Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by greenriver.icann.org (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id n978LQBe018276; Wed, 7 Oct 2009 01:21:26 -0700 Received: from greenriver.icann.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by greenriver.icann.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n978LQ6A018277; Wed, 7 Oct 2009 01:21:26 -0700 Received: from pechora2.lax.icann.org (pechora2.icann.org [208.77.188.37]) by greenriver.icann.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n978LNDX018270 for ; Wed, 7 Oct 2009 01:21:23 -0700 Received: from EXVPMBX100-1.exc.icann.org ([64.78.22.232]) by EXPFE100-1.exc.icann.org ([64.78.22.236]) with mapi; Wed, 7 Oct 2009 01:21:03 -0700 Received: from EXPFE100-1.exc.icann.org (expfe100-1.exc.icann.org [64.78.22.236]) by pechora2.lax.icann.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n978L37F001326 for ; Wed, 7 Oct 2009 01:21:23 -0700 Received: from gate34.gate.iad.mlsrvr.com (gate34.gate.iad.mlsrvr.com [192.168.1.179]) by mail31a.mail.iad.mlsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id A2E9E5008E for ; Wed, 7 Oct 2009 04:23:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from greenriver.icann.org (greenriver.icann.org [208.77.188.30]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by gate34.gate.iad.mlsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTPS id 1B2662A11917 for ; Wed, 7 Oct 2009 04:23:18 -0400 (EDT) Return-Path: From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Glen_de_Saint_G=E9ry?= Sender: To: "Council GNSO" Subject: [council] Call for Nominations for GNSO Council Chair : Wednesday 7 October to Wednesday 21 October Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 14:20:44 +0600 Message-ID: <05B243F724B2284986522B6ACD0504D7C0860359A5@EXVPMBX100-1.exc.icann.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01CA4EC6.844CB070" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcpGxF2xf9M/EQXHQk6iS9bpPO3OuwAYFURw Content-Language: en-us x-ms-tnef-correlator: x-ms-has-attach: x-originating-ip: [208.77.188.30] x-spam-status: No, score=0 tagged_above=-100 required=6 tests=[none] x-virus-scanned: OK x-spam-level: x-spam-score: 0 x-spam-flag: NO x-mime-autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by greenriver.icann.org id n978LPDX018274 x-authentication-warning: greenriver.icann.org: majordomo set sender to owner-council@gnso.icann.org using -f x-greylist: Recipient e-mail whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0 (pechora2.lax.icann.org [208.77.188.37]); Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:21:23 -0700 (PDT) This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01CA4EC6.844CB070 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council Members, The call for nominations has been updated for clarity, though no = substantive changes have been made since yesterday. The change involves clarifying that nominees must be members of the = council at the time the election is held and not necessarily at the time that = the nominations are made. This means that: - a current council member who will not be in the new council is not eligible to run for chair - an incoming council member who is not currently in the council is = eligible to run for chair Only current GNSO Council members are eligible to make nominations and second nominations. Also clarified is the two part nature of the process. The entire nomination process lasts 2 weeks. (7 to 21 October 2009) - Week one is dedicated to council wide nominations - Week two is dedicated to each House's section of their single = candidate from the pool of nominees. ----- - Pursuant to the ICANN bylaws http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws-amendments-27aug09.pdf 7. The GNSO Council shall select the GNSO Chair for a term the GNSO Council specifies, but not longer than one year. Each House (as described in Section 6 of this Article) shall select a Vice-Chair, who will be a Vice-Chair of the whole of the GNSO Council, for a term the GNSO Council specifies, but not longer than one year. The procedures for selecting the Chair and any other officers are contained in the GNSO Operating Procedures. In the event that the GNSO Council has not elected a GNSO Chair by the end of the previous Chair's term, the Vice- Chairs will serve as Interim GNSO Co-Chairs until a successful election can be held. - And to the GNSO Operating Procedures which will be approved before the elections: =20 http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-operating-procedures-24sep09-en.p= df =20 http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-operating-procedures-24sep09-en.d= oc 2.2 Officer Elections: Chair and Vice-Chairs The GNSO Council shall select the GNSO Chair and two Vice Chairs as = follows: a. The GNSO Chair shall be elected by a 60 percent vote of both houses. b. Each house will be allowed one candidate for GNSO Council Chair. A candidate for GNSO Council Chair does not need to be a member of a house = but must be a member of the GNSO Council. Should a Chair be elected outside = the houses that Chair will be a non-voting Chair. i. All ballots will include the "none of the above" option. In the event that this option gets 60 percent of both houses, each house will commence a new nomination period of not longer than 15 days. The election will be rescheduled for no sooner than 30 days. ii. In the case of a tie the election will be rescheduled