Dear Colleagues, The IAB is responsible for selecting an individual to represent the IETF on the ICANN Board of Directors. This position is reviewed each year, but there is no limit on length of service. The candidates who accepted their nominations are: - Merike Kaeo - Russ Mundy - Barry Schein - Jonne Soininen We solicit feedback on these candidates by April 6, 2013. Further details on the requirements and expectations for the position are available in the original call for nominations: https://www.ietf.org/ibin/c5i?mid=6&rid=49&gid=0&k1=934&k2=11748&tid=1363264081 Please send your response to iab-chair@iab.org. If you would like your feedback to be anonymized, please indicate such in your response. The IAB expects to finalize its selection on or before April 14, 2013. We anticipate the IESG will confirm the selected candidate by April 28, 2013 and the appointee will begin participating as the new board of directors member in May. Kind regards, Russ Housley IAB Chair