Though not compulsory (Sébastien's legalistic point), the RoI is desirable (real-world, common sense from Olivier, Roberto). Also, full support for Roberto's other remarks: difference between requirements for volunteer service on the ICANN Board, and on a RALO. And of course, this healthy debate should be held as distinct from any assessment of the merits of any individual candidate. Jean-Jacques. ----- Mail original ----- De: "Roberto Gaetano" <roberto_gaetano@hotmail.com> À: "Sébastien Bachollet" <sebastien@bachollet.com>, "Julia Velkova" <julia@isoc.bg> Cc: euro-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Envoyé: Mardi 6 Septembre 2016 10:57:30 Objet: [EURO-Discuss] R: R: EURALO Board (replacement) Call for nominations 2016 OPEN NOW Sébastien, Of course there is no requirement about filing an SoI. However, reading from the “Selection and performance criteria for EURALO Board members 2015”, that you contributed in drafting, I see “Participation at ALAC or EURALO regular Working groups”, which requires filing an RoI. If I remember correctly, you were one of the most vocal members last year, before the new Board elections, about the lack of involvement of the past Board. I am, therefore, pretty surprised that now you do not consider active involvement an important factor. But this is beside the point. Right now, the voting members of EURALO have to choose between one candidate that is active in outreach, participating in ALAC activities (including the AGM), member of working groups, author of papers on the legal issues involving ICANN (in particular, but not limited to, the UDRP), and much more. On the other hand we have one other candidate that might well potentially be a top contributor, but that up to now has not done any activity that was requiring an SoI, which is just about everything except attendance to meetings and teleconferences, and reading the mailing list. Incidentally, unless I have missed some emails, her acceptance email was the first one written on the EURALO list. You notice that some people are selected to the ICANN Board without prior involvement. True. But the ICANN Board has a different role. It must govern the organization, and to do that, to have the fiduciary responsibility of the management of the organization requires a different set of skills, that are not necessarily limited to prior knowledge of the policy development process. In EURALO, the decision-making body is the General Assembly, not the Board. According to our Articles of Association, Article 9.3.2, the Board has the role of implementing the decisions of the GA. And I would argue that familiarity with the EURALO activities is at least a very important requirement for who must implement the GA decisions. What I would suggest is, since next year we have a complete renewal of the Board, that Julia files an RoI, participates in one or two working groups, gets actively involved in the policy development process for a year, and be a top level candidate for the 2017 Board elections. I am not a voting member of EURALO, but this is what I would consider to be the best option if I were one. Cheers, Roberto Da: Sébastien Bachollet [mailto:sebastien@bachollet.com] Inviato: lunedì 5 settembre 2016 22:50 A: Roberto Gaetano; Julia Velkova Cc: euro-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Oggetto: Re: [EURO-Discuss] R: EURALO Board (replacement) Call for nominations 2016 OPEN NOW Come on Roberto! There is no such requirement to be a EURALO Board member. I am sure that becoming an EURALO Board member could be a good start to be involved in other ICANN work. It seems that they are people landing to the ICANN Board without any prior involvement in ICANN. We need to be open. All the best SeB Skills are useful but diversity is essential. Sébastien Bachollet +33 6 07 66 89 33 Blog: http://sebastien.bachollet.fr / Mail: Sébastien Bachollet < sebastien@bachollet.com > De : < euro-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org > on behalf of Roberto Gaetano < roberto_gaetano@hotmail.com > Date : lundi 5 septembre 2016 16:41 À : Julia Velkova < julia@isoc.bg > Cc : " euro-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org " < euro-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org > Objet : [EURO-Discuss] R: EURALO Board (replacement) Call for nominations 2016 OPEN NOW Dear Julia, Good to see that your candidature could help to achieve a better gender and geopolitical balance. However, one thing puzzles me. I checked the GNSO and ALAC SoI repositories, and found no record for you. If I understand correctly, the filing of an SoI is the prerequisite to any activity within the GNSO, like Working Groups, or ALAC, as Task Forces or Committees - that would indicate you have so far participated to none of the such. I am sure that there might be a misunderstanding on this, so can you please add to your EoI any data that can inform us to your activities in Working Groups or Task Forces? Thanks, Roberto Da: euro-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [ mailto:euro-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org ] Per conto di Julia Velkova Inviato: domenica 4 settembre 2016 21:44 A: Sébastien Bachollet Cc: euro-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Oggetto: Re: [EURO-Discuss] EURALO