ASO AC selects Ray Plzak to serve on Seat 9 of ICANN Board of Directors

Dear Colleagues

The ASO is pleased to announce that the ASO Address Council has selected 
Ray Plzak to serve for a three-year term on Seat 9 of the ICANN Board of 
Directors. Mr Plzak's term will begin on 7 May 2009.

The ASO congratulates Mr Plzak and would also like to thank the other 
four candidates who took part in the selection process:

- Rajesh Chharia
- Jordi Palet Martinez
- Barry Shein
- Suzanne Woolf

Mr Plzak's appointment follows a lengthy selection process, including a 
public call for nominations, interviews with eligible candidates, a 
public comment period and a vote by all ASO Address Council members. The 
Address Council confirmed the result at their meeting on 22 April 2009.

Full details of the process, including information on all eligible 
candidates, are available on the ASO web site at:
http://www.aso.icann.org/elections

Best regards,
ASO Secretariat