Dear councillors, The call for volunteers for the ccNSO appointed liaison to the GNSO closed yesterday, 4 February 2019, 23:59 UTC). The secretariat is now initiating the selection process for the ccNSO appointed liaison to the GNSO. Your action is required by Tuesday, 12 February 2019 (23:59 UTC) Please find included: * Description of the selection process (see below) * Application material as submitted by the 3 candidates, in alphabetical order: Espinoza, Luis Diego (Akamai Technologies) Moore, Alyssa (.ca) Simon, Maarten (.nl) INSTRUCTIONS: * Please select your preferred candidate by sending an email to joke.braeken@icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>, no later than Tuesday, 12 February 2019 (23:59 UTC) , with the subject line: ccNSO appointed Liaison to the GNSO. * Your most preferred candidate should receive three (3) points, the second candidate two (2) points, and the third 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. Thank you and kind regards, Joke Braeken SELECTION PROCESS The applicants in alphabetical order: Espinoza, Luis Diego (Akamai Technologies) Moore, Alyssa (.ca) Simon, Maarten (.nl) The application material as submitted by the applicants is included in attachment. Selection and procedure You are requested to assess which candidate you find most suited as ccNSO appointed member to the GNSO, based on the material provided. To assist you in your assessment, the expectations and responsibilities of the ccNSO appointed liaison to the GNSO can be consulted here: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-21jan19-en.htm INSTRUCTIONS: * Please select your preferred candidate by sending an email to joke.braeken@icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>, no later than Tuesday, 12 February 2019 (23:59 UTC) , with the subject line: ccNSO appointed Liaison to the GNSO. * Your most preferred candidate should receive three (3) points, the second candidate two (2) points, and the third and least preferred candidate one (1) point. If you believe a candidate does not meet the criteria: please assign zero (0) points. Administrative Procedure After we received your email, we will acknowledge receipt and include a ballot number and date of receipt. On Wednesday, 13 February 2019, the ccNSO Secretariat will circulate an email to the list, which will include an overview in the following format: - Ballot number, - Date ballot was received, - preferred candidate per ballot. This email will also include the total level of preference per candidate. The candidate receiving most supportive votes, is selected. In the event the two candidates are equally preferred; a run-off selection will be needed. The volunteer who receives the majority of the votes lodged shall be considered to be appointed by the ccNSO Council as of the date of adoption of the Election Report, foreseen for the 14 February 2019 council meeting. The Chair of the ccNSO will inform the ICANN Secretary and the respective Supporting Organization or Advisory Committee of the appointment. Background * ccNSO Guideline: Liaison and Observers https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/2017-04/g... * The current GNSO liaison, Biyi Oladipo (.ng), will take a seat on the ccNSO Council at the end of ICANN64 in Kobe. Consult the latest council election report here<https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/election-report-2...>. * Announcement call for volunteers: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-21jan19-en.htm Thank you. 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