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EURALO candidates for the BMSPC and BCEC
by Wolf Ludwig Oct. 20, 2015

Oct. 20, 2015

Dear all, as discussed this week at our monthly and the following Board call, our region needs to nominate two candidates for the BMSPC (Board member selection process committee) and the BCEC (Board candidates selection committee) each until today. At our Board call we selected some experienced and fresh members who could join one of these important committees and asked them for approval. I have the pleasure to announce that EURALO will be represented with the following members: For the BMSPC – Rudi Vansnick (ISOC-Belgium) and Oksana Prykhodko (European Media Platform, Ukraine). For the BCEC – Veronica Cretu (ind. member, Moldavia) and Jordi Iparraguirre (ISOC-Catalonia). Roberto Gaetano (ind. member, Austria) was selected as Chair of the BCEC already. This composition is well balanced from a gender and regional POV. I would like to thank all our candidates for their interest and willingness to serve on the two committees which are charged with proceedings and selection of the next At-Large member on the ICANN Board (Seat No. 15, currently held by Sébastien Bachollet). Kind regards, Wolf EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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VOTE RESULTS: 2014 At-Large Board Director (Seat #15) Selection Process
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 5, 2014

April 5, 2014

Dear All, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that an announcement on the final vote results of the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 (to take their seat at the 2014 AGM) be published. This is to inform you that the 2014 At-Large Board Director (Seat #15) Selection Process was completed on 25-March-2014. Below is the list of candidates (listed in alphabetical order of the family name) who ran for the position: * Rinalia Abdul Rahim * Sébastien Bachollet * Alan Greenberg * Evan Leibovitch * Jean-Jacques Subrenat After the FIRST ROUND VOTE and the SECOND ROUND's first vote, tie breaking vote, and second (final) vote, the candidate who is selected as the Board Director (Seat #15) by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 is: Rinalia Abdul Rahim. You may review the results, as well as the detailed information about the selection procedure, under: https://community.icann.org/x/WinRAg. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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One more day in between the deadline to submit your SOI for the current positions within ICANN/NomCom selected
by Veronica Cretu March 31, 2014

March 31, 2014

Dear colleagues, A warm hello and hope this is a great beginning of the week for you all! As ICANN 49 is behind us and setting several important initiatives ahead, this is to share with you some* updates on the NomCom* related aspects and *a reminder:* 1. * NomCom meetings @ Singapore:* We had both opened and closed NomCom meetings in Singapore. The opened ones were very well attended and was great to feel interest for what does NomCom do, what are the current vacancies, etc. Participants could indeed attend smth that was a regular NomCom meeting during which we discussed aspects related to the NomCom Bylaws ... thus, this gave them a deeper view of the kind of work done this Committee does; The closed ones focused on regular NomCom related aspects particularly including the improvements made into the online SOI application process, as well as the Bylaws related aspects and possible improvements into that component as well; 2. *NomCom builds capacity of its members on interviewing techniques/tools:* We also had, as a committee, a half a day workshop dedicated to interviewing techniques which has been indeed a valuable exercise. We all come from different backgrounds with different experiences, and it is great to create some common understanding on the principles and procedures related to ways to interview candidates. Sharing the same vision and understanding of what is needed is indeed crucial. P.S. NomCom leadership has done a great job and there is a lot of positive dynamics and drive in the committee. It continues build on 2013 NomCom - and thus, create an enabling environment for everyone to contribute/participate and bring in their valuable input! 3.* NomCom reminds & encourages everyone!!!!* As the *deadline for submitting your SOI is April 1st, 2014* this is to remind everyone on the current vacancies we are looking forward to fill in: - Two members of the Board of Directors of ICANN - Two At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) representatives (one each from the Europe, and North America regions) - One member of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) - One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Wishing you all a fantastic week & April ahead and best of luck with all your initiatives! As ever, Veronica -- *Veronica Cretu * *President, Open Government Institute**Republic of Moldova - http://opengov.si.md/ <http://opengov.si.md/>* *Member of the Steering Committee, * *Open Government Partnership (OGP);* *http://www.opengovpartnership.org/about/steering-committee/role-and-current-membership <http://www.opengovpartnership.org/about/steering-committee/role-and-current…>* *Member of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group* *To the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)* *http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/1549 <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/>* *Member of the Nominating Committee of ICANN* *(Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbering)* *http://www.icann.org/en/groups/nomcom/2014/members <http://www.icann.org>* *Email: veronicacretu(a)gmail.com <veronicacretu(a)gmail.com> and/or veronica(a)cretu.md <veronica(a)cretu.md>Skype: veronicacretu Phone: 373 067435000*

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New ALS Application received
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 30, 2014

March 30, 2014

Dear All, This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from ISOC Portugal. It is based in Lisboa, Portugal, and would be a member of EURALO if accepted. Please find the application form attached. Staff are preparing the Due Diligence. -- -- Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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FW: ICANN Engagement Strategy Session at ICANN49 - Survey
by Andrea Beccalli March 26, 2014

