All,

I agree that it is not possible to have a perfect representation of our broad community. However, I think we should at least have a discussion as to whether having 3 out of 5 members from the same region as being acceptable in terms of geographical diversity.

So far, the proposed selections according to a non-qualitative selection includes 3 members from the EU region.

Erick Iriarte (.pe, LAC, member ccNSO) 12 out of 13

Lise Fuhr (.dk, EU, non-member) 11

Vika Mpisane (.za, AF, member) 11

Paul Kane (.ac, EU, non-member) 7

Staffan Jonson (.se, EU, member) 6

I note that Nigel had taken geographical diversity into account and had proposed the following alternative, given that there was only 1 vote difference between #5 and #6.

Erick Iriarte (.pe, LAC, member ccNSO) 12 out of 13

Lise Fuhr (.dk, EU, non-member) 11

Vika Mpisane (.za, AF, member) 11

Paul Kane (.ac, EU, non-member) 7

Dr Govind (.in, AP, member) 5

I remember that when we were discussing the selection of ICG members there was a concern with having too many members from the same region and that concern was reflected in the final selection.

I know we are pressed for time, but I suggest that we allow the council members to comment before we move forward. My personal opinion is that I would prefer Nigel's suggestion, although I would not object to Byron's decision.

- kind regards,

- Young-eum.

Young-eum Lee

Dept. of Media Arts & Sciences, Korea National Open University

Dept. of Media Arts and Visual Contents, KNOU Grad School

ICANN ccNSO Council member

Chairman, 7th Daum Open User Committee

On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 8:10 AM, Byron Holland <byron.holland@cira.ca> wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

After reflecting on our call last week, the difficult discussion, and having heard back from our RO colleagues, I am of the strong opinion that we will have to move forward with the candidates as selected by order of rank in voting.

Our RO colleagues will not be able to put forward member and have therefore asked us to proceed with selecting all 5 members. Given there was little appetite or agreement on any type of qualitative selection and that most spoke in favour of simply allowing the vote to stand, this will be that path forward.

No selection of 5 people will ever be a perfect representation of our broad community, however the top 5 to provide a widely diverse cross section of cc operators, both ccnso member and unaffiliated, as well as gender, size, business model, and geography.

The top 5 ranked candidates are:

Erick Iriarte (.pe, LAC, member ccNSO) 12 out of 13

Lise Fuhr (.dk, EU, non-member) 11

Vika Mpisane (.za, AF, member) 11

Paul Kane (.ac, EU, non-member) 7

Staffan Jonson (.se, EU, member) 6

Unless there is a strong objection with equally strong supporting rationale, I propose we move forward with the members we most strongly voted for.

Best regards,

Byron

Byron Holland, President & CEO

Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)

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