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Re: [EURO-Discuss] Nominations - update
by William Drake April 20, 2007

April 20, 2007

Hi, >Vittorio Bertola vb at bertola.eu >Thu Apr 19 18:11:11 EDT 2007 >Bill Drake (Wolfgang) (?) Thanks Wolfgang for the nomination. I would be happy to stand and to serve if elected. However, I suppose there¹s an antecedent policy question for the group, which is whether it¹s ok that I¹m from the US (I tried to get Italian citizenship, but since my grandparents gave theirs up I didn¹t qualify). I¹ve been living in Geneva for four years though, am pretty familiar with the Euro landscape re: Internet governance and civil society, and am intellectually and politically not your standard gringo, if there is such a thing. So if residency and outlook trump passport I¹ll stand, if not, then not. BTW I¹ve read through the list archive, so while I¹ve not been involved in the process here previously, I think I have a decent sense of what¹s what and could fill in any blanks as I go. For those who don¹t know me, I¹m an academic and work on ICT/Internet global governance issues. With respect to civil society involvements, I¹ve been an active member of the Internet Governance Caucus throughout the WSIS/IGF processes, served as a CS participant on the WGIG and now on the advisory board of the Global Alliance for ICT4D, etc. I also spent three years on the board (with Desiree, also nominated here) and two years as President of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, a global NGO that had about 1,000 members, 70 + in Europe (not sure of the numbers now). Given this and other aspects of my background I think I could handle the demands of promoting ALS outreach and involvement. If anyone wants to know more about me, see the URL in my sig file below. Cheers, Bill *********************************************************** William J. Drake drake(a)hei.unige.ch Director, Project on the Information Revolution and Global Governance/PSIO Graduate Institute for International Studies Geneva, Switzerland http://hei.unige.ch/psio/researchprojects/Drake.html ***********************************************************

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Nomination for ALAC European representative
by Dessi Pefeva April 19, 2007

April 19, 2007

I would like to nominate *Sebastien Bachollet* for representing Europe as a member of the At-Large Advisory Committee. Regards, Dessi Pefeva ISOC - Bulgaria

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Nominations
by Vittorio Bertola April 17, 2007

April 17, 2007

All, as nominations start to come, personally I would try to see whether we can agree on a good mix of people that can make everyone happy and confident in the process. For what regards the EURALO Board, I would recommend that the people who were most active in the discussions in the last year volunteer to be part of it. I would like to have one person per each macro-region of Europe (Northern, Western, Central, Southern and Eastern) plus, for regions that have been very active such as Germany and Benelux, perhaps one more, so to have a Board of 6-7 members. Also for ALAC members, I think that a good complement to Annette would be someone from Northern/Western Europe and someone from Eastern Europe, possibly of different gender. Southern Europe has already been well represented in the At Large, so I think that we should pass the turn. What would you think of this? Thanks, P.S. For what regards myself, as I repeatedly said, I do not want to continue as an ALAC member, not because I wouldn't like to continue, but because I think that after four years it's time that new people have a chance to serve. On the other hand, I'd be happy to serve in the EURALO Board if this is considered useful - I have been trying to work for compromise and practical advances on the hot issues such as individual membership and incorporation, and I hope that I could continue to do so and help the process. -- vb. Vittorio Bertola - vb [a] bertola.eu <-------- --------> finally with a new website at http://bertola.eu/ <--------

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Agreeing on the nominations deadline
by Vittorio Bertola April 17, 2007

April 17, 2007

All, I see that the discussion is again getting polarized - with people stacking on the two extreme options. Would the middle ground of April 22 be acceptable to everyone? So that we can close the discussion and start discussing nominations. The only other option is to stick to the process agreed in Lisbon, which is the default if we can't agree to change it. But I really think that if we all are reasonable, then we can find a compromise that is good for everyone. So, does anyone really object to April 22? Thanks, -- vb. Vittorio Bertola - vb [a] bertola.eu <-------- --------> finally with a new website at http://bertola.eu/ <--------

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] Nominations
by Vittorio Bertola April 13, 2007

