Dear Colleagues,
As you know, Leon's last term as the At-Large selected Board Member ends at the ICANN Annual General Meeting in 2026. At-Large must name a replacement by April 2026. The process must be taken into account by both the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) and the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC).
I didn't find an updated wiki page on those committees.
Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC)
According the ALAC ROPs:
19.2 The ALAC shall name a Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) which shall oversee the entire selection process including the election culminating the process but excluding those responsibilities specifically retained by the ALAC or given to the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee. The composition of the BMSPC will be regionally balanced and the committee will be populated with two representatives of each region selected by both the ALAC and the RALOs. For each region, one Alternate member will be selected who can replace a member from the same region who for whatever reason is not able to fully participate and such replacement will be at the sole discretion of the BMSPC Chair in accordance with BMSPC guidelines. The ALAC shall name a chair of the BMSPC.
19.2.1 The BMSPC, among its other responsibility, will ensure that there is adequate opportunity for the electorate to interact with the candidates.
19.2.2 The BMSPC Chair will take best efforts to make decisions by consensus, but has sole discretion to decide decisions of the BMSPC in the absence of consensus or when time does not permit consultation.
Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC)
The BCEC is composed of two representatives from each ICANN region and an independent Chair with voting rights.
All
BCEC members will need to confirm their willingness and ability to
dedicate significant time to the process.
According the ALAC Rules of Procedure:
19.3 The ALAC shall name a Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) to compile an initial slate of candidates for election to Seat 15. A new BCEC consisting of two delegates selected by each of the RALOs plus a chair selected by the ALAC will be convened for each Board seat selection process.
19.4 The task of the BCEC is to identify applicants who would each make an excellent Board Director. Applicant selected by the BCEC must meet the criteria specified in the ICANN Bylaws Article VI, Section 3 (http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#VI-3). These criteria include but are not limited to being: a) accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and a demonstrated capacity for thoughtful group decision-making; and b) persons with an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential impact of ICANN decisions on the global Internet community, and committed to the success of ICANN. Moreover, the Director selected by the At-Large Community must understand the mission of At-Large and the needs of the global community of Internet end users.
19.5 No member of the electorate (Paragraph 19.10) may simultaneously serve as a member of the BCEC.
19.6 The BCEC shall solicit Expressions of Interest (EoI) and only those submitting such EoIs may be considered by the BCEC. No person who is or was a member of the current BMSPC or BCEC may submit an EoI to that BCEC.
As the discussion already started during At-Large meetings and mailing lists, I would like to open a call for Expression of Interest (EoI) to join one of those 2 groups.
EURALO will have to select 2 names for the BMSPC (one will be member and the other alternate).
EURALO will have to select 2 names for the BCEC (as they are voting members the ALAC members and the Chair of EURALO cannot be part of this committee).
Dead line for EoI (EURALO): 17 August 2025 (end of day)
Thanks
SeB
-- Sebastien Bachollet Chair of EURALO President d'honneur Isoc France President Espace SocioCulturel du Val du Sauzay (Nievre France) +33 6 07 66 89 33