2026 ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments* (NARALO**)

ALAC Members

ALAC Selection Timetable for 2026 ALAC and RALO Leaders and NomCom Delegates*: 

• 13 April 2026 -  Announcement of call for nominations and Nominee's Statement.* (Except for NARALO that requires a call for nominations of 30 days before the start of elections on 11 May 2026 - NARALO’s call for nominations begins on 10 April 2026)

• 13 April 2026 - 24 April 2026 - Nomination period (nominations accepted for 10 working days). 

• 1 May 2026 - Deadline for nomination acceptances. Candidate statements should be submitted no later than 4 May 2026.

• 4 May 2026 - 7 May 2026 - Calls with the candidates if desired by the RALOs.

  • AFRALO - Wednesday, 06 May 2026 at 18:30 UTC 

  • APRALO - Wednesday, 06 May 2026 at 06:00 UTC

  • EURALO - Tuesday, 05 May 2026 at 18:30 UTC

  • LACRALO - Thursday 07 May at 22:00 UTC

  • NARALO - Monday, 04 May at 19:00 UTC

• 11 May 2026 - 15 May 2026 - Elections (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). 

• 2026 AGM [ICANN87] - Newly elected ALAC Members and RALOs Leaders shall be seated at the end of the 2026 AGM following the close of the Board Meeting on 22 October 2026.  

.* 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

3. ALAC Member Requirements and Responsibilities

**NARALO's  Rules of Procedures call for the Call for Nominations for all positions to made by the Chair 30 days in advance of the date of the election.

ALAC Voting Delegates to the NomCom*

Region	Role Previously Held By	Nominee	Nominated by	Date Accepted	Statement of Interest	Regional Candidate(s) Recommended to the ALAC	ALAC Appointed Delegates to the NomCom	Term to Serve

Region	Role Previously Held By	Nominee	Nominated by	Date Accepted	Statement of Interest	Regional Candidate(s) Recommended to the ALAC	ALAC Appointed Delegates to the NomCom	Term to Serve
APRALO	Charles Mok (Not eligible for re-appointment)	Ali AlMeshal	Self nominated	N/A	Open			AGM2026-AGM2028
		Shah Rahman	Dr. Govind	DECLINED Apr 27, 2026
		Satish Babu	Justine Chew	Apr 26, 2026	Open
		Shreedeep Rayamajhi	Mohammad Abdul Haque Anu	April 29, 2026	Open
EURALO	Anne-Marie Bachollet Joly (Not eligible for re-appointment)	Olawale Bakare	Self nominated	Withdrew nomination on May 3, 2026	/			AGM2026-AGM2028
		Betty Fausta	Self nominated	N/A
		Sebastien Bachollet	Self nominated	N/A	SOI Open

IMPORTANT: Criteria for NomCom Delegates

The ICANN Bylaws require that the ALAC, in consultation with the RALOs, appoints five voting members of the NomCom, one per ICANN region. 

• XI-2.4.e The ALAC shall, after consultation with each RALO, annually appoint five voting delegates (no two of whom shall be citizens of countries in the same Geographic Region, as defined according to Section 5 of Article VI to the Nominating Committee.

  • IMPORTANT: See: 2026 NomCom Timetable

  • IMPORTANT: See: (TO BE UPDATE week 13 April)

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

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

Section 8.3. TERMS

(a) The term for each voting delegate shall be a two-year term. No individual may serve as a delegate for more than two terms. In addition, no individual may serve in consecutive terms, regardless of the entity selecting them to the Nominating Committee. An individual will only be eligible to serve a second term as a delegate on the Nominating committee if a minimum of two years has elapsed between the end of their first term and the beginning of the term for which they are being selected.

(b) The regular term of each voting delegate shall begin at the conclusion of an ICANN annual meeting and shall end at the conclusion of the ICANN annual meeting in two years, subject to the Transition Article Section 27.5.

Section 8.4. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE DELEGATES

Delegates to the ICANN Nominating Committee shall be:

(a) 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;

(b) Persons with wide contacts, broad experience in the Internet community, and a commitment to the success of ICANN;

(c) Persons whom the selecting body is confident will consult widely and accept input in carrying out their responsibilities;

(d) 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;

(e) 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

(f) Persons who are able to work and communicate in written and spoken English.

Section 8.5. DIVERSITY

In carrying out its responsibilities to nominate Directors to fill Seats 1 through 8 (and selections to any other ICANN bodies as the Nominating Committee is responsible for under these Bylaws), the Nominating Committee shall take into account the continuing membership of the Board (and such other bodies), and seek to ensure that the persons it nominates to serve as Director and selects shall, to the extent feasible and consistent with the other criteria required to be applied by Section 8.4, be guided by Section 1.2(b)(ii).

