I'm sending this while on vacation at the request of colleagues on the ALAC.
 
I proposed Evan as a candidate. We also talked to other people, one of whom posts constantly on these boards, and we were turned down by several people. My last words to Robert and Alan before I left on vacation were that I did not support Ross, who I'm sure is a fine individual, but is from a registrar. My feeling was that there were more than enough voices from that constituency.
 
I didn't talk to anyone on ICANN staff.
 
Beau Brendler
 
 


From: alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org on behalf of Danny Younger
Sent: Thu 9/27/2007 2:23 PM
To: NA Discuss; At-Large Worldwide
Subject: Re: [At-Large] [NA-Discuss] Results of the Voting for ALACNominating Committee 2008 Appointments

Dear Members,

The North American community is entitled to an
explanation of the voting results for our region that
saw a supplier-side registrar representative elected
whose name was never once introduced for candidacy on
the NARALO discussion list.

The minutes of the last ALAC meeting state:
"It was decided that the RALOs would provide their
advice and recommendations by the end of this week
(NLT 16st September). There would then be a vote
online using instant runoff for the candidates of each
region wherever there is more than one candidate
proposed from a region."

The North American region advanced three names:  Eric
Dierker (confirmed), Michael Geist (at last report was
"pending confirmation", and Evan Leibovitch
(confirmed). 

The current NARALO Wiki contains only two names:

Hugh Dierker [USA]
current chair of the GNSO's General Assembly
Proposed by Danny Younger
Confirmed

Evan Leibovich [Canada]
ALS Representative, CLUE (Canada)
Proposed by Beau & Robert
Confirmed

https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?na_nominating_committee_candidates_2007

You will note that Ross Rader's name is not mentioned
therein, yet suddenly he has been elected without
member ALSs and North American individual participants
in the RALO even being aware of his candidacy.

Further, voting results show that Eric Dierker's name
was never even voted upon, notwithstanding the fact
that his bio/credentials were submitted for review.

I find:
(1) the opaqueness of this process outrageously
disturbing,
(2) the voting process that saw candidates having
their names not included as perverse in the extreme,
(3) the result (the election of registry and registrar
representatives instead of user representatives) as a
vile and deplorable abuse of trust

I, and likely the Ombudsman as well, await an
explanation.




      
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