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2020 ICANN Nominating Committee

Announcements and Blogs | Timeline | Leadership Positions Information | Board and Community Recommendations to NomCom | Open Positions | Background | Videos | Members | NomCom Leadership Evaluation | Committee Documents

Announcements and Blogs

ICANN 2020 Nominating Committee Announces Leadership Selections

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 2020 Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the selections for seven leadership positions.

ICANN Board of Directors

Sarah Deutsch

Sarah Deutsch
(North America)

Avri Doria

Avri Doria
(North America)

Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) Board of Directors

James Gannon

James Gannon
(Europe)

At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)

Pari Esfandiari

Pari Esfandiari
(Europe)

Gregory Shatan

Gregory Shatan
(North America)

Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council

Javier Rúa-Jovet

Javier Rúa-Jovet
(North America)

Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council

Olga Cavalli

Olga Cavalli
(Latin America and the Caribbean Islands)

Timeline

2020 Nominating Committee (NomCom) Timeline

Leadership Positions Information

The following documents provide information (criteria and time commitment) about the ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions to be filled by the 2020 NomCom:

Board and Community Recommendations to NomCom

Open Positions

The Nominating Committee invited interested individuals to submit applications for the following positions:

  • Two members of the ICANN Board of Directors (ICANN Board Member: Job Description [PDF, 72 KB])
  • One member of the PTI Board of Directors
  • Two regional representatives to the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) – one from the European region and one from the North American region
  • One member of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council
  • One member of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council

For further details on eligibility factors, criteria, qualifications, and time commitment, see ICANN Nominating Committee | Open Leadership Positions 2020

10 Open Leadership Positions to be filled by the 2020 Nominating Committee (NomCom)

Background

The 2020 Nominating Committee (NomCom) was convened at the conclusion of the ICANN Annual General Meeting (AGM) at ICANN66 in Montréal, Canada.

The NomCom is an independent committee tasked with selecting key ICANN members including the Board of Directors, as well as the ALAC, the ccNSO Council and the GNSO Council. 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.

The Nominating Committee (NomCom) Structure

Videos

Members:

NomCom2020

Leadership Team Members: Jay Sudowski (Chair), Ole Jacobsen (Chair Elect), and Damon Ashcraft (Associate Chair).

Committee Members: Pankaj Chaturvedi (ASO), Amrita Choudhury (ALAC – AP), Kristine Dorrain (GNSO – RySG), Hadia Elminiawi (ALAC – AF), Michael Graham (GNSO – IPC), Caroline Greer (GNSO – RrSG), Tracy Hackshaw (ALAC – LAC), Wolfgang Kleinwächter (GNSO – NCUC), Peter Koch (IETF), Annebeth Lange (ccNSO), Marie-Noemie Marques (GNSO – ISPCP), Glenn McKnight (ALAC – NA), Paul Mitchel (GNSO – CBUC), Lawrence Olawale-Roberts (GNSO-CBUC), Amir Qayyum (RSSAC), Chris Roosenraad (SSAC), and Erich Schweighofer (ALAC – EUR).

Nominating Committee Member Biographies – Click here

NomCom Leadership Evaluation

Committee Documents

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