IMPORTANT: The following shall be the process for posting and accepting nominations for APRALO positions:

  1. Nominations, including self-nominations, must be made directly to the apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org list. Any current subscriber to this list can make nominations.

  2. Nominators must also post the nomination at the 2023 ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments Wiki Workspace

    directly, or by sending a mail to At-Large staff;

  3. A nominee who opts to accept his/her nomination must do so by replying directly to the said mailing list, with a copy to At-Large staff, and must complete or update their Statement of Interest (see: At-Large New SOIs Workspace).   

  4. Apart from the nomination and the acceptance, additional messages  to the said mailing list expressing support for any candidate are not required; and

  5. For accepted nominations, candidates should also share a brief expression of interest to the said mailing list with a copy to At-Large staff. 

APRALO Selection Timetable for 2023* 

.* NOTES ON NOMINATIONS 

  1. All nominees are expected to submit a brief statement explaining why they believe they are a suitable candidate and must also complete or update their Statement of Interest (see: At-Large New SOIs Workspace).
  2. No one who is currently serving on the Nominating Committee may be nominated for the ALAC. See https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en#VII-8
PositionRole Previously Held By

Nominee

Nominated By

Date AcceptedStatement of InterestResultsTerm to Serve
ALAC Member (RALO Selected)

Maureen Hilyard

(Eligible for re-appointment)

Shah Zahidur RahmanGunela Astbrink

 


AGM2023-AGM2025
Rao Naveed Bin RaisHolly Raiche

 

ALAC Member (NomCom Selected)

Rao Naveed Bin Rais

(Eligible for re-appointment by the NomCom)






AGM2023-AGM2025

Vice-Chair

Gunela Astbrink

(Eligible for re-appointment)

Ali AlMeshal Amir Qayyum 

 



AGM2023-AGM2025
Gunela AstbrinkShah Zahidur Rahman

ALAC Delegate to the NomCom

Ali AlMeshal 

(NOT eligible for re-appointment)

Rao Naveed Bin RaisAmir Qayyum 

DECLINED 

 



AGM202-AGM2024
Maureen HilyardGunela Astbrink

 


* NOTES ON NOMINATIONS 

No one who is currently serving on the Nominating Committee may be nominated for the ALAC. See https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en#VII-8

**The APRALO Secretariat position is a discretionary appointment and, therefore,  is not part of the annual selection process.

***ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE ALAC DELEGATE TO THE NOMCOM: 

The ICANN Bylaws require that the ALAC, in consultation with the RALOs, appoints five voting members of the NomCom, one per ICANN region. Voting members of the NomCom are appointed for a one year term, starting at the close of the 2023 Annual General Meeting and ending at the 2024 Annual General Meeting, and may be re-appointed for a further term of one year subject to the requirement under the ICANN Bylaws

Voting delegate to the NomCom may not serve more than two consecutive terms.

IMPORTANT: Criteria for NomCom Delegates

Specific criteria and requirements regarding the NomCom composition and NomCom delegates are outlined in the ICANN Bylaws in Article 8.  

Please read the Job Description for NomCom Delegates. Additionally, please note the following as you select and appoint your delegate to the 2024 NomCom:

IMPORTANT: RALOs may recommend one or more candidates to the ALAC. The appointment if NomCom delegates is carried out by the ALAC. Therefore, RALO recommendations are not binding.

Selection Schedule for 2024 ALAC Selectees from the NomCom - TBD by the NomCom (see: 2024 NomCom webpage)