[registrars] nomcom update

[elliot noss <enoss@xxxxxxxxxx>]

To all:

Jon Nevett asked me to provide an update on nomcom, so here it is!

First of all, some of you may have seen the deadline for Statements  
of Interest has been extended.
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-07jul06.htm

This is pretty much the same as last year. There is no problem, but  
everyone involved would like to see as many good candidates to choose  
from as possible.
As a reminder, from the FAQ the work this year includes selecting:

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ICANN Board of Directors:

3 seats, with terms through the conclusion of the ICANN 2009 Annual  
Meeting.
GNSO Council:

1 seat, with term through the conclusion of the ICANN 2008 Annual  
Meeting.
Interim ALAC:

2 seats (Europe and North America regions), with terms through the  
ICANN 2008 Annual Meeting.
ccNSO Council:

1 seat, with term through the conclusion of the ICANN 2008 Annual  
Meeting.
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The rest of the FAQ is here. http://www.icann.org/committees/nom-comm/ 
faqs.htm
This year's work is extremely important as it includes three board  
seats. I will be clear that the our constituency has done an  
extremely poor job of helping to find and recruit good candidates  
(this is intended to motivate you all to prove me wrong :-)). I do  
not believe that other than our representative (me!) anyone  
contributed any candidates either last year or this year. If I am  
wrong in that please let me know offlist so I can correct. We could  
really use your help in sourcing good people. This year we especially  
need help to find great European candidates as the only two European  
board seats are both up this year, Hagen Hultz and Veni Markovski.
As for GNSO, last year nomcom injected new blood into the GNSO. This  
year it is my view that we need some more ICANN experience. Remember  
both Bruce and Ross are nearing the end of their terms. Suggestions  
are greatly appreciated.
If any of you have any ideas or questions or comments about the  
nomcom work please contact me offlist and I will be happy to help.  
This is really important work in the context of what ICANN does.  
PLEASE help. Thanks.
Regards
Elliot Noss