March 26, 2014

---- Sorry for cross posting or re-sending --- Dear stakeholder, In preparation to the next Open Session of the ICANN Engagement Strategy for Europe (IESE)<http://singapore49.icann.org/en/schedule/thu-iese> at ICANN49 Singapore, we prepared a short <https://www.surveymonkey.com/collect/?collector_id=49649048> survey<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CGPSJFM> that will help us identifying your needs and build on your inputs. The survey is anonymous and will take you only few minutes. Do not hesitate in sharing the survey with other interested stakeholders. Looking forward to seeing you at the session either in person or remotely. Best regards, Andrea

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Fwd: NETmundial / European Commission to facilitate a conference call for information sharing
by Christopher Wilkinson March 25, 2014

March 25, 2014

FYI . EU Commission NETmundial conference call, Tuesday 8 April, 11.00 CEST, UCT+2. CW Begin forwarded message: > From: <Andrea.GLORIOSO(a)ec.europa.eu> > Subject: NETmundial / European Commission to facilitate a conference call for information sharing > Date: 25 Mar 2014 14:56:03 GMT+01:00 > To: <Andrea.GLORIOSO(a)ec.europa.eu> > Cc: <Silvia.VICECONTE(a)ec.europa.eu> > > [ Apologies if you receive this message multiple times. Please share with your contacts. ] > > In view of the forthcoming Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance (NETMundial, http://www.netmundial.br/) which will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 23-24 April 2014, the European Commission is organising an open conference call, with the purpose of sharing information among stakeholders. > > The online meeting will be facilitated by the European Commission, but we do expect stakeholders to actively contribute to the conversation. We kindly ask those who plan to attend the conference call and would like to share their views with other participants, possibly on the basis of their / their organisation's contribution to NETmundial, to let us know in advance so that we can allocate a fair number of slots for interventions. > > Details of the conference call (phone numbers, PIN, and Adobe Connect data) are below: > > Date: 8 April 2014 > Time: 11:00 – 13:00 (CET) > Telephone number: 02 808 1363 (if calling from Belgium - for a list of international number, please see the attached PDF document) > Conference room number: 1327846 > Adobe Connect URL: http://ec-wacs.adobeconnect.com/ag4682/ (please note that you do NOT need to use Adobe Connect to participate in the teleconference – it's offered as an option) > > As background information, you might want to go through the contributions which have been submitted to NETmundial. They are available at http://content.netmundial.br/docs/contribs. The European Commission has submitted two contributions, which are available at http://content.netmundial.br/contribution/internet-governance-principles/176 andhttp://content.netmundial.br/contribution/roadmap-for-the-further-evolution-of-the-internet-governance-ecosystem/177. > > Thanks for your kind attention. We hope you will join us for this discussion. > > Best regards, > > -- > Andrea Glorioso (Mr) > European Commission - DG Communication Networks, Content and Technology > Unit D1 (International relations) + Task Force on Internet Policy Development > Avenue de Beaulieu 25 (4/64) / B-1049 / Brussels / Belgium > T: +32-2-29-97682 M: +32-460-797-682 E: Andrea.Glorioso(a)ec.europa.eu > Twitter: @andreaglorioso > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.glorioso > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1749288&trk=tab_pro > > The views expressed above are purely those of the writer and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission. > Les opinions exprimées ci-dessus n'engagent que leur auteur et ne sauraient en aucun cas être assimilées à une position officielle de la Commission européenne. > > Be transparent - Sign up to the European Commission's Register of Interest Representatives http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regrin > > >

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REMINDER: Meeting Reports
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 25, 2014

March 25, 2014

Dear All, Please be sure to submit your meeting reports in the At-Large Singapore Meetings Reports Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/cyqfAg>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: At-Large Board Seat 15 - NEXT VOTE
by At-Large Staff March 24, 2014

March 24, 2014

Dear All, In VOTE ROUND 2 of the At-Large Board Director (Seat #15), none of the three candidates received more than 50% of the votes, and there was a tie between Sébastien Bachollet and Alan Greenberg. In the TIE BREAKING VOTE, Alan Greenberg received more than 50% of the votes cast. Therefore, Rinalia Abdul Rahim and Alan Greenberg are the final two candidates for the position of the At-Large Board Director (Seat #15). Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that the next VOTE be held to select the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 (to take their seat at the 2014 AGM). ***** Question: Who do you support to become the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017? Please select one candidate from the list below (listed in alphabetical order of the family name): Rinalia Abdul Rahim Alan Greenberg ***** Procedure * Please note that the poll for the next VOTE opens on Monday, 24-March-2014 at 19:00 SGT (11:00 UTC) and closes on Tuesday, 25-March-2014 at 15:30 SGT (07:30 UTC). * Once open, electorates receive Vote Credentials that contain links to BigPulse, the online platform, to cast their votes. * Staff sends reminders, as well as contacts electorates who haven¹t voted before the poll closes. * The next VOTE is a simple majority: electorate members may choose only one candidate for whom they cast their vote. The candidate with the most votes wins. * If one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, that candidate is declared the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 and the Board Director selection process is completed. * If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, a TIE BREAKING VOTE which is the same simple majority vote starts on Tuesday, 25 March at 17:00 SGT (09:00 UTC) and closes on Wednesday, 26 March at 14:00 SGT (06:00 UTC). The credentials are sent once the TIE BREAKING VOTE opens. * If the tie still exists, an in-person, random tie breaking operation is undertaken in the VIP room on Wednesday, 26 March at 15:30 SGT (07:30 UTC). * The official announcement of the winner of the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large process (i.e. final winner) is reported on Thursday, 27 March 2014. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullr ich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gru ber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Sta ff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: At-Large Board Seat 15 - TIE BREAKING VOTE
by At-Large Staff March 23, 2014

