Four candidates at my last count Sebastien, Vittorio, Wendy and Wolfgang (clearly heavily weighted towards the end of the alphabet).

I would very much like to see written statements from the candidates BEFORE arriving in San Juan - to be backed up by discussions (both private and within the Committee/community) at San Juan.

With all due respect to my colleague Robert, I would prefer NOT having campaigning statements by others on behalf of the candidates (but that my be just *my* preference).

And I support Robert's statement about the ability to properly devote the time to this task. I know the commitment, both in travel and daily, that being GNSO Liaison requires, and the Board Liaison commitment is surely much larger.

Alan



At 18/06/2007 09:03 AM, Robert Guerra wrote:
Four quick comments:

1. Seems all the nominees so far have been from developed countries. are there any interested, and qualified candidates that come from elsewhere?

2. If memory serves me right, we now have 3 candidates who have been mentioned, nominated and/or proposed in some way. That makes for a contested nomination. Thus the question - what is the process by which either one or any new candidates get ultimately selected for the position. That is to say, what is the process.


As with any election, i think it important to get to know the "candidate" and be able to make a recommendation and/or opinion based on their experience and proposed objectives and agenda as board liason.

I ask, as a far number of ALS from both North America and I think LAC will also be at the meeting. With all the talk of transparency and openness at at-large , well, would be good to indeed practice what we preach. Might I suggest,that the proposed  candidates  try to spend some time to meet the constituency that will be at the meeting.

3. Serving on the board is no small task and quite a big commitment. I know several board members and they say that ICANN takes up anywhere from 25% to well over 60% of their time. This is quite significant and no small matter for anyone from at-large who may be involved.


4.  As I indeed did nominate Vittorio - my support remains with him..

Vittorio has by his involvement in at-large in the past, as the current board liason, as well as his long involvement at the recent UN world summit on the information society (WSIS) has demonstrated that he knows well how to consult with users, knows how to  bring their many varied and at times conflicting views forward in a constructive and effective matter.

If he does indeed have the time to serve - well, that he'll have to tell us.



regards,

Robert
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On 18-Jun-07, at 7:27 AM, Jacqueline A. Morris wrote:

I nominate Wolfgang Kleinwächter as a candidate for Board Liaison. Prof Kleinwächter has been active in Internet Governance  for many years. He was a member of the WSIS Working Group on Internet Governance, has been instrumental  in creating the Global Internet Governance Academic Network” (GIGANET)  and has been involved in ICANN processes for many years (see attached document) He is a member of the EURALO.

As Board Liaison, he will:
 

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