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The [[ICANN Chairman|Chairman]] and [[ICANN Vice-Chairman|Vice Chairman]] of ICANN are elected from the 16 Directors; the President is not a candidate.  
 
The [[ICANN Chairman|Chairman]] and [[ICANN Vice-Chairman|Vice Chairman]] of ICANN are elected from the 16 Directors; the President is not a candidate.  
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There are five non voting members, each of the following groups appoint one liaison to the board:
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===Non-Voting Liaisons ===
# [[GAC|Governmental Advisory Council]] (GAC)
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An additional 5 seats are held for non-voting liaisons. These liaisons are given access to the same materials and are a part of the board's debates; they represent various specialty and advisory organizations and provide valuable input and reactions to ICANN deliberations. The seats are determined as follows:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm ICANN Bylaws]</ref>
# [[RSSAC|Root Server System Advisory Council]] (RSSAC)
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* One liaison is to be appointed by the [[GAC|Governmental Advisory Committee]]
# [[SSAC|Security and Stability Advisory Committee]] (SSAC)
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* One liaison is to be appointed by the [[RSSAC|Root Server System Advisory Committee]]
# [[TLG|Technical Liaison Group]] (TLG)
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* One liaison is to be appointed by the [[SSAC|Security and Stability Advisory Committe]]
# [[IETF|Internet Engineering Task Force]] (IETF)
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* One liaison is to be appointed by the [[TLG|Technical Liaison Group]]
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* One liaison is to be appointed by the [[IETF|Internet Engineering Task Force]]
    
==Criteria for Directors==
 
==Criteria for Directors==
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