<h2 style="clear: left; font-weight: normal;"><font size="2">Please apply! The Nom Com's 2008 website
will be available soon, and candidate <b>recruitment is anticipated to
begin in mid-December 2007.</b></font><font size="2"> Here is the breakdown of representatives from the region now:</font></h2><br><b>Board: <a href="http://www.icann.org/biog/rionge.htm"><strong>Njeri
Rionge</strong></a> (June 2003 - November 2008)<br><br>GNSO: NONE as you can see here: <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/members.shtml">http://gnso.icann.org/council/members.shtml</a><br><br>CCNSO:<br><span style="" lang="PT-BR">
Victor
Ciza<span style=""> </span>- Burundi - <span style=""> </span>Term ends Mar-09<span style=""></span><span style=""></span></span><span style="" lang="PT-BR"><br>Paulos B. Nyirenda
– Malawi – T erm ends Mar-10<span style=""></span></span><br>Mohamed El Bashir <span style=""> </span>-
Sudan
- Term ends Mar-08<br><span style=""></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nashwa Abdelbaki<span style="">
</span>- Egyot Term ends <span style=""> </span>2010<span style=""> <br><br> </span></span>ALAC:<br></b><ul><li><b> Africa</b></li><ul><li><b><a href="http://www.icann.org/committees/alac/el-bashir.html">Mohamed El Bashir
</a><sup>4</sup> (Sudan)</b></li><li><b>Hawa Diakite<sup>4</sup> (Mali)</b></li><li><b><a href="http://nomcom.icann.org/candidate-bios-2005.htm">Alice Wanjira-Munyua</a><sup>2</sup> (Kenya)</b>
</li></ul></ul><font size="2"><br></font><h2 style="clear: left;">2008 ICANN Nominating Committee Convenes in
Los Angeles</h2>
<p style="margin: 15px 0px 0px;">7 November 2007</p>
<p> <strong> </strong> The 2008 ICANN Nominating Committee (Nom Com) has been convened and met for
the first time on 2-3 November, immediately following the 30th International
ICANN Public Meeting in Los Angeles, California.</p>
<p>Prior to the Los Angeles meeting, on 11 September 2007, the ICANN Board <a href="http://www.icann.org/minutes/minutes-11sep07.htm">appointed</a>
Hagen Hultzsch as Nom Com Chair. Hagen has selected Wolfgang
Kleinwaechter as Associate Chair. Due to the bylaws, George Sadowsky,
the previous Nom Com Chair will serve as an advisor to the current Nom
Com. </p>
<p>2008 Nom Com will select:</p>
<ul><li>Two members of the ICANN Board of Directors </li><li> One member of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) </li><li> One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
</li><li> Two members of the At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) (European and North American regions) </li><li><b> Those selected by the Nom Com will take their seats at the end of the 2008 ICANN Annual Meeting, 7 November 2008.
</b></li></ul>
<p>First tasks of the Committee were to begin work on procedures and a
timeline for activities during 2007-2008. The Nom Com's 2008 website
will be available soon, and candidate <b>recruitment is anticipated to
begin in mid-December 2007.</b></p>
<p>The Nom Com intends to hold a workshop during the ICANN meeting in
Delhi, India to provide information about progress and process and
answer questions. The workshop will be webcast and remote access
provided. The date of the workshop will be confirmed once the Delhi
meeting schedule is finalized.</p>
<p>The following individuals have been appointed to the 2008 Nominating Committee:</p>
<p>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><b>
Khaled Koubaa - ALAC, Africa </b><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><b>
Waudo Siganga - GNSO, Business Constituency (Small) </b><br>
Paul Stahura - GNSO, Registrars Constituency <br>
Karaitiana Taiuru - ALAC, Asia Pacific<br>
Christopher To - Country Code Names Supporting Organization</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.icann.org/reviews/nomcom-28feb07.htm">Nominating Committee Review</a> was published on 24 October 2007. The review and 2008 Nom Com are independent activities. The Nom Com website can be found at
<a href="http://nomcom.icann.org/">http://nomcom.icann.org</a>.
Further information on the invitation for statements of interests in
ICANN leadership positions will be posted in the near future.</p>