Dear Colleagues:
The IAB (on behalf of the IETF) has been asked to supply a member to the 2016
ICANN
Nominating Committee (NomCom). The IAB would therefore like to ask the
community
for volunteers to serve on the ICANN NomCom. Last year, John Levine did the
job for the IETF community, and he is willing to serve again. The IAB would
like to see
whether others are interested in serving in this capacity.
If you are interested in serving on the ICANN NomCom, please send a short
e-mail to
iab-chair at iab.org and execd at iab.org with your motivation and information
concerning
your familiarity with the IETF and ICANN. Alternatively, if you know of someone
who may
be a good fit for this position, please send the name and email address to
e-mail to
iab-chair at iab.org and execd at iab.org. The deadline for nominations or
volunteers is
28 August 2015.
After asking for community input on the candidates, the IAB will select from
the available
candidates. We shall take into account canidates' familiarity with ICANN and
the IETF
(including their roles 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 IETF and the broader technical community.
The ICANN 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 for ICANN leadership positions. Based on
the experience
of previous volunteers, the time commitment is significant. The selected
person should be
prepared to participate in the recruitment of potential candidates for ICANN
leadership
positions (a few hours per month November through April); a few hours on
conference calls
each month (and even more near selection); ten or more hours per month
reviewing and
assessing candidate qualifications in April, May, and June; and multiple days
of face-to-face
meetings of the full NomCom at each of the three ICANN meetings.
The ICANN NomCom typically meets in person at or around three consecutive ICANN
meetings
in various locations throughout the world, resulting next summer in a final
slate of candidates
for the ICANN Board, the GNSO, ccNSO, and ALAC.
NOTE: ICANN covers travel and hotel costs for a pre-determined number of days
at each
of the 3 consecutive ICANN meetings under prevailing ICANN policies.
Candidates should be able to join monthly teleconferences (typically at UTC
14:00), with the
expectation that these teleconferences will held weekly during the candidate
assessment
process in May and June.
For more information about the ICANN NomCom see: http://nomcom.icann.org/
On behalf of the IAB,
Andrew Sullivan
IAB Chair