SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The ALAC Appointee Selection Committee recommended for a full call for nominations for ALAC Liaisons for the 2016-2017 term.

Thus, this is a call for nominations for the following ALAC Liaisons. The current Liaison is shown in brackets.

- GNSO (Olivier Crepin-Leblond)

- ccNSO (Maureen Hilyard)

- SSAC (Julie Hammer)

- GAC (Yrjö Länsipuro)

-.MOBI (Murray McKercher) 

The one year terms will start at the close of ICANN 57 and end at the close of ICANN 60. 

The schedule for this call for Liaisons is:  

Call issued Friday, 23 September

Call closes: Monday, 3 October at 23:59 UTC

Acceptances due: Friday, 7 October at 23:59 UTC

ALAC Appointee Selection Committee Teleconference: week of 10 October

ALAC Vote (if multiple candidates from Selection Committee): As soon as practical after Selection Committee announces recommendations 

Please review the General Liaison requirements and responsibilities located in the revised RoP Section 7.

Of particular importance, please note the following: 

- (As per RoP 7.3) Liaisons to AC/SOs need not be ALAC Members, but they will normally be current or past ALAC Members, or otherwise familiar with the ALAC and At-Large and the TG to whom they will liaise.

- (As per RoP 7.8) When representing the ALAC, Appointees have an obligation to solicit ALAC and At-Large views on the matter where practical and possible. Appointees should be selected knowing that in many instances such consultation may not be possible or practical and thus the ALAC needs to select people who understand the philosophies or guiding values and principles of the ALAC and At-Large. 

- Liaisons should be selected based on their familiarity with the group to which they are appointed. Having worked extensively with them before in some capacity (such as on multiple WGs) is a strong asset. 

- A level of trust between a Liaison and the group to which they are appointed is mandatory for success and must already exist or it should be demonstrable how or why it may exist in the future.

- Liaisons to AC/SOs require a MAJOR time commitment over and above other At-Large responsibilities.

- For the SSAC Liaison position, the ALAC only makes a recommendation. The Liaison is a full SSAC Member and must satisfy SSAC criteria and follow SSAC processes for admission to the AC.

- For the GAC Liaison position, the potential candidate must be approved by GAC Leadership. 

- For .MOBI, the prime issue not as much mutual respect and trust, but ensuring that the Liaison understands the business of .MOBI and is well versed in mobile technologies.

Liaison reports may be seen here. Liaisons are asked to provide monthly reports which summarize activities in the organization to which they are the Liaison.  

Process for Nomination and Selection: 

Nominations should be sent to the ALAC list the cc’ing Alan Greenberg and At-Large staff by Friday, 21 October at 23:59 UTC. For nominations made by people without access to the ALAC list, Staff will post to the ALAC list. 

All Nominees, in their acceptance or self-nomination, must provide an Expression of Interest including sufficient information about their background and experience to allow the ALAC Appointment Selection Committee to review the nominations and decide on whether to forward their candidacy to the ALAC.

The Selection Committee may choose to forward one or more candidates to the ALAC for each position.

The Selection Committee or its Chair may choose to ask follow-up questions, but it is not obliged to, so submissions should be as complete as possible.

CALL FOR CANDIDATES

Interested members from the At-Large community should send their 1) expression of interest and 2) resume, curriculum vitae, or biography, to staff@atlarge.icann.org by 23:59 UTC on 14 July 2016.

In their expression of interest, candidates should respond to the following: 

1. Name
2. Affiliation
3. Geographic region
4. Skill set and experience (please provide additional details to the following):
   1. Direct experience and knowledge of the IANA naming function
   2. Analytical skills, ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative evidence, and capacity to draw conclusions purely based on evidence.
   3. Able to work and communicate in written and spoken English
   4. Effective communication skills
   5. Experience in managing and/or participating in committees (e.g. meeting coordination, reporting, and escalation) in order to contribute meaningfully to CSC processes
   6. Demonstrated ability in relationship management to support diplomatic discussion, consensus driven decision making, and productive negotiation
5. Other skill set or experience relevant to CSC’s work
6. Explanation of interest in becoming involved in the CSC
7. Understanding of the purpose of the CSC
8. Able to meet the time commitment required to participate in the CSC
9. As ALAC Liaison to the CSC, what do you believe that your main responsibilities will be, both within the CSC and in relation to the ALAC?

Please use the expression of interest template (.docx file attached) to fill out the required information.

Candidates' Expression of Interest (EoI) submissions will be reviewed by the ALAC Candidate Selection Committee which will forward its preferred EoIs to the ALAC for final selection and/or ratification.

BACKGROUND 

On 10 March 2016, the ICANN Board transmitted to the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) a package of proposals developed by the international Internet community to transition NTIA’s stewardship of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder community. 

One of the things that this package calls for is the creation of a Customer Standing Committee (CSC) to provide operational oversight of the performance of the IANA naming function, a role currently performed by NTIA. The scope and responsibility of the CSC is available here. 

The membership composition of the CSC, as specified in the package of proposals, includes one Liaison appointed by the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), who will serve an inaugural three-year term.

Liaisons shall not be members or be entitled to vote on the CSC, but otherwise shall be entitled to participate on equal footing with members of the CSC. Participation in the CSC is voluntary. The CSC is expected to perform the majority of its work telephonically and via email. Travel funding will not be provided. 

PROCESS

The ALAC is responsible for appointing a primary and a secondary candidate that meet the qualification requirements in the expression of interest, and are geographically diverse. The ALAC should forward the Liaison candidates to the CSC for consideration no later than 23:59 UTC on 22 July 2016. 

The Membership Selection Process of the CSC Charter calls for due consideration to be given, to the extent possible, to form a CSC that has diversity in terms of geography and skill set. To that end, the composition of the slate will be reviewed during two points in the selection process: firstly by the RySG and ccNSO and secondly by the ccNSO and GNSO. 

The ccNSO and GNSO Councils will also make a decision regarding which members and liaisons will serve an inaugural three-year term.

The ccNSO and GNSO Councils will notify ICANN and the appointing organizations of the final composition of the CSC. The notification will take place on or around 10 August 2016.

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS (viewable only to Selection Committee members)