2013 ICANN Nominating Committee

ICANN's Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites Statements of Interest and candidate recommendations from the Internet community for key leadership positions to fulfill ICANN's technical and policy coordination role. Interested individuals are invited to submit a Statement of Interest to the 2013 NomCom for the following positions:

• Three members of the Board of Directors of ICANN
• Three members of the At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) (one each from the Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands and Latin America/Caribbean Islands regions)
• Two members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)
• One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

The NomCom is an independent committee tasked with selecting eight members of the Board of Directors and other key positions within ICANN's structure. ICANN is a not-for-profit, public benefit corporation dedicated to: preserving the operational security and stability of the Internet; promoting competition; achieving broad representation of global Internet communities; and supporting the development of policies appropriate to its mission through bottom-up, consensus-based processes.

Individuals selected by the NomCom will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe, address the Internet's intriguing technical coordination problems and policy development challenges with diverse functional, cultural, and geographic dimensions, and gain valuable insights and experience from working across boundaries of knowledge, responsibility and perspective.

Those selected will gain the satisfaction of making a valuable public service contribution towards the continued function and evolution of an essential global resource. Considering the broad public interest, those selected will work to achieve the goals towards which ICANN is dedicated in order to facilitate the Internet's critically important societal functions.

Fluency in English is a requirement for all positions. These positions may involve significant international travel, including personal presence at three ICANN Public Meetings held per year, as well as regular telephone and Internet communications. Reasonable direct expenses incurred in the course of service will be reimbursed. Each Board Member may choose to receive compensation, but is not required to do so. (See: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-08dec11-en.htm#3 and http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#VI-22)

Statements of Interest for the positions described above can be submitted through an on-line application form at http://nomcom.icann.org/apply or by contacting nomcom2013@icann.org.

Applications will be considered in confidence and should be received by 15 May 2013 for full consideration. Selections will be announced in early September 2013. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN's Annual Meeting in November 2013.

Candidate recommendations, questions or comments may also be emailed to nomcom2013@icann.org.

Information about the 2013 Nominating Committee is available at http://nomcom.icann.org.

2013 NomCom Timeline

• Initial meeting of 2013 NomCom in Toronto, Canada; 19 – 20 October 2012
• Opening of Nomination Period – 7 November 2012
• Deadline for Full Consideration by NomCom – 15 May 2013
• Review and Evaluation – March to mid-July 2013
• Face-to-Face Meeting and Selection; 19 – 20 July 2013 in Durban, South Africa
• Results Announced to ICANN Secretary – early September 2013
• Selected candidates take their positions at the conclusion of the ICANN Annual General Meeting currently scheduled for 21 November 2013

Committee's Charge

The NomCom is responsible for the selection of eight ICANN Board Members and for other selections as are set forth in the Bylaws. (See Bylaws Article VII, Section 1.)

The NomCom is charged with populating a portion of the ICANN Board as noted above, as well as the ALAC, the ccNSO Council and the GNSO Council. The NomCom complements the other means for filling a portion of key ICANN leadership positions achieved within the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees.

The Bylaws also state that the NomCom shall adopt such operating procedures as it deems necessary, which shall be published on the ICANN website.

The NomCom is designed to function independently from the Board, the Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees. NomCom members act only on behalf of the interests of the global Internet community and within the scope of the ICANN mission and responsibilities assigned to it by the ICANN Bylaws.

Members contribute to the NomCom both their understanding of the broad interests of the Internet as a whole and their knowledge and experience of the concerns and interests of the Internet stakeholders that have appointed them. The challenge for the NomCom is to integrate these perspectives and derive consensus in its selections. Although appointed by Supporting Organizations and other ICANN bodies, individual NomCom members are not accountable to their appointing constituencies. Members are, of course, accountable for adherence to the Bylaws and for compliance with the rules and procedures established by the NomCom.

Board and Community Recommendations to NomCom

• Advice from the ICANN Board on Board Skills to the 2013 Nominating Committee [PDF, 137 KB]
• ccNSO Council - Requirements for NomCom Appointees [PDF, 47 KB]
• Community Recommendations on Board Skills to the 2012 Nominating Committee

Committee Documents

• 2013 NomCom Final Report [PDF, 487 KB]
• Nominating Committee Procedures
• Nominating Committee Guidelines
• Guidelines to Preserve Transparency of Nominating Committee (NomCom) Activities [PDF, 190 KB]
• Invitation for Statements of Interest
• Leadership Positions
• Conflict of Interest Policy
• 2013 NomCom Presentation - long [PDF, 200 KB]
• 2013 NomCom Presentation - short [PDF, 141 KB]
• 2012 NomCom Final Report [PDF, 947 KB]