I nominate Sebastian for position of Vice-chair. Alan At 13/10/2008 09:06 AM, you wrote:
I hereby advise the At-Large Community, ALS$B!G(Bs RALO$B!G(Bs and the serving ALAC, that as at 1330 UTC today October 13th, the Call for Elections of the 2008-2009 ALAC Officer is open as per Rule 9.1 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure.
Under Rule 9, nominations are now called for, to fill the following 2008-2009 ALAC Officer positions these roles in the current ALAC have combined to form an ALAC Executive Committee or ExCom which meets monthly in the alternate fortnight to the ALAC and undertakes other strategic and policy development leadership roles:-
Chair
Vice Chair (i)
Vice Chair (ii)
Rapporteur*
ALAC Members who currently fill these roles *and* who continue to remain eligible may be nominated or self nominate for re-election.
*PLEASE NOTE the following definition from our Rules of Procedure regarding the role of the ALAC Rapporteur $B!H!D(Bwhilst some reporting or collation and preparation of information and notes role may be part of the job description, the following broad definition applies "An independent critical friend; a person acting as a monitor to processes, who is responsible on behalf of the committee to ensure correct process have been carried out." It is further envisaged by the current ALAC Officers (the ALAC ExCom) that in light of the probable recommendations to be made regarding increased accountability and strategic planning requirements on the ALAC as a result of its current ALAC Review, the role of the Rapporteur will need in the future to have a strong strategic planning and project management role within the ALAC and on behalf of the ExCom. The specific details and job description of this and all the executive and leadership roles in the ALAC are also proposed for review beginning in Cairo and finalized before the Mexico meeting and the At-Large Summit.
The deadline for nominations to be made to the At-Large List is 1330 UTC Monday 27th October, 2008.
Nominations *must* be accepted (self nominations will count as an acceptance) be sending a message to the public list no later than 7 days after the close of the nomination period i.e. 1330 UTC 3rd November.
This is a regular election that will be held between the beginning and the end of an ICANN Annual General Meeting and as such rule 9.4.3 is invoked i.e. $B!H(B $B!D(B the date and time of the vote shall be within the first 48 (forty $B!>(Beight) hours after the closure of the Annual General Meeting; thus, the electorate will include the
delegates whose term starts at the closure of that Annual General Meeting, and will not include the former ALAC members whose term ends at the closure of that Annual General Meeting.$B!I(B
Please NOTE: Only delegates (that is one of the current 15 Members of the At Large Advisory Committee) can nominate or self$B!>(Bnominate, by posting a message to the public ALAC list. Anyone who will or has a chance to meet eligibility requirements after the next ICANN Annual General Meeting can be nominated; it is not necessary for nominees to meet eligibility requirements at the moment of the nomination, but, if elected, they will have to meet them before taking their seat. Nominations of individuals who will not meet the eligibility requirements after the closure of the next Annual General Meeting are invalid.
Your attention is ALSO drawn to the following information and criteria regarding this from our Rules of Procedure:-
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
2.1 The ALAC shall elect a Chair, at least two (2) Vice$B!>(BChairs and a Rapporteur by the mechanism outlined in Rule 10.
2.2 All officers are normally elected at an Annual General Meeting of ICANN.
2.3 The election can take place by electronic mail, online balloting, written balloting, or any other means deemed convenient and accurate
2.4 All officers serve for a term of one year starting from the closure of an AGM and ending at the closure of the following AGM.
2.5 Officers shall be freely chosen by the ALAC, according to the following criteria:
2.6 They shall accept to serve on behalf of the AT LARGE COMMUNITY by acting for the good of the entire Committee, working to bridge differences and build consensus, but also recognizing difference and enabling different opinions to be shared;
2.7 They shall accept, while acting in their capacity as an ALAC officer, to put the collective views of the Committee always in front of their own.
RULE 3 - QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR OFFICERS
3.1 All officers must be members of the ALAC.
3.2 A conflict of interest statement must be filed;
3.3 A person shall not serve, at the same time, in two different officer positions;
3.4 The Chair shall be ineligible to serve on ICANN's Nominating Committee in any year in which they serve on the ALAC;
3.5 All officers can be removed before the end of their term by a vote of recall according to
rule 11.
3.6 All officers have a duty of performing their roles with diligence and loyalty to the Committee, and are bound to meet the minimum participation requirements set forth in rule 21. In case of failure to do so, the Chair shall call a vote of recall.
3.7 Only standing members of the At$B!>(BLarge Advisory Committee are eligible to serve as Chair. If at any point in time the Chair leaves the membership of the ALAC for any reason, he / she shall immediately cease the function of Chair as well.
Cheryl Langdon-Orr
ALAC Chair 2007-2008
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