no sooner than 30 days. In the case of a second tie, each house will commence a new nomination period of not longer than 15 days. The election will be rescheduled for no sooner than 30 days. iii. The leading candidate will be defined as the one with the highest score. For each candidate, determine the percentage of vote received in each house; add these percentages to determine the score; the leader is the one with the higher score. (Maximum score equals 200.) iv. In case neither candidate reaches the 60 percent of both houses threshold, a second ballot will be held between the leader and "none of the above." v. If the single candidate does not reach the 60 percent of both houses threshold, then each house will commence a new nomination period of not longer than 15 days. The election will be rescheduled for no sooner than 30 days. c. Each house shall select a Vice Chair within their respective houses. d. A Chair and Vice Chair may not be elected from the same Stakeholder Group. e. The Chair or Vice Chair shall retain their votes in their respective houses. f. In the event that the GNSO Council has not elected a GNSO Council = Chair by the end of the previous Chair's term, the Vice-Chairs will serve as Interim GNSO Co-Chairs until a successful election can be held. g. The Council shall inform the Board and the Community appropriately = and post the election results on the GNSO website within 2 business days following the election. (Note: this is an interim procedure because the GNSO Operating = Procedures are pending approval and currently submitted for public comment http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gnso-operating-procedures-2009) -------------- A formal nomination period, for the election of GNSO Council chair for the period 28 October 2009 until the end of the 2010 Annual meeting is now open for two weeks from Wednesday, 7 October to Wednesday 21 October 2009, ending at 23:00 UTC. The process of nominations for GNSO Council chair is divided into TWO = parts: Part 1: A council wide call for nominations from 7 - 14 October Part 2: A House specific process to determine the house candidate form = the pool of nominees 15 - 21 October Part 1 _Council Wide Nominations for Council chair_ Wednesday 7 October 2009 to Wednesday 14 October 2009 at 23 UTC. All nominations should be accepted and seconded within the period 7 - 14 October 2009. Only GNSO Council members are eligible to make nominations and second nominations. Only GNSO Council members who will be in the newly seated council at the time of the election (28 October) may be nominated.=20 =20 Any council members who will be in that council may be nominated, even = if they do not currently sit in the council and irrespective of House placement. Nominations and seconds should be sent to: gnso.secretariat [at] gnso.icann.org Nominations and seconds will be acknowledged and posted to the Council = list. Nominees shall submit a candidacy statement in writing to the Council = not later than 14 October 2009. Part 2 _Each House determines a Candidate_ After council wide nominations are closed, each house will be allowed to select one candidate for GNSO Council Chair from the pool of nominees. A candidate for GNSO Council Chair does not need to be a member of the = house selecting the candidate. Should the non voting NCA be elected as chair he/she would be a non-voting chair. Each house must announce their chosen candidate by 21 October 2009 at 23 UTC. The two houses may, separately, select the same candidate from the = nominee pool if they so wish. The candidates from each of the houses shall have the opportunity of = meeting with Council Members at the GNSO Working Group sessions in Seoul on = Saturday morning, 24 October 2009. (Proposed agenda: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?agenda_24_oct_2009) B. PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR THE VOTING For this election, the voting will take place at the public Council = meeting in Seoul on Wednesday, 28 October 2009. Avri Doria, current GNSO Council chair, will serve as non-voting chair = of the bicameral Council meeting on 28 October until such time as a new = chair is elected, at which time the new chair will assume the chair responsibilities. If an absentee ballot is required to complete the chair's election, this will be a 24 hour ballot scheduled to end on 29 October. If no chair has been elected by the end of the Annual meeting on 30 October, the = vice-chairs will assume the chair responsibilities as defined in the Bylaws and a runoff will be scheduled as determined in the Council Procedures. The winning candidate needs 60% of the votes of each house. The Council shall inform the Board and the Community appropriately and = post the election results on the GNSO website within 2 business days = following the election. In the event that the GNSO Council has not elected a GNSO Council Chair = by the end of the previous Chair's term, the Vice-Chairs will serve as = Interim GNSO Co-Chairs until a successful election can be held. Note: The Election of Vice chairs is house specific and will be defined elsewhere) Thank you very much. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint G=E9ry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01CA4EC6.844CB070 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [council] Call for Nominations for GNSO Council Chair : Wednesday = 7 October to Wednesday 21 October

