Assuming that Council reps, with the exception of the NomComm appointees, would be voting the wishes of their constituencies, it doesn't seem to me to be terribly significant whether the election occurs with newly elected reps or previous reps. One factor that may matter though is knowing the available candidates for chair; several terms will expire so, unless reps holding those seats are re-elected or reappointed, they may not be eligible for chair. That in my opinion is the more important reason for holding the regular election after the ICANN annual meeting. And if we do that, it probably would be a good idea to allow enough time after the annual meeting for a full nomination and election cycle. If we do that, then it might make sense to elect an interim chair (and possibly vice chairs if we so decide) through about February or whatever time is needed to complete a regular election. Chuck Gomes "This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any unauthorized use, distribution, or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify sender immediately and destroy/delete the original transmission."
-----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 12:03 AM To: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] Term of the next GNSO Council chair
Hello Avri,
I would suggest that essentially, yes, the term should
coincide with
the the AGM. But i think it would be better if the election was held right after that meeting so that the new council would be voting on their chair as opposed to the council that was sitting before the meeting. I do not know how many constituencies reps change over with the AGM, but all of the nomcom appointments are timed to post-AGM.
I think there are two issues:
(1) The term of the person on the Council elected as chair may well finish at the AGM depending on the timing of the two year staggered terms
(2) It would seem sensible to allow newly appointed Council members the opportunity to appoint the chair. The Board seems to hold their election for a chair immediately after the AGM. I guess this assumes that quite a bit of discussion happens on this topic in the days preceding the AGM through face-to-face discussion.
For the GNSO, the election didn't actually happen for the GNSO Council chair until a few weeks after the AGM.
Regards, Bruce Tonkin