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Appointment Process for Nominating Committee Appointments from the ALAC for 2009/2010:
by Karaitiana Taiuru Aug. 12, 2009

Aug. 12, 2009

Dear Colleagues, Please find an information email regarding the NomCom. This was provided by ICANN staff. I am also happy to discuss my time on NomCom with anyone who has questions. Regards, Karaitiana Taiuru >BACKGROUND > >As you will recall, the ALAC appoints five >voting members (known as "Delegates") of the >Nominating Committee ("NomCom") of ICANN. Voting >members of the NomCom are appointed for a one >year term, and may be re-appointed for a further >term of one year subject to the requirement >under the ICANN By Laws that a voting member may >only serve a maximum of two consecutive years. > >Individuals representing ALAC who served on the >2009 Nominating Committee are listed below. >Those individuals who have now completed two >consecutive terms and may not be reappointed are marked with an asterisk * > >Khaled Koubaa (Africa)* >Hong Xue (Asia, Australasia and Pacific) >Matias Altamira Gigena (Latin America and Caribbean)* >Desiree Miloshevic (Europe)* >Ross Rader (North America)* > >ICANNs Nominating Committee has historically >held two face-to-face meetings each year. For >the 2009 Nominating Committee, we were able to >have the first such meeting after ICANN's Annual >General Meeting in Cairo. According to the Chair >of the NomCom, accelerating the schedule of the >first meeting compared to previous years was >really enormously helpful in allowing the >Committee to function in an orderly and effective manner. > >TIMELINE > >At its 4th August 2009 Meeting, the ALAC defined >the following timeline for filling these appointments: > > * Nominations Open (in each RALO): 5th August > * Nominations Close (in each RALO): on or before 25th August > * Nomination Acceptance Deadline: on or before 1st September > * RALOs to transmit all accepted nominations, with a recommendation > of a preferred candidate if the RALO wishes to provide one: on or > before 1st September > * ALAC Voting Begins: 7th September > * ALAC Voting Ends: 14th September > * Notification to NomCom of Appointees: 15th September > >QUALIFICATIONS: > >Article VII, Section 4 of the Bylaws states that >Delegates to the ICANN Nominating Committee shall be: > > * Accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, > with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and with > experience and competence with collegial large group decision-making > * Persons with wide contacts, broad experience in the Internet > community, and a commitment to the success of ICANN; > * Persons whom the selecting body is confident will consult widely > and accept input in carrying out their responsibilities; > * Persons who are neutral and objective, without any fixed personal > commitments to particular individuals, organizations, or > commercial objectives in carrying out their Nominating Committee > responsibilities; > * Persons with an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential > impact of ICANN's activities on the broader Internet community who > are willing to serve as volunteers, without compensation other > than the reimbursement of certain expenses; and > * Persons who are able to work and communicate in written and spoken > English. > >Nom Com members are expected to: > > * engage in affirmative outreach and recruitment of excellent candidates > * read the submitted and gathered information about each candidate > under consideration > * participate in Nom Com teleconferences > * work diligently with Nom Com colleagues toward an overall > consensus on the best possible group of candidates to be selected > * adhere to the Code of Ethics - each Member undertakes a written > obligation to this effect. The code of ethics may be found at > http://nomcom.icann.org/ethics-2009.html. > * attend a face-to-face meeting. The nominating committee typically > holds two meetings, one soon after the committee is formed, and > usually held concurrent with an ICANN meeting, and meeting later > in the year when the committee makes its selections. > * Given the recruitment nature of Nom Com's work, it will be > particularly helpful if members have extensive personal networks > of contacts from outside, and within ICANN, that will support > effective recruiting. Furthermore it will be valuable for such > delegates to also be prepared to develop cross-constituency > understanding to build consensus. > >Successful appointees from the ALAC must be >willing to attend the first face-to-face >Nominating Committee meeting. This meeting is >expected to occur in Seoul during 31 October 1 >November 2009. Nom Com Delegates are welcome to >attend the entire ICANN meeting also during 25 >30 October, but hotel costs and expenses for the >non-Nom Com portion of the meeting would be at the expense of the individual. > >FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: > >Please see the NomCom homepage at >http://nomcom.icann.org. The Nomination >committee has an FAQ, available at >http://nomcom.icann.org/faqs.htm which may be of particular interest.

