ICANN is immediately seeking expressions of interest for the 2011-2012 Nominating Committee (NomCom) Chair and Chair-Elect.

The NomCom Chairperson will be 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 General Meeting.

The Chair-Elect is a position recently created within the Bylaws as an outcome of the independent review of the NomCom. The Chair-Elect position is not a replacement of the Advisor to the NomCom Chair, and is not intended to fill an advisory role. Rather, the Chair-Elect will receive the benefit of training while serving alongside the Chair, gaining skills and knowledge to be applied for the Chair-Elect's anticipated succession into the role of the Chair. Candidates for Chair-Elect should possess the same skills as candidates for the Chair.

In creating the new position of the Chair-Elect, the ICANN Board noted that the implementation of this provision should be completed for the 2012-2013 NomCom. As ICANN may implement this provision earlier, the Call for Expressions of Interest have been expanded to determine if a Chair-Elect can be identified sooner.