<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">Please apply! The Nom Com's 2008 website will be available soon, and<br><div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">candidate recruitment is anticipated to begin in mid-December 2007.<br>Here is the breakdown of representatives from the region now:<br>Board: Njeri Rionge (June 2003 - November 2008)<br><br>GNSO: NONE as you can see here:
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/members.shtml" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/council/members.shtml</a><br><br>CCNSO:<br> Victor Ciza - Burundi - Term ends Mar-09<br>Paulos B. Nyirenda � Malawi � T erm ends Mar-10<br>Mohamed El Bashir - Sudan - Term ends Mar-08<br>Nashwa Abdelbaki - Egyot Term ends 2010<br><br> ALAC:<br><br> Africa<br>Mohamed El Bashir 4 (Sudan)<br>Hawa Diakite4 (Mali)<br>Alice Wanjira-Munyua2 (Kenya)<br>2008 ICANN Nominating Committee Convenes in Los Angeles<br><br>7 November 2007<br><br> The 2008 ICANN Nominating Committee (Nom Com) has been convened and<br>met for the first time on 2-3 November, immediately following the 30th<br>International ICANN Public Meeting in Los Angeles, California.<br><br>Prior to the Los Angeles meeting, on 11 September 2007, the ICANN<br>Board appointed Hagen Hultzsch as Nom Com Chair. Hagen has
selected<br>Wolfgang Kleinwaechter as Associate Chair. Due to the bylaws, George<br>Sadowsky, the previous Nom Com Chair will serve as an advisor to the<br>current Nom Com.<br><br>2008 Nom Com will select:<br>Two members of the ICANN Board of Directors<br> One member of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization
(GNSO)<br> One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting<br>Organization (ccNSO)<br> Two members of the At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) (European and<br>North American regions)<br> Those selected by the Nom Com will take their seats at the end of the<br>2008 ICANN Annual Meeting, 7 November 2008.<br><br>First tasks of the Committee were to begin work on procedures and a<br>timeline for activities during 2007-2008. The Nom Com's 2008 website<br>will be available soon, and candidate recruitment is anticipated to<br>begin in mid-December 2007.<br><br>The Nom Com intends to hold a workshop during the ICANN meeting in<br>Delhi, India to provide information about progress and process and<br>answer questions. The workshop will be webcast and remote access<br>provided. The date of the workshop will be confirmed once the Delhi<br>meeting schedule is finalized.<br><br>The following individuals have been appointed to the 2008 Nominating
Committee:<br><br>Hagen Hultzsch - Chair<br> Wolfgang Kleinwaechter - Associate Chair<br> George Sadowsky - Advisor to the Chair (as previous Chair of the Nom
Com)<br> Karen Banks - GNSO, Non-Commercial Users Constituency<br> Phil Davidson - Technical Liaison Group<br> Ute Decker - GNSO, Intellectual Property Constituency<br> Grant Forsyth - GNSO, Business Constituency (Large)<br> Matias Altamira Gigena - ALAC, Latin American and Caribbean<br> Hartmut Glaser - Address Supporting Organization<br> Caroline Greer - GNSO, Registry Constituency<br> Ole Jacobsen - Internet Engineering Task Force<br> Khaled Koubaa - ALAC, Africa<br> Bill Manning - Root Server System Advisory Committee (non-voting
liaison)<br> Desiree Miloshevic - ALAC, Europe<br> Ram Mohan - Security and Stability Advisory Committee (non-voting
liaison)<br> Ross Rader - ALAC, North America<br> Jose Luiz Rebeiro-Filho, Higher Education Representative<br> Greg Ruth - GNSO, Internet Service Providers Constituency<br> Waudo Siganga - GNSO, Business Constituency (Small)<br> Paul Stahura - GNSO, Registrars Constituency<br> Karaitiana Taiuru - ALAC, Asia Pacific<br> Christopher To - Country Code Names Supporting Organization<br><br>The Nominating Committee Review was published on 24 October 2007. The<br>review and 2008 Nom Com are independent activities. The Nom Com<br>website can be found at <a href="http://nomcom.icann.org" target="_blank">http://nomcom.icann.org</a>. Further information<br>on the invitation for statements of interests in ICANN leadership<br>positions will be posted in the near future.<br>_______________________________________________<br>AfrICANN mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:AfrICANN@afrinic.net" href="mailto:AfrICANN@afrinic.net">AfrICANN@afrinic.net</a><br><a
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