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→Article 11: Advisory Committees
**** The role of ALAC is to advise the Board on issues as they relate to the individual Internet user.
**** The role of ALAC is to advise the Board on issues as they relate to the individual Internet user.
**** ALAC shall consist of two members selected by each of the five [[RALO]]s, and five members selected by the Nominating Committee, one from each of the five [[Geographic Regions]].
**** ALAC shall consist of two members selected by each of the five [[RALO]]s, and five members selected by the Nominating Committee, one from each of the five [[Geographic Regions]].
**** The terms of the members shall be staggered.
**** The Chair shall be elected by the ALAC members.
**** The ALAC shall consult with each RALO and appoint one voting delegate to the Nominating Committee from each Geographic Region, for a total of five.
**** The ALAC may appoint non-voting liaisons to the ccNSO and GNSO.
**** There shall be one RALO for each Geographic Region. Each RALO shall serve as the main public forum in its region for input to the ICANN Board. They are to be non-profit organizations certified by ICANN, which has entered into an [[MoU]] with ICANN.
**** Each RALO is to be composed of [[ALS]]es within its region that have been certified to meet the requirements of the RALO's [[MoU]] with ICANN. If provided for by the RALO's MoU, membership may also include individual Internet users who are citizens of a country within the RALO's region.
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* '''11.3 Procedures'''
** Each AC shall determine its own rules and procedures.
* '''11.4 Terms of Office'''
** The chairs and members of each committee shall serve until their successor is appointed, the committee is terminated, or he she is removed, resigns, or ceases to be eligible.
* '''11.5 Vacancies'''
** Vacancies are to be filled in the same way as the original appointment was made.
* '''11.6 Compensation'''
** Advisory Committee members shall not receive compensation for their services, although the Board may authorize the reimbursement of related necessary expenses.