Board (replacement) Call for nominations 2016 OPEN NOW Priorità: Alta Dear colleagues, and dear Sébastien, Thank you for nominating me. I am happy to accept this nomination! Here comes my Expression of Interest: With a degree in telecommunication engineering, I have been an ISOC member since 2004, and ISOC-Bulgaria’s chapter project leader for nearly a decade. Prior to that I have worked as a programmer and technical consultant at the Bulgarian Council of Ministers on issues related to e-governance, as well as part of the free software community in Bulgaria. I have led and brought to successful completion projects ranging from e-governance on the Balkans; free software in public administrations in South-Eastern Europe; to creating knowledge infrastructures for open culture in Scandinavia. Since 2008 I live in Sweden from where I have co-consulted the Republic of Kosovo on the TLD process; participated in WCIT in Dubai in 2012 as part of the Swedish delegation; and lectured on the internet governance process and multi-stakeholderism at Swedish universities. I am also a member of the Swedish Reference group on Internet Governance formed by the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority. I am currently in the process of finishing a PhD in Media Studies at Södertörn University in Stockholm on the topic of creating public digital infrastructures for cultural production. One of the topics that interests me most at the moment concerns the ways in which fiber optic connectivity and online platforms reconfigure the role of data centre infrastructure providers to become energy suppliers in different locations across Europe. If I am elected as a board member of EURALO, I will be interested in discussing more this ongoing change, and try to assess its implications on the power of ISPs and data centre operators in relation to internet governance, as well as their implications on consumers. Other issues that interest me are cyberwarfare and cybersecurity across Europe, as well as their regulation. I am fluent in English, Swedish, Bulgarian and Russian. Best, Julia ------------------------------------------------------------- Julia Velkova Internet Society Bulgaria Twitter: @jvelkova On 4 sep. 2016, at 21:12, Sébastien Bachollet < sebastien@bachollet.com > wrote: Dear Colleagues, I would like to nominate Julia Velkova , member of « ISOC Bulgaria » an At-Large Structure, for the EURALO Board. Julia is a citizen of Bulgaria, currently living in Sweden. All the best SeB Skills are useful but diversity is essential. Sébastien Bachollet +33 6 07 66 89 33 Blog: http://sebastien.bachollet.fr / Mail: Sébastien Bachollet < sebastien@bachollet.com > De : < euro-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org > on behalf of ICANN At-Large Staff < staff@atlarge.icann.org > Date : vendredi 26 août 2016 02:43 À : " euro-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org " < euro-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org > Objet : [EURO-Discuss] EURALO Board (replacement) Call for nominations 2016 OPEN NOW This message is sent on behalf of EURALO’s Chair, Olivier Crepin-Leblond and EURALO’s Secretariat, Wolf Ludwig. Dear All, As agreed on the EURALO monthly call , held on 23 August 25, 2016, EURALO's Chair and Secretariat would like to announce a call for nominations to fill the Board seat vacated by Mikhail Medrish (Russia) who left the ALS, “ Internet Support Foundation" on 14 August 2016. This call is made in accordance with the EURALO Articles of Association and Selection and performance criteria for EURALO Board members 2015 . Please note: For this Board replacement round several candidates may be nominated but only one position is vacant. Since this is for ONE seat, ALSes will have ONE vote only! As we have a limit of 1 Board member per country, citizens of Spain, Finland, Germany and France are not eligible for nomination. For further rules and info see: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/euro-discuss/2015-November/004161.h... The current EURALO Board term is 2 years from 9 December 2015 until 9 December 2017. The new member will serve for the remaining timeframe (from 10 September 2016 until 9 December 2017), in alignment with the current EURALO Board member terms. Kindly note the EURALO Board should be balanced but EURALO has not reached a consensus on having direct absolute criteria for geographical (East/Western Europe) or Gender criteria. As geographical and gender balance are important in our region, I ask you to consider these issues when making your selection. Please submit your nominations and self-nominations until 4 September 23:59 UTC by sending an email to the EURALO mailing list and coping At – Large staff staff@atlarge.icann.org . All candidates who accept their nominations by the deadline above must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI). To read the Expression of Interest Statements from sitting Board members please visit: https://community.icann.org/x/arBYAw . The online vote will start on 5 September 2016 at 23:59 UTC- to 9 September 2016 at 23:59 UTC At-Large Staff will note the nominations in the following Wiki: EURALO Board member (replacement) Election 2016 . Thank you! 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