Indeed. I Couldn't think of a better choice for the Board.

Congratulations, Avri!

-- 
Tapani Tarvainen


On Sep 02 04:41, Seun Ojedeji ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
> 
> Not really sure which list to send this to because Avri is really an ICANN
> community person (literarily everywhere so to speak) but I think here is
> more appropriate.
> 
> As we use to say when a community member crosses to the Board "we probably
> just lost Avri" ;-) but I think it's a gain for both ICANN Org and
> community.
> 
> Congratulations to one of the encyclopedia of ICANN, congratulations to
> Carlos as well and every other person selected to the various positions.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Sent from my mobile
> Kindly excuse brevity and typos
> 
> On Sep 2, 2017 2:26 AM, "ICANN News Alert" <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> 
> [image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert
> 
> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-09-01-en
> ------------------------------
> ICANN 2017 Nominating Committee Announces Selections
> 
> LOS ANGELES – 01 September 2017 - The ICANN 2017 Nominating Committee is
> pleased to announce its selections for eight leadership positions within
> ICANN. The selections include:
> *ICANN Board of Directors*
> 
> Avri Doria (North America)
> Sarah Deutsch (North America)
> *At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)*
> 
> Hadia Elminiawi (Africa)
> Kaili Kan (Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands)
> Richardo Holmquist (Latin America, Caribbean Islands)
> *Council of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)*
> 
> Marita Moll (North America)
> *Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)*
> 
> Carlos Gutierrez (Latin America, Caribbean Islands)
> Syed Ismail Shah (Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands)
> 
> *Selectee photos and biographies will be posted to* *icann.org*
> <https://www.icann.org/>* in the coming days.*
> 
> Those selected will take up their positions after the end of ICANN’s Annual
> General Meeting, which will take place during ICANN60, scheduled for 28
> October – 3 November in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
> 
> There will be an announcement coming soon about the Public Technical
> Identifiers (PTI) Board seats, which is also part of the Nominating
> Committee work for this year.
> 
> The Nominating Committee is charged with recruiting and selecting a portion
> of ICANN’s leadership. The Nominating Committee is mandated to ensure that
> ICANN’s overall leadership is diverse in geography, culture, skills,
> experience, and perspective. Selectees should have the following basic
> criteria:
> 
>    - Have integrity, objectivity, and sound judgment.
>    - Support decision-making within groups.
>    - Work effectively in English.
>    - Understand ICANN’s mission and operation.
>    - Are committed to ICANN’s success.
>    - Have experience in world affairs.
>    - Contribute to cultural, professional, and geographic expertise.
>    - Can work long and hard, generally as volunteers, for the global public
>    trust.
> 
> *An Independent Body at the Community’s Service*
> 
> Hans Petter Holen, the Chair of the 2017 Nominating Committee, shared the
> following statement about the 2017 Nominating Committee results:
> 
> “As Chair, it is my honor, pleasure, and duty to report that the 2017
> Nominating Committee has completed the task assigned to it by the ICANN
> community and made the selections shown above.
> 
> I want to thank the Nominating Committee for its work and dedication, in
> working constructively and efficiently together to reach final agreement.
> 
> I want to extend special thanks to Joette Youkhanna and Jia Kimoto for
> excellent support to the committee. I also want to thank Zahid Jamil and
> Stephane van Gelder for supporting me on the Leadership Team throughout the
> year, and Stephane van Gelder for providing the Committee and the community
> with regular report cards on our work.
> 
> During this year's Annual General Meeting in Abu Dhabi, the Committee will
> present the ICANN community with a Final Report detailing its work and
> providing in-depth data on the applications received.”
> *Regional Breakdown of Applicants*
> 
> As noted above, the 2017 Nominating Committee received 99 applications from
> candidates all over the world (36 women and 63 men) during its nomination
> period. This nominating period took place from 11 January 2017 to 21 March
> 2017.
> 
> The regional breakdown of this year's candidates is:
> 
> 16 from Africa
> 23 from Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands
> 25 from Europe
> 13 from Latin America, Caribbean Islands
> 22 from North America
> 
> To learn more about the Nominating Committee, visit http://nomcom.icann.org/
> .
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