Apr, 2008 : Nomination Period Closes for 2008 Nom Com

This is an update on the 2008 ICANN Nominating Committee (Nom Com). On 15 April2008, the nomination period closed to be considered for one of the six open leadershippositions. The Nom Com received 78 Statements of Interest from candidatesworldwide during an open nomination period that ran from 15 December 2007 to15 April 2008. 13 candidates are female, 65 are male.

The Nom Com began its work in November 2007 at the ICANN Annual Meeting inLos Angeles, California, and is evaluating qualified candidates for the followingkey positions within ICANN:

• 2 seats on the ICANN Board of Directors
• 2 members of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) (from the Europeanand North American regions)
• 1 Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council member
• 1 Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council member

27 candidates are from Europe, 20 candidates are from North America, 15 arefrom Africa, 14 are from Asia/Australia/Pacific, and 8 are from from LatinAmerica/Caribbean. Some candidates appear in more than one region due to dualcitizenship.

53 candidates have declared a willingness to serve on the ICANN Board, 42have declared a willingness to serve on the GNSO Council, 21 have declareda willingness to serve on the ALAC, and 36 have declared a willingness to serveon the ccNSO Council. Please note that some candidates have asked to be consideredfor more than one position.

The Nom Com will collect information and evaluate the candidates through June2008, when it will hold a face-to-face meeting following the ICANN meetingin Paris, France. Final selections will be confirmed six weeks after the ICANNParis meeting. Following the selection of candidates, the Nom Com will conductdue diligence. The selections will be announced by early September 2008.

Information about the 2008 Nominating Committee is available at http://nomcom.icann.org.