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org]

Dear Council Members,

The call for nominations has been updated for clarity, = though no substantive changes have been made since yesterday.

The change involves clarifying that nominees must be = members of the  council at the time the election is held and not = necessarily at the time that the nominations are made.  This means = that:

- a current council member who will not be in the new = council is not eligible to run for chair
- an incoming council member who is not currently in = the council is eligible to run for chair

Only current GNSO Council members are eligible to make = nominations and second nominations.

Also clarified is the two part nature of the = process.

The entire nomination process lasts 2 weeks. (7 to 21 = October 2009)
- Week one is dedicated to council wide = nominations
- Week two is dedicated to each House's section of = their single candidate from the pool of nominees.

-----

-  Pursuant to the ICANN bylaws
   ht= tp://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws-amendments-27aug09.pdf

7.  The GNSO Council shall select the GNSO Chair = for a term the GNSO
Council specifies, but not longer than one = year.  Each House (as
described in Section 6 of this Article) shall select = a Vice-Chair, who
will be a Vice-Chair of the whole of the GNSO = Council, for a term the
GNSO Council specifies, but not longer than one = year.  The procedures
for selecting the Chair and any other officers are = contained in the
GNSO Operating Procedures.  In the event that = the GNSO Council has not
elected a GNSO Chair by the end of the previous = Chair's term, the Vice-
Chairs will serve as Interim GNSO Co-Chairs until a = successful
election can be held.

-  And to the GNSO Operating Procedures which = will be approved before
the elections:
   http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-operating-procedures-= 24sep09-en.pdf
   http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-operating-procedures-= 24sep09-en.doc

2.2 Officer Elections: Chair and Vice-Chairs
The GNSO Council shall select the GNSO Chair and two = Vice Chairs as follows:

a. The GNSO Chair shall be elected by a 60 percent = vote of both houses.

b. Each house will be allowed one candidate for GNSO = Council Chair. A candidate for GNSO Council Chair does not need to be a = member of a house but must be a member of the GNSO Council. Should a = Chair be elected outside the houses that Chair will be a non-voting = Chair.

i. All ballots will include the "none of the = above" option. In the
event that this option gets 60 percent of both = houses, each house will
commence a new nomination period of not longer than = 15 days. The
election will be rescheduled for no sooner than 30 = days.

ii. In the case of a tie the election will be = rescheduled no sooner
than 30 days. In the case of a second tie, each house = will commence a
new nomination period of not longer than 15 days. The = election will be
rescheduled for no sooner than 30 days.

iii. The leading candidate will be defined as the one = with the highest
score. For each candidate, determine the percentage = of vote received
in each house; add these percentages to determine the = score; the
leader is the one with the higher score. (Maximum = score equals 200.)

iv. In case neither candidate reaches the 60 percent = of both houses
threshold, a second ballot will be held between the = leader and "none
of the above."

