August 2009 - EURO-Discuss - lists.icann.org

Re: [EURO-Discuss] Urgent: Announcement of EURALO Election Calls
by D. Greve Aug. 16, 2009

Aug. 16, 2009

> I would also like to support Patrick for a subsequent mandate. > > Patrick, thanks for your excellent work! > > Dessi > > > Dear all, > > > > as mentioned last week, there are several Election Calls for our region > > to be assumed during the next weeks with very short deadlines: > > > > * an ALAC representative (after the expiration of the one-year-term of > > Patrick Vande Walle). After Patrick's excellent job representing EURALO > > at ALAC and the commitment he proved in many respects, I would like to > > nominate him again for a subsequent ALAC period and would appreciate your > > nomination support and Partick's nomination approval. > > > > * furthermore, we need nominations for a (European) NomCom delegate. > > > > The suggested process of elections and information specific to EURALO are > > available on the following wiki: > > https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?2009_election_calls_euralo (which > > is under announcements on the main EURALO wiki: > > https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi. Please feel free to add any more > > suggestions regarding suitable candidates. > > > > Please be aware that we have to notify At-Large staff of the process > > EURALO will use for the election process by 15 August -- this means by > > the end of this week! > > > > EURALO participants may nominate people, or self-nominate, either by > > using the comment button on the wiki or using the EURALO lists. > > > > Regarding the other election calls for board liaison, other liaisons, > > NomCom positions and ALAC officers, a central election call wiki will be > > announced tomorrow. > > > > Thanks for your contributions and kind regards, > > Wolf > > > > > > > > comunica-ch > > phone +41 79 204 83 87 > > Skype: Wolf-Ludwig > > www.comunica-ch.net > > > > Digitale Allmend > > http://blog.allmend.ch - > > > > EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation > > http://euralo.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > EURO-Discuss mailing list > > EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss_atlarge-list > >s. icann.org > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org

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Urgent: Announcement of EURALO Election Calls
by Wolf Ludwig Aug. 15, 2009

Aug. 15, 2009

Dear all, as mentioned last week, there are several Election Calls for our region to be assumed during the next weeks with very short deadlines: * an ALAC representative (after the expiration of the one-year-term of Patrick Vande Walle). After Patrick's excellent job representing EURALO at ALAC and the commitment he proved in many respects, I would like to nominate him again for a subsequent ALAC period and would appreciate your nomination support and Partick's nomination approval. * furthermore, we need nominations for a (European) NomCom delegate. The suggested process of elections and information specific to EURALO are available on the following wiki: https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?2009_election_calls_euralo (which is under announcements on the main EURALO wiki: https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi. Please feel free to add any more suggestions regarding suitable candidates. Please be aware that we have to notify At-Large staff of the process EURALO will use for the election process by 15 August -- this means by the end of this week! EURALO participants may nominate people, or self-nominate, either by using the comment button on the wiki or using the EURALO lists. Regarding the other election calls for board liaison, other liaisons, NomCom positions and ALAC officers, a central election call wiki will be announced tomorrow. Thanks for your contributions and kind regards, Wolf comunica-ch phone +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig www.comunica-ch.net Digitale Allmend http://blog.allmend.ch - EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org

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WG: Urgent: Election Call for Board Liaison
by Wolf Ludwig Aug. 14, 2009

Aug. 14, 2009

Dear all again, as announced some days ago, there is another Election Call for Board Liaison that needs to be started immediately in the regions -- besides the ongoing ones for ALAC representatives and Nom Com Delegates. The nomination Patrick Vande Walle was seconded by Sébastien and Adam and accepted by Patrick already -- thanks. For this part of the calls we are in the advancing. We now need nominations for NomCom candidates and for the Board Liaison. Suggestions are WELCOME! >Another election call that needs to be started immediately in the regions is that for Board Liaison. The >election timetable adopted by the ALAC at its 4 August meeting is the following: > * RALO Nominations Open Until: 15th September > * Candidate Lists Published: 17th September > * Candidate Conference Call with Community: Between 18th - 20th September > * ALAC Election Period: 21st - 31st September > * Results Announced: 1st October > >Also, see Board Liaison Process 2009<https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?board_liaison_process_2009> for a detailed overview of the process. > >Requirements and Obligations: > >Please click here<https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?obligations_and_requirements_of_al…> for an overview on the general obligations and requirements for ALAC Liaison positions as specified by the organising instruments. Interested candidates may also want to review the Draft Position Description for ALAC Members and Liaisons<https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?draft_alac_pd> which was prepared by ALAC member Alan Greenberg and is currently open for comments from the At-Large community and the Level of Commitment of Board Liaison<https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?board_liaisons_election_2009_commitment…> as outlined in the Proposed Election Call Message for ALAC Liaison<http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Af3UHLFaPAHHZGYyM2IzZmJfM2diOTJzZ2c0&hl=e…>. >Additional information on the Board Liaison position is now available on the EURALO election wiki https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?2009_election_calls_euralo. Also, please let At-Large staff know whether you wish to adopt the same election process for this election call as for the other EURALO election calls? > >A central At-Large election call wiki with all global/regional election calls will be announced by At-Large staff tomorrow. I would like to suggest that we ask the At-Large staff *to adopt the same election process for this election call (board liaison) as for the other EURALO election calls* -- to make the whole procedure as easy, standardised and efficient as possible. Any other suggestions? Thanks and regards, Wolf comunica-ch phone +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig www.comunica-ch.net Digitale Allmend http://blog.allmend.ch - EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] Appointment Process for Nominating Committee Appointments from the ALAC for 2009/2010:
by Adam Peake Aug. 7, 2009

