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EXTENSION OF DEADLINE - Call for Applicants for a Position of Volunteer Review Team Member | Review Team 2: Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS | Review Team 4: WHOIS Policy

1 June 2010

Updated: 15 July 2010
13 July 2010
1 July 2010
1 June 2010


Deadline: 15 July 2010 – 23.59 UTC

Extended to: 29 July 2010 – 23.59 UTC

The Affirmation of Commitments calls for a periodic review of four key ICANN objectives, namely:

  1. Ensuring accountability, transparency and the interests of global Internet users;
  2. Preserving security, stability and resiliency of the DNS;
  3. Promoting competition, consumer trust and consumer choice;
  4. WHOIS policy.

Affirmation reviews are to be performed by Review Teams composed of volunteer community Members representing the relevant Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees of ICANN. Please refer to the Affirmation Reviews web space for full reference.

ICANN now invites interested individuals to apply for a position of volunteer Review Team Member on the following Review Teams:

  • Preserving security, stability and resiliency of the DNS;
  • WHOIS policy.

This call is intended for interested individuals who wish to apply in representation of a Supporting Organization (SO) or Advisory Committee (AC).

Please download the full text of this Call for Applicants [PDF, 101 KB], which contains further instructions and information on the application procedure for interested candidates.

Interested candidates, please submit your CV, letter of motivation and SO/AC requirements (if applicable) to rtcandidatures@icann.org by 29 July 2010 – 23:59 UTC. SO/AC requirements may be found at: http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/call-for-applicants-2-and-4-en.htm

Launch dates and deadlines:

  • 29 July 2010 --> Publication of the list of volunteers
  • End of August 2010 --> Endorsement by SO/ACs
  • First week of September 2010 --> Selectors announce the RT Members