ALAC Members

ALAC Selection Timetable for 2021 ALAC Members* (NARALO**): 

• 10 May 2021 -  Announcement of call for nominations and Nominee's Statement.* (Except for NARALO that requires a call for nominations 30 days before the start of the elections.)

• 10 May – 21 May 2021 - Nomination period (nominations accepted for 10 working days). 

• 28 May 2021  - Deadline for nomination acceptances

• 31 May 2021  - 4 June 2021- Calls with the candidates if desired by the RALOs. 

• 7 June - 11 June 2021 - Elections (If required, elections will begin no later than one week after the deadline for nomination acceptances and end no later than two weeks after that deadline).

• 2021 AGM [ ICANN72] - Newly elected ALAC Members and RALOs Leaders shall be seated at the end of the 2021 AGM following the close of the Board Meeting on 28 October 2021.

.* NOTES ON NOMINATIONS 

1. All nominees are expected to submit a brief statement explaining why they believe they are a suitable candidate and must also complete or update their Statement of Interest (see: At-Large New SOIs Workspace).
2. No one who is currently serving on the Nominating Committee may be nominated for the ALAC. See https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en#VII-8

**NARALO's  Rules of Procedures call for the Call for Nominations for all positions to made by the Chair 30 days in advance of the date of the election. Call for elections will start on 7 May 2021.

ALAC Voting Delegates to the NomCom*

*NOTES ON NOMINATIONS 

1. All nominees are expected to submit a brief statement explaining why they believe they are a suitable candidate and must also complete or update their Statement of Interest (see: At-Large New SOIs Workspace).
2. No one who is currently serving on the Nominating Committee may be nominated for the ALAC. See https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en#VII-8

The ICANN Bylaws require that the ALAC, in consultation with the RALOs, appoints five voting members of the NomCom, one per ICANN region. Voting members of the NomCom are appointed for a one year term, starting at the close of the 2021 Annual General Meeting and ending at the 2022 Annual General Meeting, and may be re-appointed for a further term of one year subject to the requirement under the ICANN Bylaws. 

• XI-2.4.e The ALAC shall, after consultation with each RALO, annually appoint five voting delegates (no two of whom shall be citizens of countries in the same Geographic Region, as defined according to Section 5 of Article VI to the Nominating Committee.

• VII-3.1 Each voting delegate shall serve a one-year term. A delegate may serve at most two successive one-year terms, after which at least two years must elapse before the individual is eligible to serve another term.

Voting delegate to the NomCom may not serve more than two consecutive one year terms.

IMPORTANT: Criteria for NomCom Delegates

The NomCom is responsible for selecting members of the ICANN Board, ALAC, ccNSO and GNSO. This is a very important function and all candidates should meet important criteria.

• Familiarity with the ICANN groups to which the NomCom appoints (Board, ALAC, GNSO, ccNSO).
• Ability to judge people (such as when interviewing and hiring).
• Comfortable and preferably fluent with English (listening, reading, speaking).
• Good on-line skills such as on Google & Social media
• Time Commitment - Must be willing to devote substantial time under tight deadlines (March-June). Will involve travel to up to 4 meetings.
• Ability work in a group environment, standing up for what you believe in a discussion with other "strong" people, but at the same time, must be a good listener and be willing to change your mind if someone else has a good argument. Diplomacy is important.

IMPORTANT: RALOs may recommend one or more candidates to the ALAC. The appointment if NomCom delegates is carried out by the ALAC. Therefore, RALO recommendations are not binding.

Selection Schedule for 2021 ALAC Selectees from the NomCom - TBD by the NomCom (see: 2021 NomCom webpage)

2021 AFRALO Regional Selections

2021 APRALO Regional Selections*

Please see the 2021 APRALO Regional Selections workspace for important details of the APRALO elections requirements. 

*The APRALO Secretariat position is a discretionary appointment and,  therefore, is not part of the annual selection process. 

2021 EURALO Regional Selections 

2021 LACRALO Regional Selections

Please see the 2021 LACRALO Regional Selections workspace for important details of the LACRALO elections rules and requirements.

2021 NARALO Regional Selections

ALAC Chair

Selection Schedule for ALAC Chair

• TBD -  Announcement of call for nominations and Nominee's Statement. (Only current ALAC Members may make nominations. Nominations must be sent to the ALAC list.)

• TBD (23:59 UTC) - Nomination period (nominations accepted for 14 calendar days). 

• TBD (23:59 UTC) - Nomination acceptance deadline. Messages accepting or declining nominations must be sent to the ALAC list no later than 7 days after the close of nominations.

• TBD - Elections (If required, elections will begin no later than one week after the deadline for nomination acceptances and end no later than two weeks after that deadline).  The winner must receive votes from the majority of sitting ALAC Members. The ALAC RoP Section 17.2 details the election procedure and how to proceed in the case of a variety of unusual conditions.

• 2021 AGM [ ICANN72 ] - The newly elected ALAC Chair shall be seated at the 2021 AGM following the close of the Board Meeting on 28 October 2021.

ALT Members

Selection Schedule for 2021-2022 ALT Members

• TBD -  Announcement of call for nominations. (Only current ALAC Members may make nominations. Nominations must be sent to the ALAC list.)

• TBD (23:59 UTC) - Nomination period (nominations accepted for 14 calendar days). 

• TBD (23:59 UTC) - Nomination acceptance deadline. Messages accepting or declining nominations must be sent to the ALAC list no later than 7 days after the close of nominations.

• TBD - Elections (If required, elections will begin no later than one week after the deadline for nomination acceptances and end no later than two weeks after that deadline).

• 2021 AGM [ ICANN72 ] - The newly elected ALT shall be seated at the 2021 AGM following the close of the Board Meeting on 28 October 2021.

ALAC Liaisons