I had the same feeling when i read the list. I was like 18 from Africa is great and then no one appointed?
@Anriette, what do you think? Sorry for putting you on spot here but wanted to hear what you have for us as a NomCom member from Africa. You might have done a very good job on outreach within Africa! ----------------- Arsène Tungali, about.me/ArseneTungali +243 993810967 GPG: 523644A0 Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo Sent from my iPhone (excuse typos) > On Aug 3, 2018, at 3:41 PM, ABDULKARIM AYOPO OLOYEDE > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > What is happening to us in Africa? > 18 Nomination and Zero made the list... > Do we need to look inward or outward? > who knows? > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: ICANN At-Large Staff <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 9:38 AM > Subject: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- ICANN 2018 Nominating Committee > Announces Selections > To: ALAC Announce <[email protected]> > > > > > [icann.org] > > News Alert > > https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-08-02-en [icann.org] > > ICANN 2018 Nominating Committee Announces Selections > 2 August 2018 > LOS ANGELES – 2 August 2018 > > The ICANN 2018 Nominating Committee is pleased to announce its selections for > eight leadership positions within ICANN. > > ICANN Board of Directors > > > > Rafael “Lito” Ibarra > Latin America / Caribbean Islands > > > > Tripti Sinha > North America > > > > Lousewies van der Laan > Europe > > At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) > > > > Joanna Kulesza > Europe > > > > Javier Rúa-Jovet > North America > > Council of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) > > > > Laura Margolis > Latin America / Caribbean Islands > Three-year term > > > > Ajay Data > Asia / Australia / Pacific Islands > Two-year term > > Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) > > > > Erika Mann > Europe > > Those selected will take up their positions after the end of ICANN’s Annual > General Meeting, which will take place during ICANN63, scheduled for 20 > October – 25 October 2018 in Barcelona, Spain. > > The Nominating Committee is charged with recruiting and selecting a portion > of ICANN’s leadership. The Nominating Committee is mandated to ensure that > ICANN’s overall leadership is diverse in geography, culture, skills, > experience, and perspective. Selectees should have the following basic > criteria: > > Have integrity, objectivity, and sound judgment. > Support decision-making within groups. > Work effectively in English. > Understand ICANN’s mission and operation. > Are committed to ICANN’s success. > Have experience in world affairs. > Contribute to cultural, professional, and geographic expertise. > Can work long and hard, generally as volunteers, for the global public trust. > An Independent Body at the Community’s Service > > Zahid Jamil, the Chair of the 2018 Nominating Committee, shared the following > statement about the 2018 Nominating Committee and its results: > “I am pleased to announce that the 2018 Nominating Committee has completed > the task assigned to it by the ICANN community. The selection of all > positions shown above was finalized by the Nominating Committee at ICANN62 in > Panama City, Panama. Selections for all Board positions were decided > unanimously. > > I want to thank the Nominating Committee for its work and dedication, in > working constructively and efficiently together to reach final agreement. > I would also like to thank the Chairs of the Advisory Committees, Supporting > Organizations, Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies for their support with > outreach and recruitment as well as theirs and the Board’s assistance in > identifying criteria for the positions to be filled by the NomCom this year. > I encourage the community to continue its outreach activity to assist the > 2019 NomCom in recruiting candidates for selection next year. > > It is my belief that the improvements of the process implemented this year, > in part based upon recommendations of previous years, played an integral role > in ensuring the efficiency as well as the integrity and resilience of the > Nomcom. In particular, the effect of the face-to-face meeting, the early > planning, setting criteria in advance, focus on recruitment resources, > greater communication (including multiple visits by and to the ACs and SOs by > the NomCom) played a very constructive role - just to mention a few. > I would also like to thank the Chair of the Board, the Board Governance > Committee, the General Counsel’s Office, and in particular the stellar staff > that supported the NomCom this year. Last but not least I would like to thank > Damon Ashcraft and Hans Petter Holen for supporting me on the Leadership Team > throughout the year.” > > During ICANN63 in Barcelona, the Nominating Committee will present the ICANN > community with a final report detailing its work and providing in-depth data > on the applications received. > > Regional Breakdown of Applicants > > The 2018 Nominating Committee received 109 applications from candidates all > over the world (33 women and 76 men) during its nomination period, which took > place from 31 January 2018 to 19 March 2018. > > The regional breakdown of this year's candidates is: > > 18 from Africa > 27 from Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands > 20 from Europe > 13 from Latin America, Caribbean Islands > 31 from North America > To learn more about the Nominating Committee, visit http://nomcom.icann.org/ > [nomcom.icann.org] > > About ICANN > > ICANN’s mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global > Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an > address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That > address must be unique, so computers know where to find each other. ICANN > helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN > was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a > community of participants from all over the world. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC-Announce mailing list > [email protected] > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce > > At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org > > > > -- > Dr. Abdulkarim A.Oloyede. B. Eng (BUK), M.Sc (York), Ph.D. (York), R.Eng, A+ > Department of Telecommunications Science/Vice Chairman, Telecommunications > Development Advisory Group(TDAG), International Telecommunication Union (ITU). > University of Ilorin. > Ilorin, Nigeria > Alternative Emails: [email protected] OR [email protected] > > > Website, Weekly Bulletin UGPortal PGPortal > > _______________________________________________ > AFRI-Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org > > Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this list > are more accurate: > http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#anexo1
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