Hello all, to follow the lead of our chair. I was appointed to the GNSO Council in 2003 as a substitute for Philip Grabensee. I was elected for another term in 2004. This term ends in 2006. Due to our constituency bylaws I'm able to serve two consecutive terms. Since there is no specification in the registrar constituency bylaws and the ICANN bylaws state that not full served terms are not to be counted as terms I would be eligible for another term. In general I want to note that I do not really have any hard feelings either into the direction of restricting the number of terms nor into leaving it totally open. The two points I think that are very important under both options are a. it is the same for all constituencies b. The modus and its outcome is transparent. Best, tom Am 18.09.2006 schrieb Bruce Tonkin:
Hello Avri,
When considering terms, there is also the question of whether you take into account the previous DNSO structure. The archives are available at:
Note on my personal opinions on the the issue: I am not in general in favor of strict term limits, but i am in favor of transparency that allows all to know how long someone has been in place.
That is a good idea.
For reference - I joined the DNSO Names Council in Jan 2002.
I was elected chair of the DNSO Names Council on 29 August 2002.
Philip Sheppard, Marilyn Cade, Greg Ruth, Tony Harris, Tony Holmes, Ken Stubbs, and Cary Karp were all on the Council at that time. E.g see the minutes at:
http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20020829.NCteleconf-minutes.html
I have been a member and chair of the GNSO Council since it was formed in 2003.
So I guess I have been the chair for the past 4 years.
Under the registrar constituency rules, I am serving my last term on the Council as a representative of the registrars constituency. My term finishes at the AGM in 2007.
Regards, Bruce Tonkin
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