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WHOIS Policy Review Team – Call for Applicants Applications Received

1 June 2010 – ICANN publishes a Call for Applicants [PDF, 86 KB] for the Position of Volunteer Review Team Member representing a SO/AC. Along with a CV and letter of motivation, interested volunteers are invited to specify the SO/AC they wish to represent during the process so as to validate their application.

12 September 2010 – SO/ACs to announce endorsed candidates.

September 2010 – Selectors issue their General Approach to Review Team Member Selection [PDF, 88 KB]

Please refer to the composition foreseen by the Selectors – Mr. Rod Beckstrom, ICANN’s CEO and Mrs. Heather Dryden, Chair of the GAC, at http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/ssr/composition

30 September 2010 – Selectors announce the composition of the WHOIS Policy Review Team – please refer to the announcement

Name of Candidate SO/AC Country Documents SO/AC Endorsement
Mrs. Amber Sterling GNSO US Not Endorsed
Mr. Bill Smith GNSO US Not Endorsed
Mrs. Emily Taylor ccNSO UK Endorsed
Mr. Eric Brunner Williams GNSO US Not Endorsed
Mr. Jahangir Hossain ASO BD Not Endorsed
Mr. James Bladel GNSO US Endorsed
Mrs. Kathy Kleiman GNSO US Endorsed
Mr. Kim Von Arx GNSO CA Endorsed
Mr. Lee Eulgen GNSO US Not Endorsed
Mr. Lutz Donnerhacke ALAC DE Endorsed
Mr. Olivier Iteanu ALAC FR Endorsed
Mr. Omar Kaminski GAC BR Endorsed
Mr. Sarmad Hussain SSAC PK Endorsed
Mrs. Susan Kawaguchi GNSO US Endorsed
Mr. Wilfried Woeber ASO AT Endorsed

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