2017 ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments

2017 ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments

ALAC Members

Region

RALO Result

NomCom Result

AFRALO

 Seun Ojedeji

Hadia Elminiawi

APRALO

 Maureen Hilyard

Kaili Kan

EURALO

 Sébastien Bachollet

Not applicable

LACRALO

 Bartlett Morgan

Ricardo Holmquist

NARALO

John Laprise

Not applicable

ALAC Selection Timetable for 2017 ALAC Members* - Proposed by the ALAC:

  • 1 May 2017 -  Announcement of call for nominations and Nominee's Statement.*

  • 1 May – 12 May 2017 - Nomination period (nominations accepted for 10 working days).

  • 19 May 2017 - Deadline for nomination acceptances

  • 22 May - 26 May 2017 - 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).

  • 2017 AGM [ ICANN 60 ] - Newly elected ALAC representative shall be seated on the ALAC at the ALAC Wrap Up Session during the 2017 AGM .


*Please note that the timetable for the selection of NARALO ALAC Members is different than the above timetable. Please see the NARALO 2017 Elections page.

** 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


ALAC Voting Delegates to the NomCom

Region

Role Previously Held By

Nominee

Nominated by / Supported By

Date Accepted

Regional Candidate(s) Recommended to the ALAC

ALAC Appointed Delegates to the NomCom

Term to Serve

AFRALO

Dave Kissoondoyal (NOT eligible for re-appointment)

Aziz Hilali

Mohamed El Bashir

 

 Aziz Hilali

Aziz Hilali

2017 AGM to 2018 AGM

APRALO

Amir Qayyum (NOT eligible for re-appointment)

Rao Naveed Bin Rais

Self Nominated

 

APRALO forwarded all four candidates to the ALAC to Delegate.   

Nadira Al-Araj

   

2017 AGM to 2018 AGM    

Nadira Al-Araj

Self Nominated

 

Fouad Bajwa

Self Nominated

 

Bikram Shrestha

Self Nominated

 

EURALO

Sandra Hoferichter (Eligible for re-appointment)

Sandra Hoferichter 

Self Nominated

 

 Sandra Hoferichter

Sandra Hoferichter

2017AGM to 2018AGM 

LACRALO

José Ovidio Salgueiro (Eligible for re-appointment)

José Ovidio Salgueiro 

Vanda Scartezini

 

 José Ovidio Salgueiro

José Ovidio Salgueiro

2017AGM to 2018AGM 

NARALO

Eduardo Diaz (NOT eligible for re-appointment)

Judith Hellerstein

Eduardo Diaz

 

  Leah Symekher

Leah Symekher 

2017AGM to 2018AGM

 Leah Symekher 

Evan Leibovitch

 May 20, 2017

ICANN's Nominating Committee asked the At-Large Advisory Committee to submit a list with ALAC delegates from each of ICANN's five geographic regions. Voting members of the NomCom are appointed for a one year term, starting at the close of the 2017 Annual General Meeting and ending at the 2018 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.

As a general rule an ALAC voting delegate to the NomCom can not serve more than two terms.

Selection Schedule for 2017 ALAC Delegates to the NomCom

  • 1 May 2017 -  Announcement of call for nominations and Nominee's Statement.*

  • 1 May – 12 May 2017 - Nomination period (nominations accepted for 10 working days).

  • 19 May 2017 - Deadline for nomination acceptances

  • 22 May - 26 May 2017 - 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).

  • 2017 AGM [ ICANN 60 ] - Newly elected ALAC representative shall be seated on the ALAC at the ALAC Wrap Up Session during the 2017 AGM .

*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

 

 

2017 AFRALO Regional Selections

Position

Role Previously Held By

Nominee

Nominated By / Supported By

Date Accepted

Results

Term to Serve

ALAC Member (RALO)

Seun Ojedeji (Eligible for re-election)

Seun Ojedeji

Tijani Ben Jemaa

 

Seun Ojedeji by acclamation.

