CALL FOR CANDIDATES

 

This document and/or information was originally written in Spanish, the official language of Uruguay, the country where LACNIC is legally incorporated and whose laws and regulations LACNIC must meet. Likewise, unofficial information and/or documents are also written in Spanish, as this is the language in which most of LACNIC's collaborators and officers work and communicate. We do our best to ensure that our translations are reliable and serve as a guide for our non-Spanish-speaking members. However, discrepancies may exist between the translations and the original document and/or information written in Spanish. In this case, the original text written in Spanish will always prevail.

The call for candidates is now open for those interested in filling three (3) seats on the LACNIC Board of Directors.

Positions and Functions

Members of the Board of Directors will each serve in a voluntary capacity (unpaid) for a three-year term.

Elected candidates must comply with the provisions of the LACNIC Board Member Commitment

 which they must sign before starting their term.

Members of the Board are responsible for executive decisions related to the ratification of policy proposals, convening member assemblies, overseeing the management and follow-up of LACNIC's financial reports, monitoring the Strategic Plan, and defining the necessary internal procedures and regulations, among other duties. For more information, refer to Article 26 of the LACNIC Bylaws.

 

 

 Eligibility Requirements

  • Candidates must be citizens of the countries or territories within the LACNIC service region.
  • Candidates may or may not be part of the organization submitting their nominations (self-nominations are allowed).
  • According to the Bylaws, no more than two (2) directors may be citizens of the same country or territory in the region.
    • Candidates from the following countries are not eligible to run in these elections:
      • Argentina
  • No more than one member may have employment or consultancy ties with the same company or organization.

Nominations are verified by the Electoral Commission based on the Regulations Regarding Incompatibilities and Capacities

 

Who can nominate a candidate?

Any LACNIC member organization through their institutional representative (LACNIC, IAR MX,REGISTRO BR) membership contact registered in the LACNIC database.

  • The organization submitting the nomination must be current with their membership fees. Each organization may nominate only one (1) candidate.

 

Who can support a candidate?

In addition to the organization nominating the candidate, nominations must be supported by two LACNIC member organizations. This means that a total of three (3) organizations is required to validate the nomination. 

  • The two (2) organizations supporting the nomination must be current with their annual membership fees. 
  • The organizations supporting a candidate are also endorsing the accuracy of the information provided by the candidate, as well as the candidate's competency and suitability.
  • To be effectively considered, expressions of support must be submitted through the organization's membership contact registered in the LACNIC database. 
  • Each organization may support only one candidate.

 

How to identify an organization's membership contact

 

Required Forms 

 

Important:

  • Both self-nominations and third-party nominations are allowed.
    The forms and evaluation must be completed before 10 September at 18:00 UTC.
  • In order to continue with the nomination process, anyone interested in running as a candidate to the LACNIC Board must complete all three forms(*), accept the three sets of regulations, and take the competency assessment.
    (*) In the Candidate Incompatibilities and Competencies Form, you must provide information about the organizations supporting your nomination.
  • The estimated time to complete all forms is approximately 25 minutes.
  • LACNIC will contact the organizations supporting a candidate to verify the accuracy of the information provided.

In addition to the information above, to run for a position on the Board of Directors, candidates must:

  1. Successfully demonstrate their competencies by scoring 70% or more in the evaluation. To train in these competencies, they will have access to a free course on the LACNIC Campus.
  1. Consent to the use, processing, and publication of their personal data and evaluation results, allowing those involved in the evaluation service, as well as the Electoral Commission, to access and validate the results of the evaluation.