Colleagues,
I support this statement partially. The second
paragraph implies that our region has been victimizes or treated in an unjust
and disrespectful manner. I don’t agree with that as I don’t think
that was the intent of the NomCom. Surely, there are qualified individuals in
our region but I don’t know why none were selected.
I suggest that we remove any rhetoric that
suggests injustice and replace it with language that urges the NomCom to have a
well balanced selection for the next round.
From: apac-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org
[mailto:apac-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Rajnesh D. Singh
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007
7:03 AM
To: Asia-Pacific Discuss
Subject: [APAC-Discuss] Draft
Statement on NomCom Review
Colleagues,
Hong Xue has kindly put together a draft statement on the NomCom Review.
I assume the NomCom Review WG (composed of Alejandro Pisanty, Peter
Dengate-Thrush, Njeri Rionge, Mouhamet Diop, Jonathan Cohen and Steve Goldstein
see http://www.icann.org/reviews/nomcom-28feb07.htm)
is still soliciting input, and as such attach the draft for your comments and
input.
Your comments would be appreciated by January 10th, 2008.
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APRALO Statement on NomCom Revision
NomCom
assumes the important responsibility of recruitment and appointment of
qualified candidates to the Board of the ICANN. Undeniably, NomCom has
successfully recruited a number of talented people who made or are making
significant contributions to the Board and the whole ICANN community. However,
from the perspective of the Asia-Pacific Internet user community,
NomCom’s latest appointment of Board members seemingly deviated from
those principles that it had sustained. With all three appointees from Europe
and no one from Asia,
the appointment further deteriorates the geographical unbalance in the Board.
As a result, there is now only one member of the Board from Asia (India).
Notwithstanding that all three European appointees to the Board are excellent
and qualified talents, undermining the principle of geographical and cultural
diversity concerns the Asia-Pacific Internet user community. It is legitimate
for the AP users to doubt whether the demands and needs from this region can
sufficiently and promptly be understood and addressed by such a west-dominated
Board. The users wish to ask whether the NomCom anticipated such consequence
when making the selection.
Apart
from the principle of diversity, the user community is also concerned about the
procedural justice of selection. It is far from clear why the NomCom selected
one candidate over another. Particularly, those candidates who were interviewed
but unselected did not even get a notification or a message of regret. They did
not know they had failed until and unless the result was announced. This is
very counterproductive to further recruitment efforts. Those people who
volunteered their time and energy in participation of NomCom selection deserve
respect and appreciation.
APRALO
hopes that NomCom process could be substantially and efficiently improved
through this review and the Internet community in this region is willing to
offer any help, if needed.
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Kind regards,
Rajnesh D. Singh
Chair, ICANN Asia Pacific Regional At-Large Organisation www.apralo.org