Regional Officers

ALAC Members 

ALAC NomCom Delegate representing the African Region

Selection of ALAC's African Member- Representatives -- ICANN - AFRALO MOU 

3.5 Subject to the ICANN By-Law's provisions relating to the structures and make up of the At-Large Advisory Committee, the seat or seats designated for African representatives shall be selected by the African RALO. Those selected may not be based in, or be citizens of, the same country and they must be members of different At-Large Structures. 

AFRALO Bylaw Rules for Regional Officers

According to Part III, Article 6 of the AFRALO Operating Principles, the responsibilities and terms of the AFRALO Officers are:

The officers of AFRALO are: a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson and a Secretariat.

6.1. The Chairperson shall be elected by the Members of AFRALO. He or she shall act as Chairperson at all AFRALO Meetings, coordinate the AFRALO activities and represent the AFRALO in its dealings with outside entities.

6.2. The vice-chairperson shall be elected by the Members of AFRALO. He or she shall assist the Chair and replace him/her where he/she is unavailable.

6.3. The Secretariat shall be elected by the Members of AFRALO. He or she shall deal with all questions concerning the administration of the Organization. He or she shall particularly prepare the AFRALO meetings agenda in close collaboration with the Chairperson and deal with application for membership. He or she shall also manage actively AFRALO mailing list(s), and disseminate AFRALO and "ICANN related news, requests for comments on any policy development issues" to AFRALO members through the mailing list(s) in a timely manner.

6.4 Each AFRALO officer shall serve a term of two years and may be re-elected only once. For the first election of the AFRALO secretary, the term will be for only one year to permit an overlap of one year between the term of the Chair and Vice Chair, and the term of the secretary.

6.5. All the officers of AFRALO should work close with ICANN staff to achieve AFRALO objectives.

6.6 The election of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson, and the Secretariat of AFRALO shall be held simultaneously to the process of election of the AFRALO Representatives on the ALAC.

6.7 The selection process of AFRALO representatives to ALAC is as provided in the Memorandum of Understanding between AFRALO and ICANN and as provided by the Bylaws of ICANN.

6.8 The duties of the Officers of the AFRALO shall be as determined by the Members as they may decide from time to time by the majority of a quorum. 6.9 If a vacancy occurs amongst those positions referenced in this Part III a replacement shall be elected to fill the remainder of the term by a simple majority of a quorum of the Members of AFRALO.

ICANN Bylaw Rules for ALAC Regional Officers

In accordance with Article XI of the ICANN bylaws, Section 2, Paragraph 4c, "the regular terms of members of the ALAC shall be as follows:

1. The term of one member selected by each RALO shall begin at the conclusion of an ICANN annual meeting in an even-numbered year.

2. The term of the other member selected by each RALO shall begin at the conclusion of an ICANN annual meeting in an odd-numbered year.

3. The terms of three of the members selected by the Nominating Committee shall begin at the conclusion of an annual meeting in an odd-numbered year and the terms of the other two members selected by the Nominating Committee shall begin at the conclusion of an annual meeting in an even-numbered year.

4. The regular term of each member shall end at the conclusion of the second ICANN annual meeting after the term began.

For more information, or if you have questions about joining At-Large, send an email to staff@atlarge.icann.org.

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