Code Names Support Organization Council (ccNSO) member </li></ul>
<p> The 2007 Nominating Committee has received 33 Statements of Interest,
29 of the candidates are male, while 4 are female. 14 candidates are from
Europe, 6 are from Asia/Australia/Pacific, 5 are from Latin America/Caribbean,
5 are from North America, and 3 are from Africa. </p>
<p> 25 candidates have declared a willingness to serve on the ICANN Board,
12 have declared a willingness to serve on the GNSO Council, 7 have declared
a willingness to serve on the ccNSO Council, and 7 have declared a willingness
to serve on the ALAC. Please note that some candidates have asked to be
considered for more than one position.</p>
<p> Those individuals selected by the Nominating Committee will have a unique
opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe,
address intriguing technical coordination problems and related policy development
challenges with diverse functional, cultural, and geographic dimensions,
and gain valuable insights and experience from working across these boundaries
of knowledge, responsibility and perspective.</p>
<p> Information about the 2007 Nominating Committee is available at <a href="http://nomcom.icann.org/">http://nomcom.icann.org</a>.
Information on the formal call for Statements of Interest is available
at <a href="http://nomcom.icann.org/formal-call-2007.html">http://nomcom.icann.org/formal-call-2007.html</a>.
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