v. If the single candidate does not reach the 60 = percent of both
houses threshold, then each house will commence a new = nomination
period of not longer than 15 days. The election will = be rescheduled
for no sooner than 30 days.

c. Each house shall select a Vice Chair within their = respective houses.

d. A Chair and Vice Chair may not be elected from the = same Stakeholder Group.

e. The Chair or Vice Chair shall retain their votes in = their respective houses.

f. In the event that the GNSO Council has not elected = a GNSO Council Chair by the end of the previous Chair's term, the = Vice-Chairs will serve as Interim GNSO Co-Chairs until a successful = election can be held.

g. The Council shall inform the Board and the = Community appropriately and post the election results on the GNSO = website within 2 business days following the election.

(Note: this is an interim procedure because the GNSO = Operating Procedures are pending approval and  currently submitted = for public comment

http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gnso-operating-procedures-= 2009)

--------------

A formal nomination period, for the election of GNSO = Council chair for
the period 28 October 2009 until the end of the 2010 = Annual meeting
is now open for two weeks from Wednesday, 7 October = to Wednesday 21
October 2009, ending at 23:00 UTC.

The process of nominations for GNSO Council chair is = divided into TWO parts:

Part 1: A council wide call for nominations  from = 7 - 14 October

Part 2: A House specific process to determine the = house candidate form the pool  of nominees 15 - 21 October


Part 1  _Council Wide Nominations for Council = chair_

Wednesday 7 October 2009  to Wednesday 14 October = 2009 at 23 UTC.

All nominations should be accepted and seconded within = the period 7 - 14 October 2009.

Only GNSO Council members are eligible to make = nominations and second nominations.  Only GNSO Council members who = will be in the newly seated council at the time of the election (28 = October) may be nominated.

 
Any council members who will be in that council may = be nominated, even if they do not currently sit in the council and = irrespective of House placement.

Nominations and seconds should be sent to:  = gnso.secretariat [at] gnso.icann.org

Nominations and seconds will be acknowledged and = posted to the Council list.

Nominees shall submit a candidacy statement in writing = to the Council not later than 14 October 2009.

Part 2  _Each House determines a  = Candidate_

After council wide nominations are closed, each house = will be allowed to select  one candidate for GNSO Council Chair = from the pool of nominees.

A candidate for GNSO Council Chair does not need to be = a member of the house selecting the candidate.  Should the non = voting NCA be elected as chair he/she would be a non-voting = chair.

Each house must announce their chosen candidate by 21 = October 2009 at 23 UTC.

The two houses may, separately, select the same = candidate from the nominee pool if they so wish.

The candidates from each of the houses shall have the = opportunity of meeting with Council Members at the GNSO Working Group = sessions in Seoul on Saturday morning, 24 October 2009.

(Proposed agenda:

h= ttps://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?agenda_24_oct_2009)=

B. PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR THE VOTING

For this election, the voting will take place at the = public Council meeting in Seoul on Wednesday, 28 October 2009.

Avri Doria, current GNSO Council chair, will serve as = non-voting chair of the bicameral Council meeting on 28 October until = such time as a new chair is elected, at which time the new chair will = assume the chair responsibilities.

If an absentee ballot is required to complete the = chair's election, this will be a 24 hour ballot scheduled to end on 29 = October. If no chair has been elected by the end of the Annual meeting = on 30 October, the vice-chairs will assume the chair responsibilities as = defined in

the Bylaws and a runoff will be scheduled as = determined in the Council Procedures.

The winning candidate needs 60% of the votes of each = house.

The Council shall inform the Board and the Community = appropriately and post the election results on the GNSO website within 2 = business days following the election.

In the event that the GNSO Council has not elected a = GNSO Council Chair by the end of the previous Chair's term, the = Vice-Chairs will serve as Interim GNSO Co-Chairs until a successful = election can be held.

Note: The Election of Vice chairs is house specific = and will be defined elsewhere)


Thank you very much.
Kind regards,

Glen


Glen de Saint G=E9ry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org
http://gnso.icann.org




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