[gnso-arr-dt] Call for Applicants for the Position of Volunteer Review Team Member

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Late yesterday, ICANN posted "Call for Applicants for the Position of
Volunteer Review Team Member ".  It is a permanent call for volunteers
but the cutoff for the first review (Accountability & Transparency) is
17 February.  The document can be found here:
http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/call-for-applicants-11jan10-
en.pdf
<http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/call-for-applicants-11jan10
-en.pdf> .
 
Of particular interest to this DT:

1.      Interested individuals are asked to apply through their
Supporting Organizations or Advisory Committees by sending a short CV
(maximum three pages) and a one-page motivation letter to the following
email address: rtcandidatures@xxxxxxxxx. 

2.      Applicants should possess the following professional and
personal skills: 

        *       Sound knowledge of ICANN and its working practices and
culture; 
        *       Good knowledge of the subject area of the review; 
        *       Team spirit, adaptability; 
        *       Willingness to learn; 
        *       Capacity to put aside personal opinions or
preconceptions; 
        *       Analytical skills; 
        *       Ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative
evidence; 
        *       Capacity to draw conclusions purely based on evidence; 
        *       Commitment to devote his/her time to the review process

3.      Composition of each review team will aim to achieve: 
4.      

                *       Geographic diversity; 
                *       Gender balance; 
                *       Understanding of ICANN's role and the basic
Internet ecosystem in which ICANN operates; 
                *       Expertise in a discipline related to the review
topic (relevant technical expertise, if required by the scope of the
review); 
                *       No double membership, meaning that the same
individuals cannot be appointed to serve on more than one review team.
This is strongly suggested in considering the relevant amount of time
that will be required by the review exercises. 

 
Because of the 17 Feb deadline for applicants for the A&T review and the
need for applicants to apply through their SO or AC, the GNSO will need
to develop and approve a process to accommodate this as soon as possible
but certainly as close to the beginning of February as possible.
 
Note that items 2 & 3 above provide a good start on qualifications.
 
Chuck