> http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-20aug12- > en.htm > Call for Expressions of Interest for 2012-2013 NomCom Chair > > 20 August 2012 > ICANN is immediately seeking expressions of interest for the > 2012-2013 Nominating Committee (NomCom) Chair. > > In accordance with ICANN's Bylaws, "[i]t is anticipated that upon > the conclusion of the term of the Chair-Elect, the Chair-Elect will > be appointed by the Board to the position of Chair." See Article > VII, section 3.4. > > But, the current NomCom Chair-Elect chose after the Prague meeting > to not stand for NomCom Chair. That is why ICANN is now calling for > those interested in serving as Chair of the 2012-2013 Nominating > Committee to submit a statement of interest. All individuals who > have expressed interest in serving as the Chair-Elect will be > directly notified about being considered for Chair. Accordingly, if > you have already submitted your statement of interest for Chair- > Elect, you need not do so again for the Chair position. > > For more information about the NomCom see: http://nomcom.icann.org/ > > Position Description – Nominating Committee Chair > > This position blends time management and negotiation skills with > the practical aspects of conducting a world-wide search for > individuals to fill various ICANN leadership positions. The NomCom > Chair will be called on to schedule, organize and lead numerous in- > person and telephonic meetings with a large committee of community > members. The NomCom Chair is also responsible for managing the > candidate identification and statement of interest process, with > other committee members, and for managing the due diligence to be > performed on nominated candidates, in cooperation with ICANN's > General Counsel and any retained outside firm(s). Throughout all > NomCom activities, the Chair is responsible for ensuring that all > NomCom operating rules and procedures are followed, and that all > required documentation and reports are prepared in a timely fashion > and provided to the proper parties as necessary. > > Skills and Experience > > To properly serve as the NomCom Chair, the selected individual must > have: > > (i) adequate time available to undertake the role; > > (ii) excellent communication and negotiation skills to manage a > committee of 20-21 members; > > (iii) a clear understanding of the duties and responsibilities of > each position for which the NomCom is selecting candidates; > > (iv) experience on or with a Board of Directors of organizations > with similar scale, scope and diversity as ICANN; > > (v) strong organization and leadership skills; > > (vi) ability to remain unbiased; > > (vii) no conflicts of interest, and > > (viii) a thorough understanding of, and satisfy, all criteria set > forth in ICANN Bylaws relating to the NomCom (seehttp:// > www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#VII). > > Specific Duties and Responsibilities > > 1. Plans and schedules NomCom meetings as required, including > ensuring posting schedules for public review. Please see attached > for a Listing of the NomCom activities. > > 2. Appoints non-voting Associate Chair if so desired. > > 3. Reports to ICANN Board and the community on status of the > NomCom. > > 4. Prepares and publishes the NomCom report. > > 5. Ensures that NomCom operating rules and procedures are > followed. > > 6. Manages NomCom Selection Process, including: > > (a) Approves outreach/advertising methods for attracting candidates. > > (b) Conducts outreach with ICANN Constituencies, ACs and SOs (with > Chairs of those groups), ICANN Board, and others. > > (c) With other committee members, reviews and evaluates candidate > Statements of Interest (SOIs) and references submitted during > NomCom process > > (d) Coordinates due diligence on nominated candidates in > cooperation with ICANN's General Counsel and any outside firm(s) > retained to perform due diligence activities. > > 7. Approves posting of NomCom announcements and schedules on > ICANN website. > > 8. Ensures NomCom records are properly established, maintained > and archived. > > Eligibility Exclusion > > No person who is an employee of or is a paid consultant to ICANN > (including the Ombudsman) shall simultaneously serve as a member of > the NomCom, including the post of Chair or Chair-Elect. > > Expenses > > All reasonable travel expenses and administrative costs incurred as > a result of performing the duties as NomCom Chair or Chair-Elect in > accordance with ICANN's policies will be reimbursed by ICANN upon > the Chair or Chair-Elect's submission to ICANN of valid receipts > and invoices. > > Expressions of Interest > > Expressions of Interest, which will be maintained as confidential, > should be sent to [log in to unmask] no later than 4 > September 2012. > > IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]