<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div>Dear ALAC Members and All, </div><div><br></div><div><div>Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has requested that a vote be held by the ALAC regarding the endorsement of ALAC Representatives to the ICANN Accountability and Governance Coordination Group. </div><div><br></div><div>***</div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div>QUESTION: Should the advice from the At-Large Sub-Committee on the Selection of Members for the ICANN Accountability and Governance Coordination Group be accepted? The advice is as follows: </div><div><br></div><div>Factoring in 1) a point scoring system (i.e. a straw ballot) based on applicants' Expression of Interest, 2) the Sub-Committee's conference call on 29 September 2014 to make the decision on the candidates, and 3) a BigPulse vote to choose one representative between the top 2 candidates decided by the straw ballot, it is recommended that the ALAC endorse the following individual as the ALAC Representative to the ICANN Accountability and Governance Coordination Group: </div><div><br></div><div><b>- Alan Greenberg </b></div><div><br></div><div>The recommendations are based on a high level of confidence that the candidate: 1) Is qualified to access the principles and mechanisms for ICANN Accountability and Governance functions; 2) has wide range of contacts and experiences to engage the largest number of Coordination Group participants; and 3) can do so from the perspective/viewpoint of the ALAC, the At-Large Community, and the global Internet endusers.</div></span><div><br></div><div>***</div><div>Kindly note that the poll will be open from <b>06 Oct 2014 20:00 UTC to 11 Oct 2014 11:59 UTC.</b> </div></div><div><br></div><div><div><div><div style="font-family: calibri, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Regards,</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">E-mail: <a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge" target="_blank">@ICANN_AtLarge</a> <br></div><div><br></div></font></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>