Section 8.8. INELIGIBILITY FOR SELECTION BY NOMINATING COMMITTEE

No person who serves on the Nominating Committee in any capacity shall be eligible for nomination by any means to any position on the Board or any other ICANN body having one or more membership positions that the Nominating Committee is responsible for filling, until the conclusion of an ICANN annual meeting that coincides with, or is after, the conclusion of that person's service on the Nominating Committee.

Section 8.9. INELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE ON NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Section 27.5 NOMINATING COMMITTEE DELEGATE TERMS

(e) For the Nominating Committee with a term commencing at the conclusion of ICANN General Meeting in 2025, only those seats as identified in this Section 27.5(a)(i)-(iii) shall be filled, each for a two-year term. No person who served on either or both of the Nominating Committees with terms ending at the ICANN Annual General Meeting in 2024 or 2025 shall be eligible for appointment to this term.

Quick Links to the RALO Selection Pages

• 2026 AFRALO Regional Selections

• 2026 APRALO Regional Selections

• 2026 EURALO Regional Selections

• 2026 LACRALO Regional Selections

• 2026 NARALO Regional Selections

2026 AFRALO Regional Selections

Position	Role Previously Held By	Nominee	Nominated By	Date Accepted	Statement of Interest	Results	Term to Serve

Position	Role Previously Held By	Nominee	Nominated By	Date Accepted	Statement of Interest	Results	Term to Serve
ALAC Member (RALO Selected)	Raïhanath Gbadamassi  (Eligible for re-appointment)	Raïhanath Gbadamassi	Raymond Mamattah	Apr 24, 2026	SOI Open		AGM2026-AGM2028
		Tinuade Oguntuyi	Olabimpe Adeloro	Declined April 24, 2026.	n/a
		Thoko Miya	Mark Elkins	April 29, 2026	Open
		Tijani Ben Jemaa	Tinuade Oguntuyi	April 27, 2026	Open
AFRALO Secretary	Hervé Hounzandji (Eligible for re-appointment)	Hervé Hounzandji	Self nominated	Apr 14, 2026	Open		AGM2026-AGM2028
		Tinuade Oguntuyi	Confidence Osein	Apr 24, 2026	Open

2026 APRALO Regional Selections

Position	Role Previously Held By	Nominee	Nominated By	Date Accepted	Statement of Interest	Results	Term to Serve

Position	Role Previously Held By	Nominee	Nominated By	Date Accepted	Statement of Interest	Results	Term to Serve
ALAC Member (RALO Selected)	Satish Babu (Eligible for re-appointment)	Satish Babu	Ali AlMeshal	DECLINED Apr 26, 2026	n/a		AGM2026-AGM2028
		Amrita Choudhury	Aftab Siddiqui	April 27, 2026	SOI with candidate statement under point 11
		Shreedeep Rayamajhi	Gnanajeyaraman Rajaram	DECLINED May 2, 2026	n/a
Chair	Amrita Choudhury  (Eligible for re-appointment)	Amrita Choudhury	Ali AlMeshal	DECLINED Apr 24, 2026	n/a
		Aris Ignacio	Shita Laksmi	April 27, 2026	Open
Vice-Chair	Aris Ignacio (Eligible for re-appointment)	Vesmira Harutyunyan	Igor Mkrtumyan	April 21, 2026	Open
		Ashirwad Tripathy	Babu Ram Aryal	April 22, 2026	Open
		Shah Rahman	Maureen Hilyard	April 27, 2026	Open
		Sudha Bhubaneswari	Shreedeep Rayamajhi	April 30, 2026	Open
		Kasun Tharaka Wickramasuriya	Harsha Wijayawardhana	Apr 24, 2026	Open
ALAC Delegate to the NomCom from the Asia-Pacific Region	Charles Mok (Not eligible for re-appointment)	Ali AlMeshal	Self nominated	N/A	Open
		Satish Babu	Justine Chew	Apr 26, 2026	Open
		Shah Rahman	Dr. Govind	DECLINED April 27, 2026	n/a
		Shreedeep Rayamajhi	Mohammad Abdul Haque Anu	April 29, 2026	Open

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

2026 EURALO Regional Selections

Position	Current Holder of Position	Nominee	Nominated By	Date Accepted	Statement of Interest	Results	Term to Serve

Position	Current Holder of Position	Nominee	Nominated By	Date Accepted	Statement of Interest	Results	Term to Serve
ALAC Member (RALO Selected)	Emilia Zalewska-Czajczyńska (Eligible for re-appointment)	Maciek Piasecki	Self nominated	April 15, 2026	Open	won by acclamation	AGM2026-AGM2028