[The following was the call for nominations for the Asia Pacific Address Council representative election in 2000.]

Address Council nominations

This is a call for nominations of individuals from the Asia Pacific region, to serve on the ASO Address Council. During October 2000, one Asia-Pacific Address Council seat will become vacant, and will be filled for the next three years by an individual nominated through this open call. The selection process will involve an open election to be held during the APNIC Open Policy Meeting, in Brisbane, Australia, from 25 to 27 October 2000.

This document describes the functions of the ASO and the Address Council, as well as the nomination and selection processes. If you are interested in nominating an individual, or if you are interested in being nominated as a member of the Address Council, please read through this document carefully.

1. The Address Supporting Organisation

The ASO was formed in August 1999 as a consensus-based advisory body within the ICANN Framework, though a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the current Regional Internet Registries and ICANN.

The ICANN Bylaws assign to the ASO the responsibility for the development of global policies relating to the distribution and registration of Internet address space, inter-domain routing identifiers and that part of the DNS name space that is used to name these addresses and identifiers.

[More information about the ASO.]

2. The Address Council

The ASO Address Council co-ordinates the process of policy development in areas within the responsibility of the ASO, according to procedures defined within the MoU and by the AC itself. Specifically, these include the hosting of an annual open General Assembly meeting (the first of which was held in Budapest in May 2000), and attending regular meetings by teleconference or in person at which policy issues and submissions may be considered.

The other major responsibility of the Address Council is the appointment of individuals to fill ASO seats on the ICANN Board of Directors, according to procedures defined within the MoU.

[More information on the Address Council.]

3. The Role of Members of the Address Council

Each member of the Address Council is expected to serve for a period of 3 years. The terms of appointment of the current initial AC members were staggered terms of 1, 2 and 3 years to allow one third of the Address Council to be replaced in each subsequent year.

No member of the Address Council is entitled to any compensation from the ASO. No member of the Address Council can be indemnified by the ASO, nor can the ASO obtain insurance coverage relating to the liability of the actions of members of the Address Council.

AC members do not represent any RIR, nor do they act as representatives of any other body. They are appointed in their individual capacity, and their membership cannot be proxied by any other individual or organisation.

4. Address Council Nominations Process

One individual from the Asia Pacific Region will be selected to serve on the Address Council for three years, replacing Dr Hyunje Park who has served as an initial AC member for the past year. The selection will be made though an open election from the set of individuals who have been nominated within this process.

Any individual may be nominated, with the exception of any staff member of any Regional Internet Registry. Self-nominations are permitted.

Nominations should be sent by email to nominations@apnic.net, by midnight GMT on 25 September 2000.

The information included with the nomination is to be in English and should include:

Name of Nominee:
Country of residence:
Organisation:
Email Address:
Postal Address:
Biographical information:
Motivation for nomination:
Name of nominating individual:
Organisation:
Email Address:


All nominees will be contacted via email to confirm their willingness to serve on the Address Council. If a nominee is not contactable via email, or does not respond, then their nomination will not be confirmed and they will not be eligible for election to the Address Council.

All confirmed nominations will be listed on the APNIC web site after they are confirmed. All nominees will have the opportunity to submit a written statement in support of their nomination, for publication on the web site. In addition, others may express support for nominated individuals simply by completing and submitting the nomination form provided above.

5. Address Council Selection Process

The process for selection of the nominee to serve on the Address Council will involve an open election to be held during the APNIC Open Policy Meeting, in Brisbane Australia, from 25 to 27 October 2000.

While it is not necessary for nominees to attend this meeting in order to be elected, an opportunity will be provided for nominees who are present to address the meeting prior to the election and make a statement supporting their nomination.