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Call for Expressions of Interest for 2010 Nominating
Committee Chair
5
June 2009
ICANN is immediately seeking
expressions of interest for the 2010 Nominating Committee (NomCom) Chair.
Overview
The NomCom Chairperson is
responsible for organizing the NomCom in its activities to select certain ICANN
Board members and individuals who will serve in key leadership positions within
ICANN's supporting organizations (SO) and advisory committees (AC) in
accordance with ICANN's Bylaws. The Chair is a non-voting member of the NomCom
selected by ICANN's Board to serve until the conclusion of the next ICANN
annual meeting.
To properly serve as Chair,
the selected individual must have: (i) adequate time available to undertake the
role; (ii) excellent communication and negotiation skills to manage a committee
of 22 - 23 members; (iii) a clear understanding of the duties and
responsibilities of each position for which the NomCom is selecting candidates;
(iv) experience on or with a Board of Directors; (v) strong organization and
leadership skills; (vi) ability to remain unbiased; (vii) no conflicts of
interest, and (viii) a thorough understanding of, and satisfy, all criteria set
forth in ICANN Bylaws relating to the NomCom (see http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#VII).
No person who is an employee
of or is a paid consultant to ICANN (including the Ombudsman) shall
simultaneously serve as a member of the NomCom, including the post of Chair.
Duties and
Responsibilities
- Plans
and schedules NomCom meetings as required.
- Appoints
non-voting Associate Chair if so desired.
- Reports
to ICANN Board on status of the NomCom.
- Prepares
and publishes the NomCom report.
- Coordinates
due diligence on nominated candidates in cooperation with ICANN's General
Counsel and any outside firm(s) retained to perform due diligence
activities.
- Conducts
outreach with ICANN Constituencies, ACs and SOs (with Chairs of those
groups), ICANN Board, and others.
- With
other committee members, reviews and evaluates candidate Statements of
Interest (SOIs) and references submitted during NomCom process.
- Ensures
NomCom records are properly established, maintained and archived.
- Approves
outreach/advertising methods for attracting candidates.
- Approves
posting of NomCom announcements on ICANN website.
For more specifics about the
activities and time involvement of the NomCom Chair see this
attached chart.
Further, for more information
about the NomCom, the 2008 procedures are publicly available and may be found
at http://nomcom.icann.org/procedures-2008.html
Expenses
All reasonable travel
expenses and administrative costs incurred as a result of performing the duties
as NomCom Chair in accordance with ICANN's policies will be reimbursed by ICANN
upon the Chair's submission to ICANN of valid receipts and invoices.
Expressions of
Interest
Expressions of Interest,
which will be maintained as confidential, should be sent to NomComChair@xxxxxxxxx no later than 10
July 2009.
Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://gnso.icann.org