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<h2 style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">News Alert<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-29-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-29-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">ICANN 2016 Nominating Committee Announces Selections<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family:Arial">29 August 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">The ICANN 2016 Nominating Committee is pleased to announce its selections for seven leadership positions within ICANN.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3 align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">ICANN Board of Directors<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#maarten-botterman"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="150" height="200" id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/botterman-150x200-29aug16-en.jpg" alt="aarten Botterman"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#maarten-botterman">Maarten Botterman</a><br>
Europe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#cherine-chalaby"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="150" height="200" id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/unmanaged/en/biog/photos/chalaby-profile.jpg" alt="herine Chalaby"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#cherine-chalaby">Cherine Chalaby</a><br>
Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#khaled-koubaa"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="150" height="200" id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/koubaa-150x200-29aug16-en.png" alt="haled Koubaa"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#khaled-koubaa">Khaled Koubaa</a><br>
Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3 align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#andrey-kolesnikov"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="150" height="200" id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/kolesnikov-150x200-29aug16-en.jpg" alt="ndrey Kolesnikov"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#andrey-kolesnikov">Andrey Kolesnikov</a><br>
Europe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#javier-rua-jovet"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="150" height="200" id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/rua-jovet-150x200-29aug16-en.jpg" alt="avier Rua-Jovet"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#javier-rua-jovet">Javier Rua-Jovet</a><br>
North America<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3 align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#erika-mann"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="150" height="200" id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/unmanaged/en/biog/photos/mann-profile.jpg" alt="rika Mann"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#erika-mann">Erika Mann</a><br>
Europe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#jian-zhang"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="150" height="200" id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/zhang-150x200-29aug16-en.jpg" alt="ian Zhang"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#jian-zhang">Jian Zhang</a><br>
Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">Those selected will take up their positions after the end of ICANN's Annual General Meeting, which will take place during the ICANN Public Meeting scheduled for 3 – 9 November 2016 in Hyderabad, India.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">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. The basic criteria are that selectees are people of integrity, objectivity, sound judgment; support decision-making within groups; work effectively in English; understand ICANN's mission and operation; are committed
to its success; have experience in world affairs; contribute to cultural, professional and geographic expertise; and can work long and hard, generally as volunteers, for the global public trust.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">An Independent Body at the Community's Service<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">Discussing the 2016 Nominating Committee results, Stéphane Van Gelder, the Chair of the 2016 Nominating Committee, shared the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">"As Chair, it is my honour, pleasure and duty to report that the 2016 Nominating Committee has completed the task assigned to it by the ICANN Community and made the selections shown above.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">By the close of the application period on 20 March 2016, the 2016 Nominating Committee had received 105 applications for the seven positions it was tasked with filling.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">This substantial growth in applications meant the 2016 Nominating Committee had to apply discipline to its processes and planning. The Nominating Committee members availed themselves admirably of the
task the ICANN Community has entrusted them with. Their outstanding dedication shown by the fact that at the close of the official selection work, they decided to reconvene and continue working on issues such as process in order to provide future Nominating
Committees with an even more solid base to work from.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">I want to thank the Nominating Committee for its work and dedication, which included active participation in the drafting of the Committee's final report to provide in-depth information on the full
cycle. The final report is meant as an official recording of this cycle, both for anyone interested in understanding how the Nominating Committee works and for future reference should Nominating Committees need this in the years to come.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">I want to extend special thanks to our world class staff support, Joette Youkhanna and Jia Kimoto, to Yrjö Lansipuro for once again providing the Committee and the Community with journalist-level Report
Cards on our work, and to Hans Petter Holen and Wolfgang Kleinwächter for supporting me on the Leadership Team throughout the year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">During this year's Annual General Meeting in Hyderabad in November, the Committee will present the ICANN Community with a Final Report detailing its work and providing in-depth data on the applications
received.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">Stéphane Van Gelder</span><span style="font-family:MingLiU"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:Arial">2016 Nominating Committee Chair"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">Regional Breakdown of Applicants<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">As noted above, the 2016 Nominating Committee received 105 applications from candidates all over the world (20 women and 85 men) during its open nomination period from 17 December 2015 to 20 March
2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">The regional breakdown of this year's candidates is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Arial">13 from Africa<br>
30 from Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands<br>
26 from Europe<br>
11 from Latin America/Caribbean Islands<br>
25 from North America<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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