 

 

2017 AGM to 2019 AGM

ALAC Member representing Africa (NomCom Selected)

Wafa Dahmani Zaafouri (Eligble for re-selection by the NomCom)




Not applicable

Not applicable

Hadia Elminiawi

 

AFRALO Chair

Aziz Hilali (NOT eligible for re-election)

Mohamed El Bashir

Seun Ojedeji

 

Mohamed El Bashir by acclamation

2017 AGM to 2019 AGM

AFRALO Vice-Chair

Mohamed El Bashir (NOT eligible for re-election)

Fatimata Seye Sylla

Hawa Diakite

 

Fatimata Seye Sylla by acclamation

2017 AGM to 2019 AGM

ALAC Delegate to the NomCom

Dave Kissoondoyal (NOT eligible for re-appointment)

Aziz Hilali

Mohamed El Bashir

 

Aziz Hilali

2017 AGM to 2018 AGM

2017 APRALO Regional Selections

Position

Role Previously Held By

Nominee

Nominated By / Supported By

Date Accepted

Results

Term to Serve

ALAC Member (RALO)

Maureen Hilyard (Eligible for re-selection)

Maureen Hilyard

Holly Raiche

 

Maureen Hilyard 

2017 AGM to 2019 AGM

APRALO Vice Chair

Vacant

Lianna Galstyan

Self Nominated

 

Lianna Galstyan

2017 AGM to 2019 AGM

Secretariat (this is a discretionary appointment)

Pavan Budhrani (Eligible for re-appointment)

 

 

 

 

 

ALAC Delegate to the NomCom

Amir Qayyum (NOT eligible for re-selection)

Rao Naveed Bin Rais

Self Nominated

 

Nadira Al-Araj



2017 AGM to 2018 AGM    

Nadira Al-Araj

Self Nominated

 

Fouad Bajwa

Self Nominated

 

Bikram Shrestha

Self Nominated

 

2017 EURALO Regional Selections

Position

Current Holder of Position

Nominee

Nominated By/Supported By

Date Accepted

Results

Term to Serve

ALAC Member (RALO)

Sébastien Bachollet (Eligible for re-selection)

Sébastien Bachollet

Olivier Crépin-Leblond

 

Sébastien Bachollet

2017AGM - 2019AGM

EURALO Chair

Olivier Crépin-Leblond (Eligible for re-selection)

Olivier Crépin-Leblond

Sébastien Bachollet

 

Olivier Crépin-Leblond

2017AGM - 2019AGM

EURALO Secretariat

Wolf Ludwig (Eligible for re-selection) (VOTE RE-SCHEDULED UNTIL SUMMER PER OLIVIER CREPIN-LEBLOND)

Olawale Bakare

Self Nominated 

 

Olawale Bakare 

2017AGM - 2019AGM

ALAC Delegate to the NomCom

Sandra Hoferichter (Eligible for re-appointment)

Sandra Hoferichter

Self Nominated

 

Sandra Hoferichter

2017AGM - 2018AGM

2017 LACRALO Regional Selections

Position

Role Previously Held By

Nominee

Nominated By / Supported By

Date Accepted

Results

Term to Serve

ALAC Member (RALO)

Harold Arcos (NOT eligible for re-selection)

Bartlett Morgan

Carlton Samuels

  

Bartlett Morgan

2017 AGM to 2019 AGM

ALAC Member representing Latin America and the Caribbean Islands (NomCom Selected)

León Sánchez (Elected to Seat 15 on the Board; Term to begin at the close of the 2017 AGM)

 

Not applicable

Not applicable


Ricardo Holmquist

 

LACRALO Chair

Humberto Carrasco (Eligible for re-selection)

Humberto Carrasco

José Ovidio Salgueiro 

  

Humberto Carrasco

2017 AGM to 2018 AGM

LACRALO Secretariat

Maritza Aguero (Eligible for re-selection)

Maritza Aguero

Vanda Scartezini

  

Maritza Aguero

2017 AGM to 2018 AGM 

ALAC Delegate to the NomCom

José Ovidio Salgueiro  (Eligible for re-appointment)

José Ovidio Salgueiro 

Vanda Scartezini

  

José Ovidio Salgueiro 

2017 AGM to 2018 AGM