2019 ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments
- Heidi Ullrich
- Aleksey Khapchenko
- Evin Erdogdu (Deactivated)
IMPORTANT: The process for posting nominations is as follows: 1) Nominations, including self-nominations must be made directly to their RALO’s mailing list; followed by 2) Nominations must be posted to the 2019 ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments Workspace or by sending a note to At-Large staff.
ALAC Members
| Region | RALO Result | NomCom Result |
| AFRALO | Dave Kissoondoyal | Abdulkarim Oloyede |
APRALO | Maureen Hilyard | Justine Chew |
| EURALO | Matthias Hudobnik | Not applicable |
| LACRALO | Sylvia Herlein Leite | Carlos Raul Gutierrez |
| NARALO | Jonathan Zuck | Not applicable |
ALAC Selection Timetable for 2019 ALAC Members*:
29 April 2019 - Announcement of call for nominations and Nominee's Statement.* (Except for NARALO that requires a 30 day call for nomination. Also, LACRALO's nomination period will begin on 3 May as approved by Maureen Hilyard.)
29 April – 10 May 2019 - Nomination period (nominations accepted for 10 working days). (Except for LACRALO's nomination period which will be between 3-10 May as approved by Maureen Hilyard.)
17 May 2019 - Deadline for nomination acceptances
20 May - 22 May 2019 - Calls with the candidates if desired by the RALOs.
23 May - 30 May 2019 - 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).
2019 AGM [ ICANN 66 ] - Newly elected ALAC Members and RALOs Leaders shall be seated at the end of the 2019 AGM following the close of the Board Meeting on 7 November 2019.
.** NOTES ON NOMINATIONS
- 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).
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRALO | (NOT eligible for re-appointment) | Seun Ojedeji | Daniel Nanghaka | Declined | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM | |||
| Abdulkarim Oloyede | Dave Kissondoyal |
| EOI | Abdulkarim Oloyede to be recommended to the ALAC by acclamation. | See: AFRALO VOTING DELEGATE to the NomCom 2019 - 2020 RE- ELECTION | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM | ||
| Raymond Mamattah | Self nominated |
| EOI | |||||
| Ines Hfaiedh | Mondher Laabid |
| EOI | |||||
| APRALO | (NOT eligible for re-appointment) | Amrita Choudhury | Kaili Kan/ Justine Chew |
| EOI | Amrita Choudhury to be recommended to the ALAC by acclamation. | Amrita Choudhury | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM |
| EURALO | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Erich Schweighofer | Sebastien Bachollet |
| EOI | Erich Schweighofer to be recommended to the ALAC by acclamation. | Erich Schweighofer | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM |
| LACRALO | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Tracy Hackshaw | Bartlett Morgan | Tracy Hackshaw | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM | |||
| NARALO | (NOT eligible for re-appointment) | Glenn McKnight | Marita Moll |
| EOI | Glenn McKnight to be recommended to the ALAC by acclamation | Glenn McKnight | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM |
*NOTES ON NOMINATIONS
- 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).
- 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 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 2019 Annual General Meeting and ending at the 2020 Annual General Meeting, and may be re-appointed for a further term of one year subject to the requirement under the ICANN Bylaws.
- 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.
VII-3.1 Each voting delegate shall serve a one-year term. A delegate may serve at most two successive one-year terms, after which at least two years must elapse before the individual is eligible to serve another term.
Voting delegate to the NomCom may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
IMPORTANT: Criteria for NomCom Delegates
The NomCom is responsible for selecting members of the ICANN Board, ALAC, ccNSO and GNSO. This is a very important function and all candidates should meet important criteria.
- Familiarity with the ICANN groups to which the NomCom appoints (Board, ALAC, GNSO, ccNSO).
- Ability to judge people (such as when interviewing and hiring).
- Comfortable and preferably fluent with English (listening, reading, speaking).
- Good on-line skills such as on Google & Social media
- Time Commitment - Must be willing to devote substantial time under tight deadlines (March-June). Will involve travel to up to 4 meetings.
