Dear ccNSO Councillors, The call for volunteers for the 2 ccNSO appointed members to the Root Server System Governance Working Group (RSS GWG) closed yesterday, 16 December 2019, 23:59 UTC. The ccNSO secretariat is now initiating the selection process. In accordance with the relevant ICANN Board resolution to initiate the RSS GWG, the ccNSO Council should appoint two representatives. The Councillors eligible to vote are expected to review the applications and select members based on how well the candidates meet the set of requirements. An email was sent to the individual email addresses of the members of the ccNSO Council eligible to vote, with in attachment the application material as submitted by the 6 candidates. The 6 candidates, in alphabetical order: Akçam, Abdullah Cemil (.tr) | ACA Akinsanya, Adesola (.ng) | AA Constant, Jean Nahum (.ht) | JNC Espinoza, Luis Diego (.na) | LDE Janssen, Peter (.eu) | JP Kecic, Zarko (.rs) | ZK Your action is required by Friday, 20 December 2019 (23:59 UTC) INSTRUCTIONS: * Please review the application material and select your preferred candidate – taking into account the candidate qualification requirements – by sending an email to ccnsosecretariat@icann.org<mailto:ccnsosecretariat@icann.org> , no later than Friday, 20 December 2019 (23:59 UTC) , with the subject line: RSS GWG. * Your most preferred candidate should receive six (6) points, the second candidate five (5) points, etc, and the sixth and least preferred candidate one (1) point. If you believe a candidate does not meet the criteria: please assign zero (0) points. A kind reminder that the ccNSO Secretariat will track and publish for each council member its participation in an election process. Based on each of the individual Councillor’s rankings, the Secretariat will prepare the overall ranking of all candidates and report the ranking to the ccNSO Council on 23 December 2019. The ccNSO Council chair will inform relevant ICANN staff latest on 8 January 2020 of the ccNSO appointed members to the RSS GWG. Thank you and kind regards, Joke Braeken Selection Process After closure of the call for volunteers, the materials submitted will be sent to the ccNSO Councillors eligible to select the members of the RSS GWG. Further details on the selection criteria and the selection procedure by the ccNSO Councillors can be found here: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/candidate-requirements-selection-pr... Candidate qualification requirements In accordance with the relevant ICANN Board resolution to initiate the RSS GWG, the ccNSO Council should appoint two representatives. The Councillors eligible to vote will review the applications and select members based on how well the candidates meet the set of candidate requirements listed below: * Direct experience and in-depth knowledge of the DNS Root Server System as it relates to ccTLD registry operations * Understanding the purpose of the RSS GWG * Analytical skills, ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative evidence, and capacity to draw conclusions purely based on evidence. * Able to work and communicate in written and spoken English. * Effective communication skills to represent ccTLD interests and to keep the ccNSO Council and broader ccTLD community informed on progress. * Experience in managing and/or participating in committees (e.g. meeting coordination, reporting, and escalation) in order to contribute meaningfully to the work of the GWG. * Demonstrated ability in relationship management to support diplomatic discussion, consensus driven decision making, and productive negotiation. Further a candidate: * Should indicate why she or he is interested in becoming involved in the RSS GWG. * Indicate the ccTLD manager with whom the candidate is associated. * Should be employed or have active backing by the ccTLD manager with whom the candidate is associated. * Demonstrate the support by the ccTLD manager in respect to the required time commitment to participate actively in the RSS GWG. * Commit to abide by the rules of the RSS GWG Timeline (v2) * 20 Nov: Secretariat to send out pre-announcement to community * 20 Nov: Secretariat to send proposed candidate requirements and the proposed selection procedure to ccNSO Council * 25 Nov (23:59 UTC): Council to agree on final candidate requirements and the selection procedure * 26 Nov until 16 December (23:59 UTC): call for volunteers * 17 Dec: Secretariat to send expressions of interest and application material to the individual non-conflicted ccNSO Council members * Latest on 20 Dec (23:59 UTC): Councillors will send her/his list of preferred candidates to the ccNSO Secretariat * 23 Dec: the Secretariat will prepare the overall ranking of all candidates and report the ranking to the ccNSO Council * Latest on 8 Jan: The ccNSO Council chair will inform relevant ICANN staff of the ccNSO appointed members to the RSS GWG. Background & Links * Announcement call for volunteers: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26nov19-en.htm * The GWG charter, operating procedures, and work plan as well as relevant resources are published on its workspace<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=120820189>. * ICANN Board resolution to initiate the RSS GWG: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-11-07-en#2.d<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources_board-2Dmaterial_resolutions-2D2019-2D11-2D07-2Den-232.d&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=HyTT2ymvadmiQcmo6B088sWOukGjEbibHJ64u5rMiME&m=iLesV1zLrb5-Oj-lLN_hk8Cg0cOjA9YFFzRbG18MpsM&s=GMNsn5PHR96r3Mk_iSPQxQvdkTW76-Dqpoutnhkh6m0&e=> Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken@icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org