<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"></div>Dear At-large community,<div dir="auto">I would like to thank you for the trust and the rich experience that I went through during my 2 years term at the NomCom.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Reading Anriette update as a NomCom delegate for the NCUC, I wouldn't have written my experience in a better or nicer way. Hence I would like to thank Anriette for allowing me to share her piece with AT-LARGE community.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I aslo happy to provide any further questions to new  ALAC delegates to the NomCom.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best wishes </div><div dir="auto">Nadira AL-Araj </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Anriette Esterhuysen</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:anriette@apc.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">anriette@apc.org</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 15:44<br>Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] NomCom update<br></div>
  
    
  
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    <p>Dear all</p>
    <p>My term on NomCom has come to an end. In the next month or so you
      will be informed of the results of the efforts of the 2019 NomCom.
      While the results will hold some disappointment for some excellent
      candidates who did not make it, I believe that our selections
      overall will add value and diversity (particularly diversity in
      terms of experience, background, perspective and region) to ICANN.
      I also think we struck a good balance between continuity on the
      one hand, and new people/ideas/perspectives on the other.</p>
    <p>{snip...} ...  </p><p>to share more about the experience and workload.
      Bruna already shared the criteria. I copy them below, and add a
      few additional thoughts.</p>
    <p><b>Experience:</b> What is not mentioned explicitly in the
      official criteria is how valuable board experience is. If you have
      served on boards, even if they are not like the ICANN board which
      has a far heavier workload than most boards, that helps a lot.
      Experience in recruitment is even more valuable in my view. If you
      have worked with recruitment processes (particularly ones that
      have to adhere to labour law that demands fairness in recruitment
      procedure) that helps a lot. Having experience in interviewing
      people is also very helpful. <br>
    </p>
    <p><b>Knowledge of ICANN:</b> You do need good knowledge of ICANN
      overall, particularly of the specific role and characteristics of
      the leadership roles that NomCom recruits for and of the unique
      role of NomCom - remember NomCom is note the only mechanism for
      finding people for leadership roles. My knowledge of ICANN was
      good overall but limited by the limitations of my experience in
      ICANN and not nearly as 'insider' or detailed as that of many
      others in this space. During my first term I had to work hard to
      fill the 'depth' gap in my knowledge of how ICANN works.
      Fortunately this was not hard. There is a lot of material to read,
      and people to talk to and learn from. Being on NomCom has been a
      really good learning experience for me. <br>
    </p>
    <p><b>Time required:</b> Between the March and June meetings you
      probably need to dedicate an average of about 22 hours a week.
      That includes calls, the face-to-face meetings mentioned below as
      well as an online intersessional and the work you do on your own
      reviewing candidates and work done with others on interviewing
      candidates and follow up on references.  This does not include
      time traveling or getting visas (which, as those who need to get
      them know, can be significant). Prior to that you have to attend
      meetings and calls and do outreach, meet with members of the
      community and work on various NomCom committees but the volume of
      time needed is less.<br>
    </p>
    <p><b>Attitude:</b> Be open to learn and listen to others. Have the
      confidence to disagree and question in a constructive manner. Be
      able to ask for help when you need it. Put ICANN's overall
      interest first, as opposed to that of a particularly stakeholder
      group or constituency. If you don't have a clear understanding of
      what ICANN's overall interest is at the particular time that
      NomCom is doing its work, then think about it, read, and talk to
      people; having clarity in your own mind about this is important,
      even if your individual understanding might vary a bit from that
      of others. Always maintain critical thinking and an analytical
      understanding of the specifics of the ICANN multistakeholder model
      and the current status of its development (or evolution) and the
      expectations it has to meet. <br>
    </p>
    <p>I am available to any candidate for NCUC NomCom appointee who has
      further questions.<br>
    </p>
    <p>Anriette</p>
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        </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Section 8.4. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE DELEGATES</span></p>
        <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Delegates to the ICANN Nominating Committee shall be:</span></p>
        <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1. Accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and with experience and competence with collegial large group decision-making;</span></p>
        <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2. Persons with wide contacts, broad experience in the Internet community, and a commitment to the success of ICANN;</span></p>
        <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">3. Persons whom the selecting body is confident will consult widely and accept input in carrying out their responsibilities;</span></p>
        <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">4. Persons who are neutral and objective, without any fixed personal commitments to particular individuals, organizations, or commercial objectives in carrying out their Nominating Committee responsibilities;</span></p>
        <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">5. Persons with an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential impact of ICANN's activities on the broader Internet community who are willing to serve as volunteers, without compensation other than the reimbursement of certain expenses; and</span></p>
        <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">6. Persons who are able to work and communicate in written and spoken English.”</span></p>
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        <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Other criteria</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (retrieved from the Nominating Committee email):</span></p>
        <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
          <li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Eligibility Exception - No person who is an employee of or paid a consultant to ICANN (including the Ombudsman) shall simultaneously serve in any of the Nominating Committee positions as described in Article 8, Section 8.2 of ICANN’s Bylaws (</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article8" style="text-decoration-line:none" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(59,115,175);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article8</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">).</span></p></li>
          <li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The person should be able to join monthly teleconferences (typically 15:00 or 16:00 UTC).  Note that the committee's workload </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">will increase</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> significantly during Apr/May/June 2020 when the candidate assessment process will be at its busiest. Conference calls are held more frequently (typically weekly and the duration of the calls may last up to 3 hours) during this time as well.</span></p></li>
          <li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The person should be willing to work in a large, consensus-oriented committee.</span></p></li>
          <li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">All 2020 NomCom members should be able to attend the following ICANN meetings (travel and hotel accommodations will be provided for all meetings):</span></p></li>