- Ability work in a group environment, standing up for what you believe in a discussion with other "strong" people, but at the same time, must be a good listener and be willing to change your mind if someone else has a good argument. Diplomacy is 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 2019 ALAC Selectees from the NomCom - TBD by the NomCom
2019 AFRALO Regional Selections
| Position | Role Previously Held By | Nominee | Nominated By | Date Accepted | Statement of Interest | Results | Term to Serve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAC Member (RALO) | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Daniel Nanghaka | Bram Fudzulani |
| EOI | 2019 AGM to 2021 AGM | |
| Dave Kissoondoyal | Tijani Ben Jemma |
| EOI | Dave Kissoondoyal | |||
ALAC Member(NomCom) | (Eligible for re-selection) | Abdulkarim Oloyede | 2019 AGM to 2021 AGM | ||||
| AFRALO Chairperson | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Seun Ojedeji | Mohamed El Bashir |
| EOI | Seun Ojedeji | 2019 AGM to 2021 AGM |
| AFRALO Vice-Chair | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Aziz Hilali | Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong |
| EOI | Aziz Hilali | 2019 AGM to 2021 AGM |
| Bram Fudzulani | self nominated |
| EOI | ||||
| ALAC Delegate to the NomCom | Aziz Hilali (NOT eligible for re-appointment) | Seun Ojedeji | Daniel Nanghaka | Declined | See: AFRALO VOTING DELEGATE to the NomCom 2019 - 2020 RE- ELECTION | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM | |
| Abdulkarim Oloyede | Dave Kissondoyal |
| EOI | ||||
| Raymond Mamattah | Self nominated |
| EOI | ||||
| Ines Hfaiedh | Mondher Laabidi |
| EOI | ||||
Mary Uduma Withdrew her nomination acceptance | Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong | Withdrew her acceptance on
| N/A | ||||
| Remmy Nweke | Liz Orembo |
| EOI | ||||
| Hadia Elminiawi | Self nomination |
| EOI | ||||
Titi Akinsanmi Candidate not retained by the Selection Committee | Dave Kissoondoyal |
| N/A | ||||
Isabel Odida Candidate not retained by the Selection Committee | Self nomination |
| N/A |
2019 APRALO Regional Selections
| Position | Role Previously Held By | Nominee | Nominated By | Date Accepted | Statement of Interest | Results | Term to Serve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAC Member (RALO) | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Maureen Hilyard | Holly Raiche | 29 April 2019 | SOI | Maureen Hilyard by acclamation | 2019 AGM to 2021 AGM |
ALAC Member(NomCom) | (Appointed by the NomCom Eligible for re-selection) | Justine Chew | 2019 AGM to 2021 AGM | ||||
| APRALO Vice-Chair | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Lianna Galstyan | Amrita Choudhury |
| Lianna Galstyan | 2019 AGM to 2021 AGM | |
| Aris Ignacio | Shreedeep Rayamajhi |
| |||||
| ALAC Delegate to the NomCom | Nadira Al-Araj (NOT eligible for re-appointment) | Kaili Kan/ Justine Chew |
| EOI | Amrita Choudury | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM |
2019 EURALO Regional Selections
| Position | Current Holder of Position | Nominee | Nominated By | Date Accepted | Statement of Interest | Results | Term to Serve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALAC Member (RALO) | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Matthias Hudobnik | Sebastien Bachollet |
| EOI | Matthias Hudobnik by acclamation | 2019 AGM to 2021 AGM |
| EURALO Chair | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Sebastien Bachollet | Self nominated |
| EOI | Sebastien Bachollet by acclamation | 2019 AGM - 2021 AGM |
| EURALO Secretary | (Eligible for re-appointment | Olawale Bakare | Self nominated |
| EOI | 2019 AGM - 2021 AGM | |
| Natalia Filina | Sebastien Bachollet |
| EOI | Natalia Filina | |||
| ALAC Delegate to the NomCom | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Erich Schweighofer | Sebastien Bachollet |
| EOI | Erich Schweighofer | 2019 AGM - 2020 AGM |
2019 LACRALO Regional Selections
LACRALO Selection Timetable:
18 June 2019- Announcement of call for nominations and Nominee's Statement.**
18 June – 27 June 2019 - Nomination period (nominations accepted for 9 working days).
5 July 2019 - Deadline for nomination acceptances
8 July - 10 July 2019 - Calls with the candidates if desired by LACRALO.
11 July - 18 July 2019 - 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).
2019 AGM [ ICANN 66 ] - Newly elected ALAC Members and RALOs Leaders shall be seated at the end of the 2019 AGM following the close of the Board Meeting on 7 November 2019.
