Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the IETF, the IAB has to deliver one of the 17 voting
members to the ICANN Nomcom for 2008.
Now that the selections from the 2007 ICANN Nomcom have been
announced [1] we would like to ask the community for volunteers to
serve on the 2008 ICANN Nomcom. The IAB invites volunteers to reply
within 10 days, as that allows participation in the first meeting in
early November (see below). If you are interested, please send us a
short e-mail with your motivation and information concerning your
familiarity with the IETF and ICANN.
Some considerations:
The IAB will select from the available candidates, taking into
account the candidates' familiarity with both ICANN's and IETF's role
and processes. The selected candidate will serve on the ICANN Nomcom
on personal title; however, we will be looking for a candidate who
has an understanding of the interests of the technical community.
Nominating Committees have historically held two face-to-face
meetings. The ICANN Nomcom's first organizational meeting will be
held alongside the Los Angeles ICANN meeting in early November 2007.
The Nomcom process itself is governed by the ICANN bylaws; an
abstract of the relevant articles can be found at http://
nomcom.icann.org/bylaws.htm. In addition, each Nomcom determines a
number of its own operational procedures, including the role of the
Nomcom in recruiting and selecting candidates. Therefore, the ability
to participate in the November meeting would be beneficial, albeit
not strictly necessary.
The only other travel required is to an all-hands retreat held after
the paper screening of all candidates. Much of the work is done via
email and conference calls, and the bulk of the screening is done in
small groups based around time zones. The early process may only
require one or two phone calls a month. Once the candidate packages
are in hand, there is a much more intense period of weekly phone
calls, reference checking, off-line reading, and ranking (via on-line
polls). This culminates in the all-hands (3 day) retreat, where
selections are made. The follow up period is mostly email traffic and
a couple of phone calls related to due diligence.
NOTE: ICANN does cover travel costs.
We hope this provides a sufficient picture, and we welcome e-mail
from potential candidates. If there are suitable candidates, the IAB
will make a decision by mid-October.
On behalf of the IAB, Kind regards,
Olaf Kolkman.
[1] http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-25sep07.htm
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