Aug. 7, 2009

We have many positions to fill in the coming weeks and months. Selection of our NomCom delegate has quite an early deadline (seems we should have started the process a couple of days ago.) As far as I can see, the delegate does not need to be an ALS member, but it would be a good way to get a person from an ALS to a couple of extra ICANN meetings. I've been involved on NomCom in the past and found it rewarding. Requires you to look at ICANN's needs broadly, from across all the supporting organizations, advisory committee and of course the board rather than the more typical vertical/silo approach we have when we work within our respective AC/SOs. Adam >Delivered-To: ajp(a)glocom.ac.jp >Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:11:06 +0200 >From: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> >To: At-Large Announcements <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, > secretariat(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >Subject: [ALAC-Announce] Appointment Process for Nominating Committee > >Dear Community: > >BACKGROUND > >As you will recall, the ALAC appoints five >voting members (known as "Delegates") of the >Nominating Committee ("NomCom") of ICANN. Voting >members of the NomCom are appointed for a one >year term, and may be re-appointed for a further >term of one year subject to the requirement >under the ICANN By Laws that a voting member may >only serve a maximum of two consecutive years. > >Individuals representing ALAC who served on the >2009 Nominating Committee are listed below. >Those individuals who have now completed two >consecutive terms and may not be reappointed are >marked with an asterisk * > >Khaled Koubaa (Africa)* >Hong Xue (Asia, Australasia and Pacific) >Matias Altamira Gigena (Latin America and Caribbean)* >Desiree Miloshevic (Europe)* >Ross Rader (North America)* > >ICANN¹s Nominating Committee has historically >held two face-to-face meetings each year. For >the 2009 Nominating Committee, we were able to >have the first such meeting after ICANN's Annual >General Meeting in Cairo. According to the Chair >of the NomCom, accelerating the schedule of the >first meeting compared to previous years was >really enormously helpful in allowing the >Committee to function in an orderly and >effective manner. > >TIMELINE > >At its 4th August 2009 Meeting, the ALAC defined >the following timeline for filling these >appointments: > > * Nominations Open (in each RALO): 5th August > * Nominations Close (in each RALO): on or before 25th August > * Nomination Acceptance Deadline: on or before 1st September > * RALOs to transmit all accepted nominations, with a recommendation > of a preferred candidate if the RALO wishes to provide one: on or > before 1st September > * ALAC Voting Begins: 7th September > * ALAC Voting Ends: 14th September > * Notification to NomCom of Appointees: 15th September > >QUALIFICATIONS: > >Article VII, Section 4 of the Bylaws states that >Delegates to the ICANN Nominating Committee >shall be: > > * Accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, > with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and with > experience and competence with collegial large group decision-making > * Persons with wide contacts, broad experience in the Internet > community, and a commitment to the success of ICANN; > * Persons whom the selecting body is confident will consult widely > and accept input in carrying out their responsibilities; > * Persons who are neutral and objective, without any fixed personal > commitments to particular individuals, organizations, or > commercial objectives in carrying out their Nominating Committee > responsibilities; > * Persons with an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential > impact of ICANN's activities on the broader Internet community who > are willing to serve as volunteers, without compensation other > than the reimbursement of certain expenses; and > * Persons who are able to work and communicate in written and spoken > English. > >Nom Com members are expected to: > > * engage in affirmative outreach and recruitment of excellent candidates > * read the submitted and gathered information about each candidate > under consideration > * participate in Nom Com teleconferences > * work diligently with Nom Com colleagues toward an overall > consensus on the best possible group of candidates to be selected > * adhere to the Code of Ethics - each Member undertakes a written > obligation to this effect. The code of ethics may be found at > http://nomcom.icann.org/ethics-2009.html. > * attend a face-to-face meeting. The nominating committee typically > holds two meetings, one soon after the committee is formed, and > usually held concurrent with an ICANN meeting, and meeting later > in the year when the committee makes its selections. > * Given the recruitment nature of Nom Com's work, it will be > particularly helpful if members have extensive personal networks > of contacts from outside, and within ICANN, that will support > effective recruiting. Furthermore it will be valuable for such > delegates to also be prepared to develop cross-constituency > understanding to build consensus. > >Successful appointees from the ALAC must be >willing to attend the first face-to-face >Nominating Committee meeting. This meeting is >expected to occur in Seoul during 31 October 1 >November 2009. Nom Com Delegates are welcome to >attend the entire ICANN meeting also during 25 >30 October, but hotel costs and expenses for the >non-Nom Com portion of the meeting would be at >the expense of the individual. > >FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: > >Please see the NomCom homepage at >http://nomcom.icann.org. The Nomination >committee has an FAQ, available at >http://nomcom.icann.org/faqs.htm which may be of >particular interest. >-- > >Regards, > >*ICANN At-Large Staff* > >Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White > >staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > > >_______________________________________________ >ALAC-Announce mailing list >ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce_atlarge-lists… > >At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org

