The committee placed adverts in the national and provincial newspapers calling on members of the public to submit nominations, from 20 February until 06 March 2009, of persons to serve on the Board of the National Youth Development Agency. It was required that the nominees should: . be South African citizens . comply with any other requirements prescribed by national legislation, in particular the National Youth Development Agency Act, 2008 . possess suitable qualifications, expertise and experience in the area of the youth.