The 2008 ICANN Nominating Committee (Nom Com) has been convened and met for the first time on 2-3 November, immediately following the 30th International ICANN Public Meeting in Los Angeles, California.
Prior to the Los Angeles meeting, on 11 September 2007, the ICANN Board appointed Hagen Hultzsch as Nom Com Chair. Hagen has selected Wolfgang Kleinwaechter as Associate Chair. Due to the bylaws, George Sadowsky, the previous Nom Com Chair will serve as an advisor to the current Nom Com.
2008 Nom Com will select:
- Two members of the ICANN Board of Directors
- One member of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)
- One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
- Two members of the At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) (European and North American regions)
- Those selected by the Nom Com will take their seats at the end of the 2008 ICANN Annual Meeting, 7 November 2008.
First tasks of the Committee were to begin work on procedures and a timeline for activities during 2007-2008. The Nom Com's 2008 website will be available soon, and candidate recruitment is anticipated to begin in mid-December 2007.
The Nom Com intends to hold a workshop during the ICANN meeting in Delhi, India to provide information about progress and process and answer questions. The workshop will be webcast and remote access provided. The date of the workshop will be confirmed once the Delhi meeting schedule is finalized.
The following individuals have been appointed to the 2008 Nominating Committee:
Hagen Hultzsch – Chair
Wolfgang Kleinwaechter – Associate Chair
George Sadowsky – Advisor to the Chair (as previous Chair of the Nom Com)
Karen Banks - GNSO, Non-Commercial Users Constituency
Phil Davidson – Technical Liaison Group
Ute Decker – GNSO, Intellectual Property Constituency
Grant Forsyth – GNSO, Business Constituency (Large)
Matias Altamira Gigena - ALAC, Latin American and Caribbean
Hartmut Glaser - Address Supporting Organization
Caroline Greer - GNSO, Registry Constituency
Ole Jacobsen - Internet Engineering Task Force
Khaled Koubaa - ALAC, Africa
Bill Manning - Root Server System Advisory Committee (non-voting liaison)
Desiree Miloshevic – ALAC, Europe
Ram Mohan - Security and Stability Advisory Committee (non-voting liaison)
Ross Rader - ALAC, North America
Jose Luiz Rebeiro-Filho, Higher Education Representative
Greg Ruth - GNSO, Internet Service Providers Constituency
Waudo Siganga - GNSO, Business Constituency (Small)
Paul Stahura - GNSO, Registrars Constituency
Karaitiana Taiuru – ALAC, Asia Pacific
Christopher To - Country Code Names Supporting Organization
The Nominating Committee Review was published on 24 October 2007. The review and 2008 Nom Com are independent activities. The Nom Com website can be found at http://nomcom.icann.org. Further information on the invitation for statements of interests in ICANN leadership positions will be posted in the near future.