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"ICANN should establish \[by INSERT DATE\] formal mechanisms for identifying the collective skill-set required by the ICANN Board including such skills as public policy, finance, strategic planning, corporate governance, negotiation, and dispute resolution. Emphasis should be placed upon ensuring the Board has the skills and experience to effectively provide oversight of ICANN operations consistent with the global public interest and deliver best practice in corporate governance."

(1) . What skill sets do you feel currently missing from the board and how will your skills fill those gaps?

(2) . Please describe your experience with the following, as relevant to ICANN's mission "public policy, finance, strategic planning, corporate governance, negotiation, and dispute resolution".

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Questions for all Candidates:

1. How do you define "end-user," "consumer," "registrant," and where do those terms intersect?

2. Describe your level of satisfaction with ICANN's current performance in responding to end-user and registrant concerns.

3. Is the current speed of the new  gTLD creation process happening too fast, too slow, or at the right pace?

4. What is, in your opinion, the scope of ICANN? What are the limits of its authority?

5. As a Director, what would be your interest in the Registrar Accreditation Agreement?

6. Describe, in as much detail as possible, your assessment of WHOIS, specifically stating your opinions on
    - the desired balance between registrant privacy and registrant accountability
    - the suitability of WHOIS to accomplish its intended purpose
    - whether WHOIS needs to be fixed, replaced, discarded or left untouched

7.  What initiatives will you *personally* undertake to increase ICANN's transparency and accountability?

8. Do end-users and registrants have rights within ICANN? Should they? If you answered yes to either, state how you would encourage the rest of the board to effect this.

9. As you replace the accountable At-Large liaison to the Board in a role that is explicitly not accountable, describe the relationship you intend to have with ICANN's At-Large Community.
    - Are you prepared to make any commitments to levels of engagement with At-Large?
    - Are you willing to resign if incapable of meeting those committments?

10. How would you describe the "maturity" of ICANN's At-Large infrastructure?
    - What is the effect of this on ICANN policy-making?
    - What would you do to improve this?

11. What is your analysis of the recent Board decision regarding vertical integration, specifically from the point of view of Internet registrants and end-users?

12. All three candidates have, at least once, been appointed to their At-Large positions rather than chosen by the community. How does this impact your view of ICANN and its relationship with the public?

13) What is the best possible outcome of this election process? What is the worst possible outcome?

Questions to specific candidates:

Question for Pierre:

14. Some longtime participants in At-Large have expressed concern about your level of participation and achievement during your tenure on the Interim ALAC. Can you please describe some specific initiatives in which you had leadership or significant participation while on ALAC?

Question for Sébastien:

15. If selected as Director, will you resign your NomComm seat on ALAC or retain it?

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