This wiki space is to be used for the development of the ALAC Statement on the Academia Representation on NomCom, initially drafted by EURALO member Christopher Wilkinson. The ICANN public comment announcement can be found at http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30apr11-en.htm.
At-Large members are asked to submit their comments regarding the text below. The deadline for comments is Wednesday, 25 May 2011, at 23:59 UTC.
ALAC Statement on the Academia Representation on the Nominating Committee (NomCom)
1. The "academic" seat on Nominating Committee should not be deleted but reassigned in a way that would maintain the non-commercial/commercial balance within the ICANN Nominating Committee.
Also, the wide range and large numbers of academic Internet technologists and users, world-wide, should retain a fully justified and historically well-earned role within the ICANN community.
2. ALAC volunteers to undertake to fill this seat (in addition to the existing ALAC quota) on the following basis:
- Priority would be given to accomplished and recognised people from the regional research/university networks, world-wide (e.g. Educause, Terena, and their colleagues in other regions);
- Geographical diversity would be maintained by rotation on a biennial basis; and
- Gender balance in the ICANN Nominating Committee.
On this basis, ICANN would maintain the existing balance of representation and affiliation in the Nominating Committee and At-Large would be able to contribute its wide range of contacts among the Internet community world-wide, including the academic community.
