From the above article I'd like to make a few clarification points (which for those of you who read not just the White Paper but the outcomes of the Public Comments Process associated with the WP and who wish to follow the development of the At-Large Selection Process development for seating an ICANN Board Member will no doubt already realize)... Where it states => "...The ALAC-proposed process does not allow any individual internet user to run for the Board. Indeed, it doesn't even let any individual member of the At Large community run for the board. Instead, it creates a Politburo..." It is in fact specifically designed that calls for Statements of Interest in being considered as a Candidate for At-Large Selection does encourage and desire then individual internet users (inclusive of individual members of the At-Large community) to respond to the call(s) when they are made and put in SOI's (the parallelism to the NonCom mechanisms here are also from the process documents drafted clear I would have thought) The role of the 11 person BCEC which for this inaugural activity set is two reps from each RALO who are NOT either associated with ALAC or Regional Leadership roles but who come from rank and file of ALSes so N=10 and a NON voting Chair appointed by the ALAC = 11 are tasked with ensuring that any SOI applicants who are 'slated' for selection fit the desired criteria outlined in the WP and documentation and established by the At-Large Community, so that selection is made from candidates that have the required skills set(s) and experience to (if selected) best perform the role...