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    <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
      Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-language:ES-PE" lang="EN-US">Dear
      All, <br>
       <br>
      We would like to announce the timetable for the selection of the
      2015-2017 ALAC Member from LACRALO replacing Fatima Cambronero.
      <br>
       <br>
      <u>The Timetable is: <br>
      </u> <br>
      Selection Timetable for the 2015-2017  ALAC Member from LACRALO:  
      <br>
        <o:p></o:p></span>
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        <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
          Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-language:ES-PE" lang="EN-US">12
          August – Announcement of call for nominations and Nominee’s
          Statement
          <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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        <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
          Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-language:ES-PE" lang="EN-US">12
          August – 21 August (at 23:59 UTC) - Nomination period
          (nominations accepted for 10 calendar days).
          <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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        <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
          Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-language:ES-PE" lang="EN-US">28
          August  (at 23:59 UTC) - Deadline for nomination acceptances*
          <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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          Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-language:ES-PE" lang="EN-US">31
          August (at 00:00 UTC) - 07 September (23:59 UTC)  - Elections
          or confirmation poll (If required, elections or a confirmation
          poll will begin no later than one week after the deadline for
          nomination acceptances and end no later than two weeks after
          that deadline).
          <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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        <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
          Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-language:ES-PE" lang="EN-US">2015

          AGM [ ICANN 54 ] - Newly elected ALAC representative shall be
          seated on the ALAC at the close of the 2015 AGM on Thursday,
          22nd October 2015.
          <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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        Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-language:ES-PE" lang="EN-US"> <br>
        * All nominees are expected to submit a brief Nominee’s
        Statement explaining why they believe they are a suitable
        candidate. The Nominee’s Statements will be posted to the
        LACRALO wiki. Nominees are also requested to complete or update
        their Statement of Interest (see: <a
href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+New+SOIs+Workspace"><span
            style="color:blue">At-Large New SOIs Workspace</span></a>).<br>
        <br>
         <br>
        <u>Criteria for ALAC Members:<br>
          <br>
        </u>According to 5.4.1 of the <a
href="https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/LACRALO+Organising+Documents"><span
            style="color:blue">LACRALO/ICANN MOU</span></a><br>
        <br>
        ·         <u>5.4.1 The LACRALO will choose (2) individuals to
          serve as representatives to the At-Large Advisory Committee
          (ALAC) in the terms specified in the ICANN bylaws. Only those
          ALSes who have been accredited prior to the election will be
          able to vote. Each accredited ALS will have one (1) vote. The
          selected representatives must be members of different ALSes,
          must have their principal residence in different countries of
          the region and their nationalities must be different. Selected
          representatives will have the responsibilities described in
          the bylaws.<br>
        </u> <br>
        According to rule 8 of our <a
href="https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/LACRALO+Organising+Documents"><span
            style="color:blue">LACRALO Operating Principles</span></a>:
        <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
          Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-language:ES-PE" lang="EN-US">The
          selected representatives shall be a member of an accredited
          ALS; and
          <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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        <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
          Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-language:ES-PE" lang="EN-US">Have
          his or her main place of residence in a country of the LACRALO
          region; and
          <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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        <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
          Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-language:ES-PE" lang="EN-US">Cannot

          be of the same nationality or residency as the sitting
          regional ALAC Representative (this excludes candidates from
          Brazil or who are Brazilian citizens); and <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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        <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
          Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-language:ES-PE" lang="EN-US">In
          the case of the election, the affiliation, residency and
          nationality shall also be taken into account with respect to
          the person acting as a representative vis-à-vis the ALAC on
          behalf of the LAC appointed by the NOMCOM; an <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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        <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
          Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-language:ES-PE" lang="EN-US">Needs
          to understand and respect the Obligations and Responsibilities
          of ALAC members (see
          <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2013-04"><span
              style="color:blue">http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2013-04</span></a>
          – specifically Sections 4,9, and 14.5) and Adjunct Document 01
          (
          <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-AdjDoc1-2013-06"><span
              style="color:blue">http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-AdjDoc1-2013-06</span></a>,
          Sections 1-3)
          <o:p></o:p></span></li>
    </ul>
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          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
          Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-language:ES-PE" lang="EN-US"><br>
          Presentation of Candidate(s) on Single Issue Call:<br>
        </span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
        New Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-language:ES-PE" lang="EN-US"> <br>
        A single issue call will be held after the close of the
        nomination period. During this call, accepted candidate(s) will
        be asked to give a brief presentation of why they believe they
        should be selected. Members of LACRALO will be able to ask
        questions of the candidate(s) .<br>
         <br>
        <u><a
href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Applicable+Rules+for+Votes+in+LACRALO"><span
              style="color:blue">Applicable Rules for Votes in LACRALO</span></a>:<br>
        </u> <br>
        The rules applicable to various nomination situations are
        outlined below:   <br>
        <br>
        <b>In the case of multiple nominations: </b><br>
         <br>
        ·         The standard weighted voting method will be used, and
        the candidate with the largest number of votes will be declared
        the winner (LACRALO Operating Principles , Article 8 (Updated in
        March 4 2009 by the LACRALO General Assembly held during the
        ICANN meeting in Mexico. Please note that Article 8 must be read
        and interpreted in conjunction with Article 12<b>
        </b>regarding voting as stated in the Rules of Procedure 2007 –
        see <a
          href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=49352819">
          <span style="color:blue">Comparative version RoP English /
            Spanish approved in June 2014. Versión comparada RoP Inglés
            / Español aprobada junio 2014</span></a>) At  the end of the
        voting  period, the votes  shall be counted  according to rule
        12.9 of the rules, (each vote  shall be weighted according to
        the country  coefficient), and the results of the votes,
        including votes casted and voters will be presented to all
        LACRALO members according to article 20 in accordance with rule
        12.4
        <b><br>
           <br>
          In the case of a tie:<br>
        </b> <br>
        ·         A random selection, carried out by LACRALO leadership
        and supervised by At-Large Staff will be use to break the tie (<u>UN
          GA Rule 132 [93</u>]).<b>
          <br>
          <br>
          In the case of a single candidate:   <br>
        </b> <br>
        ·         Precedent will be applied. The LACRALO community will
        hold a poll. If a majority (more than 50%) of people responding
        to the poll, NOT counting abstentions, indicates NO, then the
        selection process for the ALAC seat will be restarted with a new
        call for nominations. On the contrary, the candidate will be
        nominated.<br>
        <br>
        Kind regards,</span></p>
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        Alberto and Humberto</span></p>
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