<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large">Dear All:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large">I make these declarations:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large">The roles and responsibilities of the Chair, LACRALO are defined in LACRALO's organising instruments.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large">The roles and responsibilities of the Secretariat, LACRALO are defined in LACRALO's organising instruments.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif">By accepting nomination, the member from "</font><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';text-align:justify;font-size:13.5pt;line-height:107%;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">I</span><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" size="4">nstituto Iberoamericano de Investigacion para la Sociedad de
la Informacion" accepted the role of Chair and adopted the responsibilities
assigned the Chair, LACRALO.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" size="4">By accepting nomination, the member from </font><span style="text-align:justify;font-size:14pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'">“Asociación
de Derecho e Informática de Chile” accepted the role of Secretariat and the responsibilities assigned the Secretariat, LACRALO.</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'">Here is a comparison of two timelines for LACRALO elections. Do your best and spot the differences.</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'">-----------------------------------------------------------------</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">COMPARING TWO TIMELINES OF PAST ELECTIONS</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">December 8, 2014
Timeline for LACRALO Chair and Secretariat Election 2015 – 2016 posted</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2014-December/011827.html">http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2014-December/011827.html</a>
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<pre> * <span style="font-family:'Courier New'">Nominations and self-nominations: 09 DEC 2014 - 09 JAN 2015</span></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'"> * Nomination
acceptance: Ends 16 JAN 2015</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'"> *
Teleconference for the candidates and Q&A: 20 JAN 2015</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'"> *
Online vote: 26 JAN 2015 - 01 FEB 2015</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">December 26, 2014
Humberto Carrasco nominated by Alberto Soto</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2014-December/011901.html">http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2014-December/011901.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">December 26, 2014
Humberto Carrasco accepted nomination</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2014-December/011902.html">http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2014-December/011902.html</a>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">December 26, 2014
Alberto Soto nominated by Humberto Carrasco</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2014-December/011902.html">http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2014-December/011902.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">December 26, 2014
Alberto Soto accepted nomination</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2014-December/011908.html">http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2014-December/011908.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">January 26, 2015 Vote begins for LACRALO Chair 2015 - 2016 </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2015-January/012033.html">http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2015-January/012033.html</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">February 1, 2015
Vote ends for LACRALO Chair and Secretariat election</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">February 3, 2015 Vote results for LACRALO Chair and Secretariat
published </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2015-February/012077.html">http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2015-February/012077.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:107%">56 days </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%">- DURATION OF
ELECTION CYCLE</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">April 30, 2015 - ALAC Call for Nominations <b>for ALAC Members and Voting Delegates to
the NomCom</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">April 30, 2015 - ALAC timeline for Election of ALAC representatives
for period 2015-2017 posted</p>
<pre><span style="font-family:'Courier New'"> * 30 April - Announcement of call for nominations and Nominee's Statement.</span></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'"> * 30
April - 9 May - Nomination period</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'"> (nominations accepted for 10 working days.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'"> * 16 May - Deadline for nomination acceptances</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'"> * 18
May - 25 May 2015 – Elections</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New'">(If
required, elections will begin no later than one week after the deadline for
nomination acceptances and end no later than two weeks after that deadline)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2015-April/012377.html">http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2015-April/012377.html</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">May 3, 2015 Sylvia Leite Herlein nominated as NomCom
Delegate from LACRALO</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2015-May/012388.html">http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2015-May/012388.html</a>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May 4, 2015 Sylvia
Herlein Leite accepted nomination as NomCom Delegate</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-es/2015-May/028370.html">http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-es/2015-May/028370.html</a>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May 8, 2015 Lance
Hinds nominated as ALAC delegate from LACRALO </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2015-May/012456.html">http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2015-May/012456.html</a>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May 8, 2015 Lance Hinds accepted nomination</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2015-May/012463.html">http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2015-May/012463.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">June 21-25, 2015
ICANN 53 Buenos Aires</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">June 24, 2015 LACRALO Monthly meeting at ICANN 53</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">July 17, 2015 Announcement of a ‘confirmation vote’ for
Lance Hinds as ALAC delegate</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2015-July/012774.html">http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2015-July/012774.html</a>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">July 19, 2015 First
appearance of Harold Arcos on LACRALO email list</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2015-July/012777.html">http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2015-July/012777.html</a>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">July 20, 2015 LACRALO
Call for presentation of Lance Hinds, sole nominee for ALAC</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/LACRALO+Monthly+Teleconference+2015-07-20">https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/LACRALO+Monthly+Teleconference+2015-07-20</a>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">July 21, 2015
Confirmation vote started</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">July 21, 2015 Harold
Arcos is listed as representative to LACRALO from Internauta Venezuela</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">July 27, 2015
Confirmation vote ends</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">July 28, 2015
Results of confirmation vote published</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%">89 DAYS - DURATION OF ELECTION
CYCLE</span></b></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="line-height:15.6933326721191px"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" size="4">-Carlton Samuels</font></span></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><br>==============================<br>Carlton A Samuels<br>Mobile: 876-818-1799<br><i><font color="#33CC00">Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround</font></i><br>=============================</div></div>
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