1. ICANN Nominating Committee Functions independently from the Board, Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees, selecting people who place the broad public interest ahead of any particular interests 8 members of the 15 member board 3 members of the 21 member GNSO 3 members of the 18 member ccNSO 5 members of the 15 member ALAC  A majority of the board and important voice in all ICANN policy and leadership processes

2. 2007 Nominating Committee 22 members, 17 voting George Sadowsky, Chair Adam Peake, Assoc. Chair Mohamed El Fatih El Tigani Ali (ALAC) Madanmohan Rao (ALAC) Michael Froomkin (ALAC) Sebastian Ricciardi (ALAC) Wolfgang Kleinwachter (ALAC) Sandy George (ASO) Lucy Lynch (IETF) Bill Manning (RSAC) Russ Mundy (SSAC) Christopher To (ccNSO) Lucy Nichols (GNSO) Karen Banks (GNSO) Ken Fockler (GNSO) Grant Forsyth (GNSO Paul Stahura (GNSO) Ken Stubbs (GNSO) Tony Harris (GNSO) Jose Luiz Ribeiro Filho (Academia R&D) Karsten Meinhold (Technical Liaison) TBC (GAC) Donna Austin, Patrick Jones: ICANN Staff support

3. Positions 2007 3 ICANN Directors 2 members of Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council 3 members of the At-Large Advisory Council (citizens from African, Latin America and Caribbean, and Asia/Australia/Pacific regions) 1 member Country Code Names Support Organization (ccNSO) Council Closing date for applications 1st May 2007

4. Timeline 1 February to 1 May: candidate recruitment 1 May to mid-July: information collection and evaluation 10-12 July: selection meeting (Toronto) July - end September: due diligence 2 October: announcement of selected nominees (latest date) 2 November, ICANN annual general meeting: selected nominees take their seats Questions: info-nomcom2007@icann.org