April 13, 2007

Dr. Christoph Bruch ha scritto: > Especially the decision on the timetable for nomination and election for the > EURALO board and the ALAC seats which are to be filled via EURALO have been > taken by very few people. Therefore I ask so some flexibility concerning > this issue. Personally I have no problem, but I would adopt a practical approach. If possible, it would be better to close nominations by April 22, if not by the original deadline of April 15, because this would help speeding up the process, making travel arrangements for San Juan, etc. However, if when we get near the deadline (e.g. mid-end next week) people really really need more time, they can ask for it. I am (honestly!) not sure what more time is necessary for, though. Are there people who are not sure yet whether they would like to serve? Or does anyone want to make outreach outside? > According to my understanding no decision has been reached on whether/how > the timetable should be changed. At least no decision was announced. For > that purpose we may need some sort of chairperson or moderator. I would > appreciate I we could agree that Annette again takes this position provided > she is willing. I think that we should rather agree among ourselves, run the election process that was designed, and then we can have a properly (s)elected Board with a Chair. It's actually quicker than discussing who could be a good interim Chair for a period of 3-4 weeks at most. -- vb. Vittorio Bertola - vb [a] bertola.eu <-------- --------> finally with a new website at http://bertola.eu/ <--------

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] Nominations
by Roberto Gaetano April 12, 2007

April 12, 2007

Christoph: > > Also I ask all to keep in mind that EURALO is a rapidly > changing organization. New people attended all meetings since > Frankfurt. This will probably lead to a constant change of > majorities for issues on which we do not have general > consensus. The veterans of the process have to arrange with this. > I see this as a great advantage of EURALO for producing fair processes. When deciding on specific procedural aspects, the majority at the moment of the vote will have incentives to introduce safeguards for the minority, for the simple reason that who is majority today can become minority tomorrow. Roberto

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] "Contents of EURO-Discuss digest..."
by Veronica Cretu April 11, 2007

April 11, 2007

Kindly add me to the Euro discuss mailing list! best, Veronica Cretu President, "CMB" Training Center (www.cmb.md) Phone: 373 22 55 68 64, 27 45 04, Fax: 27 31 96 Chisinau, Moldova Internet Governance Capacity Building Program Tutor, Internet Governance Research Program Supervisor DiploFoundation, Malta (www.diplomacy.edu/ig) VeronicaC(a)diplomacy.edu

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Nominations Process
by Nick Ashton-Hart April 11, 2007

April 11, 2007

Dear All: May I suggest that rather than continuing to discuss the dates for nominations, it would be sensible to start the process of nominating candidates? I am away from 10th to 24th April but Susie will be here and can keep the Nominations Wiki page up to date. In putting forward candidates, please remember: We need at least five (5) board members - and whilst many can be nominees from the same country, only one from each country could be elected with respect to those first five. We need two ALAC members - from different countries and different ALSes - though again multiple candidates from the same country are entirely possible. Please remember that whatever timeline is ultimately decided, it is important that the ALAC members, at least, are elected early May at the latest, as at least one, if not both, will need to attend the ICANN Meeting in San Juan and they need time to arrange for time away, to get tickets purchased, and to get up-to-speed on what is going on in ALAC to most effectively represent the region. I hope this meets with everyone's favour. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Nomination
by Rudi Vansnick April 11, 2007

April 11, 2007

Dear Friends, I herewith notify the EURALO that I'm candidate for serving at the board of EURALO. Being new in this community, in regards some other persons, I'm not new in the discussions and debates regards the use of Internet by everyone. Individuals as well as organisations, all have specific and particular requirements which in at lot of cases show similarity in definition of regulation. Chair of ISOC Belgium, treasurer (end mandate Oct 2007) ISOC-ECC, secretary TIK (usersgroup with 10.000 members) and involved in several smaller projects and organisations I'm convinced having enough background for helping EURALO being a full grown entity. With ISOC-ECC I have got the experience of building up and settling a legal entity in an European country, struggling several months in order to fulfill national and international law. Rudi Vansnick /President Internet Society Belgium vzw Treasurer ISOC-ECC Barcelona-Spain Secretaris TIK vzw Peter Peterschapsprogramma Social Profit EROV/ GSM: +32 475 28 16 32 Tel: +32 70 77 39 39 ISOC Belgium <http://www.isoc.be/> - ISOC-ECC & ISOC.EU <http://www.isoc-ecc.org/>

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Second nomination Patrick Vande Walle
by Rudi Vansnick April 11, 2007

April 11, 2007

I herewith inform the EURALO community I'm seconding the self-nomination of Patrick Vande Walle. Rudi Vansnick /President Internet Society Belgium vzw Treasurer ISOC-ECC Barcelona-Spain Secretaris TIK vzw Peter Peterschapsprogramma Social Profit EROV/ GSM: +32 475 28 16 32 Tel: +32 70 77 39 39 ISOC Belgium <http://www.isoc.be/> - ISOC-ECC & ISOC.EU <http://www.isoc-ecc.org/>

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