At-Large Board Working Group Report on Nominating Committee (BWG-NomCom) Workspace

ICANN is posting for public comment the report prepared by the Board Working Group on Nominating Committee (BWG-NomCom). The Board welcomes input from the community on the BWG-NomCom report as the recommendations in the BWG-NomCom report have potential effects on the NomCom structure.

The Board Working Group on Nominating Committee (BWG-NomCom) formed in February 2014, was charged with performing the review called for in Recommendation 10 of the Nominating Committee Review Finalization Working Group, addressing issues of the size and composition of the Nominating Committee (NomCom), as well as the related issues of NomCom's recruitment and selection functions. The BWG-NomCom prepared a report that includes 15 recommendations. Pursuant to its Charter, the report was presented to the Structural Improvements Committee (SIC). After review of the report, the SIC recommended the Board approve the report be posted for public comment.

The Board has not yet considered the recommendations in the BWG-NomCom report and directed the report be posted for public comment. If there is any disagreement with the BWG-NomCom recommendations, community members are encouraged to include within their comments alternative ideas of how to reach the objectives set out in the report. The Board will carefully weigh and consider the community's inputs once the public comment cycle and the open session in Los Angeles are complete.

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BWG-NomCom Report [PDF, 215 KB]

Revised Charter of the BWG-NomCom can be found here [PDF, 90 KB]

27 March 2014 Board resolution – Composition and Scope of the Board Working Group on Nominating Committee: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-03-27-en#2.a