[Community-Discuss] Nomination Period Extended - ASO AC Call for Nominations for Seat 9 on the ICANN Board of Directors

[AFRINIC Communication]

[On behalf of the ASO AC]

Dear Colleagues,

The ASO AC has announced today it has extended its deadline for the nomination period for the selection of Seat 9 on the ICANN Board of Directors.

Nominations will now close on Sunday 22 November at 23:59 UTC.

The selected candidate will serve for a three-year term, which will begin at the conclusion of the ICANN Annual General Assembly at the ICANN 72 Meeting, scheduled from 23-28 October 2021.

The election process is described below.

Eligibility Requirements 
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All nominated candidates must meet the selection criteria and conflict of interest requirements as outlined in Article 7 of the ICANN Bylaws[1]. The nominated candidates will undergo a due diligence review by an independent ICANN contractor. 

Nomination Process 
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Community members are invited to submit nominations by email to nominations [at] aso [dot] icann [dot] org by Sunday, 22 November 2020 at 23:59 UTC. 

Nominations must include the following information: 

- The full name of the person being nominated 
- Contact email address of the person being nominated 
- Contact telephone number of the person being nominated 
- The full name of the person making the nomination 
- Contact email address for the person making the nomination 
- Contact telephone number of the person making the nomination 

Regional Restrictions 
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The ICANN Bylaws state that the Directors selected by a Supporting Organization (SO) for its assigned Board seat(s) cannot reside in the same geographic region (see Section 7.2:c). The current ASO AC selection for Seat 10, Maemura Akinori, resides in the APNIC region. Therefore, no nominations for Seat 9 can be accepted from candidates residing in the APNIC region. 

Important Dates 
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- Nomination Phase: 15 September 2020 – 22 November 2020 
- Comment Phase: 21 December 2020 – 17 January 2021 
- ICANN Due Diligence for nominated candidates 
- Interview Phase: 25 January 2021 – 30 March 2021 
- Selection Phase (deliberation): 1 – 16 April 2021 
- Selection Phase (voting): 19 – 25 April 2021 
- Announcement of selected candidate: around 30 April 2021 

Further Information 
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More information and updated announcements will be added to the dedicated 2021 Seat 9 elections page on the ASO website: 
https://aso.icann.org/icann-board/icann-board-elections/2021-icann-board-of-directors-seat-9-elections/ <https://aso.icann.org/icann-board/icann-board-elections/2021-icann-board-of-directors-seat-9-elections/> 

Detailed procedures for election of individuals to the ICANN Board of Directors by the ASO AC can be found in Section 9 of the ASO AC Operating Procedures: 
https://aso.icann.org/documents/operational-documents/aso-ac-icann-board-selection-procedures/ <https://aso.icann.org/documents/operational-documents/aso-ac-icann-board-selection-procedures/> 

If you have any questions about the elections or the election process, please contact secretariat [at] nro [dot] net. 

[1] ICANN Bylaws:
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en>

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