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ALAC Representative Election Call: EURALO
by At Large Staff Aug. 6, 2009

Aug. 6, 2009

Dear All, We recently sent out an email to the global list with a summary of the regional provisions governing the ALAC elections and a proposed timeline for the regional elections. This email is to provide you a detailed overview of the situation in EURALO and assist you with the organization of the elections. There will be one EURALO ALAC representative up for election this year as Patrick Vande Walle's term ends at the close of the Seoul meeting. With regards to the election process, the EURALO Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) does not specify the length of the nomination period or provide an election date. However, it does state that "The voting rights shall be determined by the EURALO" (EURALO MoU, 5.4.1). According to the EURALO Bylaws, the European representatives elect the regional ALAC members at their General Assembly (EURALO Bylaws, 11.10). The following rules govern the decisions of the GA: "... each Member has one vote." (11.4) whereas "Members of The Association shall consist of ...... organizations domiciled in Europe........ which qualify as an ALS" (EURALO Bylaws 4.1.). Additionally, the selected representatives must be members of different ALSes, must have their principal residence in different countries of the region and their nationalities must be different. To the extent possible, gender balance and regional balance within Europe shall be fostered (11.5 EURALO Bylaws). See: https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?ralo_organising_instruments The EURALO instruments do not contain specific provisions governing the election process. It is therefore suggested that the following election process shall be adopted: 1. Call for election: The regional Secretariat will make a call for election (no later than 15th August 2009) 2. Nomination Period: nominations shall be accepted for four weeks after the Secretariat calls for nominations (up to 12th September 2009) 3. Acceptance deadline: the nominees need to accept their nomination no later than seven days after the nomination period ends (19th September 2009) 4. Election deadline: The election shall begin no later than one week after the end of the acceptance deadline (26th September 2009) and end not later than two weeks later (10th October 2009). Therefore, votes would actually be cast between 26th September to 10th October 2009. We would suggest that the online voting system used previously in various regions at www.bigpulse.com <http://www.bigpulse.com> (and which is used for all ALAC votes including for ALS Applications). The staff would administer these votes through the system, in all cases allowing independent verification via a URL located on the BigPulse servers which would provide the results of votes held. You are of course free to adopt a different process. To facilitate this election, we ask the EURALO Secretariat to send us a note prior to 15 August 2009 specifying election procedures the region would like to adopt. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Staff summary of charter public comments
by William Drake Aug. 3, 2009

Aug. 3, 2009

Perhaps of interest... Begin forwarded message: > From: William Drake <william.drake(a)graduateinstitute.ch> > Date: August 3, 2009 4:53:48 PM GMT+02:00 > To: NCUC Members List <NCUC-DISCUSS(a)LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> > Subject: Staff summary of charter public comments > > Hi, > > Now available for your reading pleasure at http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-stakeholder-charters/pdfxiUwB0LQJc.pdf > . Especially enjoyable is section 1, "The perceived failure by > ICANN to accept the V-NCSG Charter." "Perceived" is a leitmotif; > NCUC's members and supporters have all just imagined the problems. > Ultimately, the rationale for rejecting NCUC's NCSG charter comes > down to this, "The S-NCSG follows the Board‟s direction that the > Constituency is the primary organizational unit within SGs and, as > such, they are its only legitimate members." However, this > apparently applies only to our charter, as the Registry and > Registrar group charters do away with "the primary organizational > unit within SGs." > > Also of interest is this nugget: > > "Finally, although the majority of comments were strongly in support > of returning to the original NCUC Charter version, ALAC favored the > SIC‟s NCSG Charter that, “best meets the aims of the new GNSO > Model and the Boards criteria, which we support, and believe is > (with the additional version changes as at July 19th ) being > essentially met.” Continuing in this vein, ALAC noted, “Maturity > and development of the new design GNSO and specifically the parity > and viability of the User House will benefit greatly with the > „fresh start‟ this Charter in our opinion provides and it should > be noted that in it we can see that the opinions and views brought > forward in our processes, activities and meetings on the matter have > been recognised, heard and considered.” " > > Which is interesting since there's been almost no discussion within > ALAC since it's last statement on a prior version of the NCUC > proposed, http://forum.icann.org/lists/sg-petitions-charters/msg00020.html > , which noted that there was no ALAC consensus on the matter. It is > rather unclear on what grounds staff can depict Cheryl's personal > statement as a collective ALAC position, other than political > convenience. > > Best, > > Bill > > > > *********************************************************** > William J. Drake > Senior Associate > Centre for International Governance > Graduate Institute of International and > Development Studies > Geneva, Switzerland > william.drake(a)graduateinstitute.ch > www.graduateinstitute.ch/cig/drake.html > ***********************************************************

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