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<h2 style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=5 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h2>
<h2 style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=5
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Time Running Out to Make
the Internet Your Business<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Volunteers needed for ICANN leadership positions,
nomination deadline nears<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>20 March 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>MARINA
DEL REY, Calif.:</span></font></b></strong> Time is running out to make the
Internet your business and put your name forward to join the global leadership
volunteers who help the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
coordinate the polices and process that shape the future of the Internet. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"If
you want to be a part of ICANN's exciting work on bringing the languages of the
world to domain names, and creating more choice for consumers by allowing for
the creation of new Internet extensions beyond the ones currently available
like .net or .org, now is the time to let the us know," said Hagen
Hultzsch, Chair of the Nominating Committee (NomCom). "ICANN's global team
of Internet leaders is working on some of the biggest changes to the Internet
since it was created – and this is the chance to help make that
happen."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
Nominating Committee is independent of ICANN and is tasked with searching the
world for experienced individuals to fill key positions on ICANN's Board and
its Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees. The following positions
are being filled this year: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>2 Board Directors <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>1 GNSO Council member <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>1 ccNSO Council member <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>2 ALAC members (who will represent <st1:place
w:st="on">Europe</st1:place> and North American regions) <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"The
ICANN leadership team is a dedicated group of volunteers from across the world
who have helped shape the Internet used by more than a billion people globally.
The coordination work done by ICANN has provided a foundation for businesses
across the globe—and fostered operations that rely on the Domain Name
System's ability to connect them to customers and business partners," said
Hultzsch. "We're looking for volunteers to join this team and work
alongside people who come from in the technical field, who are leading policy
experts, and even individuals who helped create the very foundations of the
Internet."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
deadline to submit Statements of Interest is 15 April 2008 23:59 UTC. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"Beyond
its responsibilities for keeping the Internet secure, stable, and
interoperable, ICANN's mission is to grow and evolve its global
multi-stakeholder decision-making process, so it is the individuals who make up
the wider Internet community who direct and decide the Internet's future,"
Hultzsch added. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>There
have been 42 Statements of Interest received so far: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>40 from men <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>2 from women <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>12 from <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>8 from Asia/Australia/Pacific <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>5 from Latin America/Caribbean <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>12 from <st1:place w:st="on">North America</st1:place>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>6 from <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Some candidates count toward more than one ICANN
region. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Of the
candidates, 34 have declared a willingness to serve on the ICANN Board, 23 have
stated they would serve on the GNSO Council, 20 have declared a willingness to
serve on the ccNSO Council, and 13 have offered to serve on the ALAC. Some
candidates have asked to be considered for more than one position. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>ICANN
covers travel expenses related with ICANN duties. Information on applying is
available at <a
href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=130680&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fnomcom.icann.org%2F"
title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=130680&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fnomcom.icann.org%2F">http://nomcom.icann.org/</a>.
The 2008 Nominating Committee does not anticipate extending the nomination
period as it has done in previous years.<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:navy'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:navy'>Baher<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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