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            <li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:22pt;list-style-type:circle;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">ICANN66 | Montréal, Canada: 2-7 November 2019 (1</span><span style="font-size:6.6pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:super">st</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> official meeting of 2020 NomCom)</span></p></li>
            <li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:22pt;list-style-type:circle;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">ICANN67 | Cancún, Mexico: 7-12 March 2020 (outreach and training meeting)</span></p></li>
            <li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:22pt;list-style-type:circle;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Intersessional | (Location tentative - Los Angeles, United States): TBD April 2020 (assessment meeting)</span></p></li>
            <li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:22pt;list-style-type:circle;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">ICANN68 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 22-25 June 2020 (selection meeting)</span></p></li>
          </ul>
        </ul>
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        <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As you gather from the criteria above, it is very important that the applicants for this position be active members of NCUC, involved with ICANN and its various working groups and show proven interest in NCUC work and understand the dynamics of ICANN and groups existing within ICANN.</span></p>
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Anriette Esterhuysen
Senior advisor on internet governance, policy advocacy and strategic planning
Association for Progressive Communications
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 8:36
          PM Anriette Esterhuysen <<a href="mailto:anriette@apc.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">anriette@apc.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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                Dear all</div>
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              <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt">Another
                NomCom cycle is nearing its end. NomCom has just
                completed a series of online intersessional meetings -
                three four-hour long calls - and we have come up with
                the finalised list of candidates for open ICANN
                leadership positions. Between now and Marrakesh we will
                follow up with candidates' references, and prepare for
                the final selection process which will take place in
                Marrakesh during ICANN65. <br>
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              <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt"><span>At the
                  close of the application period in late March, NomCom
                  had received 127 applications in total: 56 from
                  Africa; 35 from Asia Pacific; 13 from Europe; 21<br>
                  from Latin America and the Caribbean; and 2 from North
                  America. There were 42 female and 85 male applicants.
                  Several applicants applied for more than one position.
                  The low number of NA candidates is simply a result of
                  the fact that the complement of board members from
                  North America is full at present and we were not
                  appointing anyone for ALAC from NA in this round. The
                  gender breakdown is disappointing. In my view
                  addressing this should be given serious consideration
                  by future NomComs. The 2018 figures looked better.<br>
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                  <div><span><span><span>At an intersessional meeting in
                          Los Angeles from </span></span>10-13 April
                      NomCom members reviewed and discussed each of the
                      128 applications and produced a long list of 58
                      candidates. From late April to mid-May applicants
                      we took another close look at candidates'
                      applications and background material, and
                      conducted voice with all of them. <br>
                    </span></div>
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                    </span></div>
                  <div><span>The final list consists of a total of 24
                      shortlisted candidates in total for all the
                      positions: Board, PTI Board; GNSO; ccNSO;
                      ALAC-Africa; ALAC-Asia Pacific; ALAC Latin
                      American and the Caribbean. The number of
                      candidates per position varies from 7 to 2.  As I
                      said above, we will finalise our selections in
                      Marrakesh, including interviewing Board and PTI
                      Board candidates face-to-face. The public
                      announcement of the final selection, however, will
                      only be made from late August to September.<br>
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                  <div><span>I am very happy to report that we had
                      excellent candidates - that is not new of course.
                      However, what is particularly rewarding is that we
                      also had excellent candidates from Africa which
                      indicates we manage to respond effectively to a
                      challenge identified in 2018. There is also good
                      diversity in the shortlist from the perspective of
                      insiders vs. outsiders, and the background and
                      experience of candidates. <br>
                    </span></div>
                  <div><span><br>
                    </span></div>
                  <div><span>Below is a reminder of the 2019 NomCom
                      Timeline. I also attach the May 2019 NomCom
                      update.</span></div>
                  <div><span><br>
                    </span></div>
                  <div><span>Finally, my second term on NomCom is coming
                      to an end. This means it is time for NCUC to
                      identify someone new. I am available to share
                      information about the workload and skills needed
                      with anyone who  is interested.<br>
                    </span></div>
                  <div><span><br>
                    </span></div>
                  <div><span>Thanks again to the NCUC for appointing me
                      and to NCUC leadership for their support. It has
                      been very positive experience. I have learnt more
                      about ICANN than in the previous 20 years :) It is
                      hard work, frustrating at times, but rewarding to
                      see how a group of very diverse individuals can
                      work together effectively to produce what I trust
                      will again be an impressive group of people that
                      will add value to ICANN. <br>
                    </span></div>
                  <div><span><br>
                    </span></div>
                  <div><span>Thank you also to NomCom leadership: Damon
                      Ashcraft (chair), Jay Sudowski (incoming chair)
                      and Zahid Jamil (outgoing chair) for creating a
                      very constructive and respectful work environment.
                      As for the ICANN staff support team, they have
                      been excellent. We would never be able to do this
                      without them.<br>
                    </span></div>
                  <div><span><br>
                    </span></div>
                  <div><span>Sincere regards</span></div>
                  <div><span><br>
                    </span></div>
                  <div><span>Anriette Esterhuysen<br>
                    </span></div>
                  <div><span><br>
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                  <div><span><br>
                    </span></div>
                  <div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span>2019
                      NomCom Timeline:</span></div>
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Senior advisor on internet governance, policy advocacy and strategic planning
Association for Progressive Communications
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