.** NOTES ON NOMINATIONS
- 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).
- 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
All Nominees shall submit a Conflicts of Interest form COI*, in accordance to LACRALO operating principles, Article 7.1 - LACRALO Members who are interested in running for leadership positions shall:
a) State that they do not have any of the following conflicts of interest, which are incompatible with LACRALO leadership positions:
- Have a close family relationship with ICANN employees (parents, siblings, spouses, partners, children);
- Be under a financial contract with ICANN;
- Hold leadership positions in registries, registrars, ISPs or the chambers that specifically represent these business interests;
- Be in a decision-making position on behalf of a government (e.g. a Minister of State, Deputy Minister, Secretary, or equivalent position);
- Act as a country representative to the GAC (or other Advisory Committees/Supporting Organizations).
b) Declare other possible conflicts of interest and explain how they will handle these conflicts once they take their leadership position in LACRALO.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM : ENGLISH
FORMULARIO CONFLICTO DE INTEREST: ESPANOL
Open Positions
Summary of Open Positions and Nominations
| Position | Current Holder of Position | Nominee | Nominated By | Regional Rotation/Member Countries (TBC) | Date Accepted | Expression of Interest | Conflict of Interest Declaration | Results | Term to Serve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALAC Member (RALO) | (NOT eligible for re-appointment) | Sylvia Herlein Leite | Vanda Scartezini | MERCOSUR (SUBREGION D) [Argentina Excluded] |
| Elected by acclamation | 2019 AGM to 2021 AGM | ||
ALAC Member(NomCom to Select) | (Eligible for re-selection by Nomcom) | TBD | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Carlos Raul Gutierrez | 2019 AGM to 2021 AGM |
| LACRALO Chair | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Sergio Salinas Porto | Lilian Luque | MERCOSUR (SUBREGION D) |
| Sergio Salinas Porto - Elected by acclamation | 2019 AGM - 2021 AGM | ||
LACRALO Chair-Elect The Vice Chair (Chair-Elect) has certain specific roles, is a member of the LACRALO Board of Directors and automatically becomes the LACRALO Chair after a two-year period. | Carlos Leal | Harold Arcos | CENTRAL AMERICA (SUBREGION A) |
| Carlos Leal - Elected by acclamation | 2019 AGM - 2021 AGM | |||
LACRALO Secretary | (Eligible for re-appointment | Harold Arcos | Vanda Scartezini | ANDES (SUBREGION B) |
| Harold Arcos -Elected by acclamation | 2019 AGM - 2021 AGM | ||
LACRALO Secretary Elect (NEW POSITION) The Vice Secretary (Secretary-Elect) has certain specific roles, is a member of the LACRALO Board of Directors and automatically becomes the LACRALO Secretary after a two-year period. | Kerry Kerr | Lance Hinds | CARIBBEAN (SUBREGION C) |
| Kerry Kerr -Elected by acclamation | 2019 AGM - 2021 AGM | |||
| ALAC Delegate to the NomCom | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Tracy Hackshaw | Bartlett Morgan | CARIBBEAN (SUBREGION C) |
| Tracy Hackshaw | 2019 AGM - 2020 AGM (NOTE: This is a one year term) |
*Please see the LACRALO Elections, Selections and Appointments workspace for details of the LACRALO leadership positions.