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Call for nominations
by Karaitiana Taiuru Aug. 12, 2009

Aug. 12, 2009

Dear Colleagues, Please be advised that this is the call for nominations to appoint our ALAC representative and NomCom representative. The available positions for APRALO are the ALAC representative (incumbent: Cheryl) and the NomCom delegate (incumbent: Hong). ALAC responsibilities are here https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?obligations_and_requirements_of_al… . Could you please send your suggested candidate name to the list. The election process: 1. Nomination period: Nominations shall be accepted for four weeks. 2. Acceptance deadline: The nominees need to accept their nomination no later than seven days after the nomination period ends. 3. Election deadline: The election shall begin no later than one week after the end of the acceptance deadline and end no later than two weeks later. https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?2009_election_calls_apralo Regards, Karaitiana Taiuru

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Regional Advice on ALS Application from OSIA
by Karaitiana Taiuru Aug. 10, 2009

Aug. 10, 2009

Dear colleagues, In relation to the Korea ALS application - if you have any feedback that you would like to raise please reply to the list prior to this Friday at UTC 08:00 (please note change of time). If you are happy and have no concerns we will take no response as a positive. Regards, Karaitiana Taiuru >X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - taiuru.maori.nz >X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] >X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - atlarge-lists.icann.org >X-Antivirus: AVG for E-mail 8.5.392 [270.13.34/2268] > >Dear APRALO colleagues, > >As you may remember we have been discussing an application from >Korea for an ALS. I am pleased to announce that the ICANN staff have >forwarded me a copy of their Due Diligence - attached for your >reference. Please do not distribute this application to third >parties unless it is vitrally in the best interest of APRALO and i >also ask that you delete your copy when you have completed reviewing it. > >Could you please send me any feedback regarding this application by >UTC 07:00 July 24 2009. > >Essentially we are required to give the ICANN staff our regional >advise so the processes can move in motion to accept or decline this >application. > >We will take no correspondence or opinion from your ALS as a vote in >favour and as of your support, otherwise please email me and or the >list with any concerns. > >Regards, >Karaitiana Taiuru > > >>Dear Karaitiana and Pavan, >> >>On July 25th, we received an APRALO ALS application from the Open >>Standards and Internet Association (OSIA). Please find the Due >>Diligence form attached. >> >>We kindly ask you to provide us with the regional advice for this >>application in your capacity as the At-Large Secretariat for this >>region. Your advice will support the ALAC review on this application. >> >>According to our time-line for ALS applications, the due date for >>the regional advice is August 13th 2009. >> >>We would like to remind you that the DD form may contain sensitive >>information. Please read the form carefully before sending it to third parties. >> >> >>Regards, >> >>Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White >>ICANN At-Large Staff >>email: <staff(a)atlarge.icann.htm>staff(a)atlarge.icann.org >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >APAC-Discuss mailing list >APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss_atlarge-lists.… > >Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org

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ALAC Representative Election Call: APRALO
by At Large Staff Aug. 6, 2009

Aug. 6, 2009

Dear All, We recently sent out an email to the global list and Secretariat list with a summary of the regional provisions governing the ALAC elections and a proposed timeline for the regional elections. This email is to provide you a detailed overview of the situation in APRALO and assist you with the organization of the elections. There will be one APRALO ALAC representative up for election this year as Cheryl Langdon Orr's term ends at the close of the Seoul meeting. With regards to the election process, the APRALO Memorandum of Understanding does not specify the length of the nomination period or provide an election date. However, it does state that each accredited ALS will have one (1) vote, and only those ALSes that have been accredited prior to the election will be able to vote (MOU:5.4.1). Additionally, it states representatives must be Members of different ALSes, must have their principle residence in different countries of the Region, and their citizenship must be different (MOU: 5.4.1). The APRALO MOU states that the terms of the ALAC representative are to be in the terms specified in the ICANN Bylaws (MOU: 5.4.1). See: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?ralo_organising_documents The APRALO instruments do not contain specific provisions governing the election process. It is therefore suggested that the following election process shall be adopted: 1. Call for election: The regional Secretariat will make a call for election (no later than 15th August 2009) 2. Nomination Period: nominations shall be accepted for four weeks after the Secretariat calls for nominations (up to 12th September 2009) 3. Acceptance deadline: the nominees need to accept their nomination no later than seven days after the nomination period ends (19th September 2009) 4. Election deadline: The election shall begin no later than one week after the end of the acceptance deadline (26th September 2009) and end not later than two weeks later (10th October 2009). Therefore, votes would actually be cast between 26th September to 10th October 2009. We would suggest that the online voting system used previously in various regions at www.bigpulse.com <http://www.bigpulse.com> (and which is used for all ALAC votes including for ALS Applications). The staff would administer these votes through the system, in all cases allowing independent verification via a URL located on the BigPulse servers which would provide the results of votes held. You are of course free to adopt a different process. To facilitate this election, we ask the APRALO Secretariat to send us a note prior to 15 August 2009 specifying election procedures the region would like to adopt. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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