I support making an interim determination of chair, and nominate Bruce Tonkin for the interim chair for the period of 18 Nov - 18 Dec. I further propose that Council make the necessary modification to align elections with the AGM. It would be helpful if staff might offer us a draft resolution with that language for such a change. I think though, that the language is "elect a chair for a 12 month period" for that document. I then offer a proposal that we announce when the nomination process would be open for the nomination of chair for the one year term. Marilyn -----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 10:54 AM To: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: [council] Election of GNSO Council chair Hello All, The current term of the GNSO Council chair expires on 18 November 2005. Given that new Council members take up their appointments after the annual general meeting each year, it would seem to me to make more sense to elect the GNSO Council chair after each AGM. I recommend the Council consider appointing a person as GNSO Council chair for a 1 month term: 18 Nov 2005 to 18 Dec 2005, and then after the AGM, the Council appoints a person for a 12 month term. This will then hopefully better align terms of the GNSO Council chair with the cycle of elections to the GNSO Council and the cycle of ICANN AGMs. Regards, Bruce Tonkin