2022 ICANN Nominating Committee
Open Positions | Leadership Positions Information | Board and Community Recommendations to NomCom | Timeline | Background | NomCom Delegates | Committee Documents
Announcements and Blogs
- 21 April 2022: An Update From the 2022 ICANN Nominating Committee
- 12 April 2022: Call for Expressions of Interest: ICANN 2023 Nomcom Chair and Chair-Elect
- 15 March 2022: ICANN 2022 Nominating Committee (NomCom) Extends Deadline to 18 March
- 9 March 2022: ICANN 2022 Nominating Committee (NomCom) Extends Deadline to 15 March
- 15 December 2021: Apply Now for ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions
Open Positions
The 2022 NomCom will fill eight open leadership positions:
- Three members of the ICANN Board of Directors
- One member of the Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) Board of Directors
- Two regional representatives to the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) – (one each from Europe and North America)
- One member of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council
- One member of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council
Leadership Positions Information
The following documents provide information (criteria and time commitment) about the ICANN Leadership Positions to be filled by the 2022 NomCom:
Board and Community Recommendations to NomCom
- ICANN Board: Guidance from the ICANN Board to the Nominating Committee Regarding Important Skills for Board Members
- PTI Board: Skill Set information
- ALAC: NomCom Description for ALAC
- ccNSO Council: Specific Requirements for the NomCom appointee to the ccNSO Council
- GNSO Council: Criteria for 2021
- GAC: Criteria Agreed by the GAC for Submission to the NomComCriteria Agreed by the GAC for Submission to the NomCom
Timeline
Background
The NomCom is an independent committee tasked with selecting key ICANN leadership positions, including some members of the ICANN Board of Directors and the Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) Board, as well as the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council, and the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council. The NomCom is designed to function independently from the Board, the Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees.
NomCom delegates act 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; they do not act in furtherance of the group that appointed them to the NomCom.
NomCom Delegates:
Leadership: Michael Graham (Chair), Damon Ashcraft (Chair-Elect) and Ole Jacobsen (Associate Chair).
Committee Delegates: Taiwo Peter Akinremi (GNSO-NCUC), Ali AlMeshal (ALAC-AP), Tijani Ben Jemaa (ALAC-AF), Vittorio Bertola (IETF), Paul Diaz (GNSO-RySG), Judith Hellerstein (ALAC-NA), Brajesh Jain (ASO), Juhani Juselius (ccNSO), Yrjö Länsipuro (ALAC-EUR), Pam Little (GNSO-RrSG), Scott McCormick (GNSO-CBUC Large), Amir Qayyum (RSSAC), Vanda Scartezini (ALAC-LAC), Vicky Sheckler (GNSO-IPC), Adetola Sogbesan (GNSO-CBUC Small), John R. Woodworth (GNSO-ISPCP)
Nominating Committee Delegates Biographies – Click here