<h2 class="title" style="width: 427px; margin-top: 0pt;">Introducing the NomCom's 2011 Selected Nominees</h2>
<p>With membership drawn from across the ICANN community, the Nominating
Committee (NomCom) is an independent committee that, over a three-year
cycle, is responsible for the selection and appointment of half of the
voting members of ICANN's Board of Directors as well as some members of
ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Councils. The NomCom is
mandated to ensure, that overall, ICANN's leadership is diverse in
geography, culture, skills, experience, and perspective. The basic
criteria is that selectees are people of integrity, objectivity and
sound judgment, can support decision-making within groups, can work
effectively in English, have an understanding of ICANN's mission and
operation, are committed to its success, experienced in world affairs,
contribute to cultural, professional and geographic expertise, and can
work long and hard as volunteers in the global public trust.</p>
<p>On 5 August 2011, the Nominating Committee <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-05aug11-en.htm">announced its selections</a>
for eight leadership positions within ICANN. Biographies of the
selected individuals are listed for each ICANN body, in alphabetical
order by family name.</p>
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<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/nomcom-bios-05aug11-en.htm#stephen-crocker"><img src="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/photos/crocker-135x145.jpg" style="width: 125px; height: 135px; margin-top: 8px; border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216);" alt="Dr. Stephen Crocker"></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/nomcom-bios-05aug11-en.htm#stephen-crocker">Dr. Stephen Crocker</a></p>
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<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/nomcom-bios-05aug11-en.htm#judith-duavit-vazquez"><img src="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/photos/vazquez-135x145.jpg" style="width: 125px; height: 135px; margin-top: 8px; border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216);" alt="Judith Duavit Vazquez"></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/nomcom-bios-05aug11-en.htm#judith-duavit-vazquez">Judith Duavit Vazquez</a></p>
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<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/nomcom-bios-05aug11-en.htm#lanre-ajayi"><img src="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/photos/ajayi-135x145.jpg" style="width: 125px; height: 135px; margin-top: 8px; border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216);" alt="Lanre Ajayi"></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/nomcom-bios-05aug11-en.htm#lanre-ajayi">Lanre Ajayi</a></p>
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<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/nomcom-bios-05aug11-en.htm#thomas-rickert"><img src="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/photos/rickert-135x145.jpg" style="width: 125px; height: 135px; margin-top: 8px; border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216);" alt="Thomas Rickert"></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/nomcom-bios-05aug11-en.htm#thomas-rickert">Thomas Rickert</a></p>
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<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/nomcom-bios-05aug11-en.htm#titi-akinsanmi"><img src="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/photos/akinsanmi-135x145.jpg" style="width: 125px; height: 135px; margin-top: 8px; border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216);" alt="Titi Akinsanmi"></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/nomcom-bios-05aug11-en.htm#titi-akinsanmi">Titi Akinsanmi</a></p>
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<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/nomcom-bios-05aug11-en.htm#rinalia-abdul-rahim"><img src="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/photos/rahim-135x145.jpg" style="width: 125px; height: 135px; margin-top: 8px; border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216);" alt="Titi Akinsanmi"></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/nomcom-bios-05aug11-en.htm#rinalia-abdul-rahim">Rinalia Abdul Rahim</a></p>
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<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/nomcom-bios-05aug11-en.htm#carlton-samuels"><img src="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/photos/samuels-135x145.jpg" style="width: 125px; height: 135px; margin-top: 8px; border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216);" alt="Carlton Samuels"></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/nomcom-bios-05aug11-en.htm#carlton-samuels">Carlton Samuels</a></p>
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<h3 style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; font-size: 1.25em;">ccNSO Council</h3>
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<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/nomcom-bios-05aug11-en.htm#hong-xue"><img src="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/photos/xue-135x145.jpg" style="width: 125px; height: 135px; margin-top: 8px; border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216);" alt="Dr. Hong Xue"></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/biog/nomcom-bios-05aug11-en.htm#hong-xue">Dr. Hong Xue</a></p>
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