NARALO 2019 Regional Selections
| Position | Current Holder of Position | Nominee | Nominated By | Date Accepted | Statement of Interest | Results | Term to Serve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALAC Member(RALO) | (Eligible for re-appointment) | John Laprise | Marita Moll |
| Two years ago, you elected me as ALAC representative and I’m honored to have your trust. Since then, I’ve tried to live up to your expectations and those of end users in North America. Much of my work on the ALAC these days is diplomatic. I listen a lot to other constituencies but mostly I listen to you. I try to reflect your interests and concerns in online and face to face discussions and impact the direction of ALAC decisions so that they reflect all of us in North America. My peers on the ALAC seem to think I’ve been doing a very good job. Since you elected me, the ALAC has handed me increasingly more demanding responsibilities. At the last ICANN meeting, I was vice chair for policy. Working together with Jonathan Zuck, we implemented several things that made At Large sessions more accessible and policy focused including dispensing with generic session names and adopting more detailed descriptions so participants can more easily find sessions in which they’re interested. We also issued public statements on behalf of At Large in the open forum sessions to communicate to the Board, ICANN, and other SOs and ACs what At Large was concerned with. Another part of my work as vice chair is diplomacy. Our chair, Maureen Hilliard is very busy. As vice chair I found that my breaks between meetings (and increasingly my email box) filled with people wanting to communicate and build relationships with the ALAC and At Large including NPOC, NCUC, GNSO, and all manner of subgroups. This often gives me the opportunity to provide NARALO and the NARALO secretariat with the best information about what is going on in the community. The ALAC learning curve is steep but I have surmounted it and hit my stride. I am honored to have your trust and confidence. Please vote to re-elect me so that I can continue the work I have started making ALAC more transparent and accessible to NARALO and At Large while representing your interests faithfully and with distinction. Sincerely, John Laprise | 2019 AGM to 2021 AGM | |
| Jonathan Zuck | Alfredo Calderon |
| EOI | Jonathan Zuck | 2019 AGM to 2021 AGM | ||
NARALO Secretariat | (Eligible for re-appointment) | Leah Symekher | Susannah Gray |
| 2019 AGM - 2021 AGM | ||
| Greg Shatan |
| Judith Hellerstein | 2019 AGM- 2021 AGM | ||||
ALAC Delegate to the NomCom | (NOT eligible for re-appointment | Glenn McKnight | Marita Moll |
| Glenn McKnight | 2019 AGM - 2020 AGM |
ALT Members
| Position | Role Previously Held By / RALO | Nominee / RALO | Nominated By (Nominations need not be seconded) | Date Accepted | Result | Term to Serve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Maureen Hilyard (APRAL0) - eligible for re-appointment | Maureen Hilyard | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM | |||
| Member | Tijani BEN JEMAA (AFRALO) - eligible for re-appointment | Tijani BEN JEMAA (AFRALO) | John Laprise |
| Tijani BEN JEMAA | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM |
| Member | Sebastien Bachollet (EURALO) - not eligible for re-appointment | Joanna Kulesza (EURALO) | John Laprise |
| Joanna Kulesza | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM |
| Member | Ricardo Holmquist (LACRALO)- not eligible for re-appointment | Humberto Carrasco (LACRALO) | John Laprise |
| Humberto Carrasco | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM |
| Member | John Laprise (NARALO)- not eligible for re-appointment | Jonathan Zuck (NARALO) | John Laprise |
| Jonathan Zuck | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM |
Selection Schedule for 2019-2020 ALT Members
Wednesday, 9 October 2019 - Announcement of call for nominations
Wednesday, 9 October 2019 - Wednesday, 23 October 2019 - Nomination period (RoPs 17.1.3: The Selection Call will allow at least fourteen days for nominations)
Wednesday, 30 October 2019 - Deadline for nomination acceptances (RoPs 17.1.5: A nominee must send a message of acceptance to the same list on which nominations were solicited within seven days of the close of nominations.
Thursday, 7 November 2019 - Newly elected ALT Members shall be seated at the end of the 2019 AGM
ALAC Chair
| Position | Role Previously Held By | Nominee | Nominated By | Date Accepted | Nominee Statement | Result | Term to Serve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAC Chair | Maureen Hilyard | Maureen Hilyard | 2019AGM - 2020AGM | ||||
ALAC Liaisons
| Position | Role Previously Held By | Nominee | Result | Term to Serve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ccNSO Liaison | Barrack Otieno | Barrack Otieno | Barrack Otieno | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM |
| GNSO Liaison | Cheryl Langdon-Orr | Cheryl Langdon-Orr | Cheryl Langdon-Orr | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM |
| SSAC Liaison | Andrei Kolesnikov | Andrei Kolesnikov | Andrei Kolesnikov | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM |
| GAC Liasion | Yrjö Länsipuro | Yrjö Länsipuro | 2019 AGM to 2020 AGM |
The ALAC Liaisons for 2019-2020 were re-appointed during ICANN66.