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Director's Criteria

The majority of the criteria for an ICANN Board member come directly from the ICANN Bylaws.

The Bylaw mandated requirements are:

• Accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and a demonstrated capacity for thoughtful group decision-making;
• Persons with an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential impact of ICANN decisions on the global Internet community, and committed to the success of ICANN;
• Persons who will produce the broadest cultural and geographic diversity on the Board consistent with meeting the other criteria set forth in this Section;
• Persons who, in the aggregate, have personal familiarity with the operation of gTLD registries and registrars; with ccTLD registries; with IP address registries; with Internet technical standards and protocols; with policy-development procedures, legal traditions, and the public interest; and with the broad range of business, individual, academic, and non-commercial users of the Internet;
• Persons who are willing to serve as volunteers, without compensation other than the reimbursement of certain expenses; and
• Persons who are able to work and communicate in written and spoken English.

In addition, the Bylaws prohibit certain people holding other ICANN positions or national government positions from sitting on the Board; Board members are expected to meet specific conduct and conflict-of-interest criteria; and the number of Directors from any given ICANN region is controlled.

Additional ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) criteria:

http://nomcom.icann.org/invitation-2010.htm#cri, summarized as:

• a commitment to ICANN's mission
• demonstrated capacity for thoughtful group decision-making and sound judgment
• an understanding of the importance of good governance practices and an ability to contribute to the Board in this regard

ICANN's Directors, as a group, are responsible for exercising the powers of ICANN, controlling its property, and conducting or directing its business and affairs, except as otherwise provided in the ICANN Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. Directors serve as individuals who have the duty to act in what they reasonably believe are the best interests of ICANN and not as representatives of the entity that selected them, their employers, or any other organizations or constituencies.

At-Large Criteria

At-Large has included several additional criteria which will be considered by the evaluation committee and ultimately by the voters.

• An understanding of the structural, communications and decision-making processes of ICANN At-Large
• An understanding of the potential impact of ICANN decisions on the global Internet-using community and the Internet end-user community in particular.
• A track record of working to build consensus with a diverse set of interests working together on complex policy issues.
• Independence from the ICANN stakeholders whose financial situation is significantly impacted by ICANN decisions.

Time Commitment

The time commitment given by the ICANN Nominating Committee is:

• The basic responsibilities of an ICANN Director require a minimum commitment of time which when averaged out over the year is roughly equivalent to 20-24 hours each week. This includes participation in three ICANN meetings/year, two Board retreats/year and work on Board Committees. The time spent in these basic responsibilities is typically clustered around Board meetings and monthly teleconferences, but there is a constant flow of information requiring attention on a near daily basis.
• Directors are expected to attend three ICANN meetings per year and depending on the location and including travel time and preparation this could be a commitment of up to ten (10) days per meeting. In addition, the Board occasionally holds shorter face-to-face meetings such as retreats.
• Directors spend additional time in connection with their work on Board Committees, a commitment that varies in relation to the number of Committees on which they serve, the scope of the Committee's responsibilities, and their role as Chair or Member of the Committee.

Drawing from Nominating Commitee Statements and discussions with a number of seated Directors, the following time requirement emerges.

A Director's workload includes:

• attending three international ICANN meetings, each taking a minimum of 7 days of full time work, plus probably two days travel (total 27 days a year)
• attending two Board Workshops, each taking a minimum of 3 days of full time work, plus probably two days travel (total 10 days a year)
• participating in 5-7 additional phone board meetings, each taking a day's work to prepare and participate (total 7 days per year)
• contributing to 2-3, Board Committee phone meetings, each taking a day's work to prepare and participate - say 5 additional phone meetings per committee per year (total 10 to 15 days)
• keeping up-to-date with Board mailing list and ICANN stakeholder discussions - a minimum of a further 1 to 2 days per month (total 12 to 24 days a year)

Many board members find this to be a significant underestimate, and may spend up to 24 hours a week in an average week. Board members who chair Board committees have to put in additional time. (Note that because of the global membership of the ICANN Board some of the phone meetings may be scheduled during working hours and during the night).

Undertaking the role of an ICANN Board Director therefore requires considerable time flexibility, a great amount of support from one's employer, may intrude significantly into one's social life, and requires considerable personal commitment.
It should also be noted that the At-Large Community also has expectations that an At-Large selected ICANN Board Member would make effort and time commitment in addition to the above to enable them to stay aware of the needs and issues of our Community by a level of interaction with the ALAC,RALO and ALSes.

It should also be noted that the At-Large Community also has expectations that an At-Large selected ICANN Board Member would make effort and time commitment in addition to the above to enable them to stay aware of the needs and issues of our Community by a level of interaction with the ALAC, RALOs and ALSes.

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