5 April 2017

ALAC Nominations Open (from NARALO Operating Principles: At least once a year, on or before the First of July, or whenever a vacancy arises, the NARALO shall issue a call for nominations (including self-nominations) for members of the North American Internet community to serve on the ALAC. The call for nominations shall be open for at least 30 days. New ALAC members will be selected and announced sufficiently in advance of ICANN's annual meeting to allow them to be seated as required by Paragraph 10. Nominations other than self-nominations must be accepted within one week of the close of the nomination period.)

Other positions: The NARALO Operating Principles are less specific but are aligned with the ALAC selection.

12 May 2017

Nominations Close.

15 May 2017

NARALO Call– for positions where all nominees have either accepted or rejected the nomination (if required), the NARALO Chair will attempt to seek consensus on who to select. This can either be a separate call or the Normal NARALO meeting

15 May 2017

Deadline for Nomination Acceptance. Self-nominations need not be accepted.

22 May - 26 May 2017

For any position(s) where consensus was not reached during a NARALO meeting, an electronic poll of NARALO ALSes and unaffiliated members will be conducted.

Note: The vote procedure will be conducted based on relevant sections outlined in the NARALO Operating Principle. In an event of a tie for the NARALO ALAC Member (2017 AGM - 2018 AGM) selection, Section 19 of the NARALO Operating Principle will be applied

Newly selected ALAC Members and RALO leaders shall be seated at the close of the 2017 AGM on Thursday, November 2, 2017. The newly selected NomCom Delegate will be seated when the 2017 NomCom convenes.

Self Nominated

I am stepping forward as a candidate for the NARALO ALAC representative position. I have been an active participant of ALAC for a number of years now including co-authoring policy positions, attending ICANN meetings, and engaging with At Large and other SO/ACs as a member of WGs and CCWGs. As NARALO’s ALAC representative, my first priority would be to listen and bring your concerns and contributions to ALAC discussions. I left the private sector and academia to found a non-profit focused on serving and empowering Internet users. Serving NARALO is a continuation of my service and I humbly ask for your support.

Self Nominated

I would be honored to represent North American Internet end users to ICANN through the ALAC.  I am independent of commercial as well as non-commercial stakeholder interests and endeavor to make objective and carefully considered contributions to the policy development process.  I would do my best to listen and constructively implement views held by other At Large participants as well as those of the wider end user community.  If selected, I would make time for this important role by downsizing my practice.

After 10 years of participating in the NARALO space and representing the region in ALAC, NomCom, IANA Transition CWWG, and other working groups and working parties (please see my SOI), I am motivated to assume a leadership such as the one I have been nominated for. We should continue to build upon the work of the past Chairs on outreach, planning and strategy building for the region. In addition, I will strive to enhance our policy discussions and contributions to serve the end user’s interest.

Self Nominated

Eduardo Diaz

I am grateful to Eduardo for nominating me as the NARALO candidate for the NomCom position. I am excited to take on this new role and challenge and accept this nomination.  Several times this past year it was remarked that very few woman candidates were interested in running for positions. I believe this is because a different recruiting strategy needs to be employed to enhance the gender diversity within ICANN. This starts by having more woman representatives on the Nominating Committee who can them help create successful recruiting strategies to attract more woman both to submit expressions of interest and also to entice more woman to take a role. I also hope to speak for other forgotten minorities such as indigenous communities and those with disabilities or specific needs.  I have championed these rights when I was NARALO Secretariat and will with your support continue to do so if elected to the NomCom position.  I feel that to be able to make an impact and change in the NomCom and convince others of the importance of Gender and Diversity, the candidate must be knowledgeable about the different constituencies within ICANN. Having been in a leadership role for several years and having successfully completed the leadership Training offered by ICANN, I feel I have the requisite knowledge of the other constituencies to make a real difference and to impact change.

After serving as Secretariat for NARALO for two years and helping refocus NARALO, revise its rules and procedures, and successfully grow my captioning pilot into being adopted by the ICANN IT and Board into the core budget of ICANN, I am looking forward to taking on new challenges and new opportunities. I look forward to continuing to serve you in this capacity and also to help educate others about the importance of attracting diversity both in gender and attention to forgotten communities within ICANN. I hope to have your support in this new role.

Evan Leibovitch

It is with great enthusiasm that I accept this nomination for the NARALO NomCom Delegate position.  My passion for an open, sustainable, evolving Internet for all, drives my interest to contribute positively to this position at ICANN.  My recent leadership role as President and Chair of the San Francisco Bay Area Internet Society Chapter, current Advisor and Consultant for the Board and NARALO ALS representative for the Chapter will attest to my stated passion.  My professional experience with technology organizations that provide Software, Security, Network, DNS solutions for global customers has provided me with valuable knowledge of how the internet works, and an appreciation of its power and vulnerability.  My international experience and background with minimal experience at ICANN will I believe bring ‘fresh new eyes’ to this position, the team and ICANN.  I am excited to become a part of this valuable team and look forward to your support.