March 23, 2014

Dear All, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that a TIE BREAKING VOTE be held to select the candidate to run against Rinalia Abdul Rahim for the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 (to take their seat at the 2014 AGM). No candidate in VOTE ROUND 2 received more than 50% of the votes. The next step will be to hold a vote to break the tie between Sébastien Bachollet and Alan Greenberg. The winner of this tie-breaking vote will run against Rinalia Abdul Rahim. ***** Question: Who do you support to run against Rinalia Abdul Rahim for the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017? Please select one candidate between the two tied candidates below (listed in alphabetical order of the family name): • Sébastien Bachollet • Alan Greenberg ***** TIE BREAKING VOTE Procedure • Please note that the poll for the TIE BREAKING VOTE will be open from Sunday, 23-March-2014 20:00 SGT (12:00 UTC) to Monday, 24-March-2014 17:30 SGT (09:30 UTC). • Once open, electorates will receive Vote Credentials that contain links to BigPulse, the online platform, to cast their vote. • Staff will send reminders, as well as contact electorates who haven’t voted before the poll closes. • The TIE BREAKING VOTE will be a simple majority: electorate members may choose only one candidate for whom they will cast their vote. The candidate with the most votes wins. • If one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, that candidate will enter the next VOTE pool to compete against Rinalia Abdul Rahim for the Board Director (Seat #15) position. • If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, an in-person, random draw will take place in the VIP room on Monday, 24-March-2014 at 17:45 SGT (09:45 UTC). The winner of the random tie breaking draw will enter the next VOTE pool to compete against Rinalia Abdul Rahim for the Board Director (Seat #15) position. • The VOTE poll following the tie breaking will be open from Monday, 24-March-2014 19:00 SGT (11:00 UTC) to Wednesday 26-March-2014 14:00 SGT (06:00 UTC). This vote will also be a simple majority vote. If one candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, that candidate will be declared the final winner and the Board Director selection process is completed. If not, a random tie breaking operation is undertaken on Wednesday, 26 March at 15:30 SGT (07:30 UTC) • The official announcement of the winner of the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large process (i.e. final winner) will be reported on Thursday, 27 March 2014. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<file://localhost/applewebdata/::EEFF989A-4B14-4F82-9BE3-76607E7BC0FF:Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto/staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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New hires @ ICANN responsible for Russia, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Eastern Europe.
by Veronica Cretu March 23, 2014

March 23, 2014

Dear colleagues, greetings and hope this finds you well! This is to share with you some concerns related to the recent hires at ICANN, particularly I am referring to the position of Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement for Russia, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Eastern Europe. http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-20mar14-en.htm & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeI9SDz7_S8&feature=youtu.be While I welcome these new changes and hires within ICANN, I do also share serious concerns when it comes to my region! I think ICANN should be politically correct and more careful when delegating supervision of certain regions. I have nothing against Michael Yakushev, I highly respect his professional background, however, given the developments of the past months, and you all know what has been going on in the region (military intervention in Ukraine, the case of Crimea; now - a lot started to move in Transnistria - part of Moldova, again, with Russia's intervention) - having someone from Russia be in charge of, especially of countries like Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia - is very sensitive! The new position might be well responsible for Russia and its Customs Union countries; while countries like Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia should fall under the supervision of European based ICANN staff. We are all aiming at joining EU, and with this, adjusting all the legislation, embedding EU based principles and values into our work. While, indeed, ICANN looks at bringing the key stakeholders, as well as deepen and broaden the engagement of everyone in the global IG debate, that process should be done politically correct! Any thoughts, reflections, suggestions from your side would be really appreciated! With very best and see you soon in Singapore! Veronica -- *Veronica Cretu * *President, Open Government Institute**Republic of Moldova - http://opengov.si.md/ <http://opengov.si.md/>* *Member of the Steering Committee, * *Open Government Partnership (OGP);* *http://www.opengovpartnership.org/about/steering-committee/role-and-current-membership <http://www.opengovpartnership.org/about/steering-committee/role-and-current…>* *Member of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group* *To the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)* *http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/1549 <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/>* *Member of the Nominating Committee of ICANN* *(Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbering)* *http://www.icann.org/en/groups/nomcom/2014/members <http://www.icann.org>* *Email: veronicacretu(a)gmail.com <veronicacretu(a)gmail.com> and/or veronica(a)cretu.md <veronica(a)cretu.md>Skype: veronicacretu Phone: 373 067435000*

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