March 2014 - Gnso-ncph-leadership

FW: ICANN Board Seat 14 - Non Contracted Party House
by Glen de Saint Géry March 26, 2014

March 26, 2014

Dear All, Just a reminder that Wednesday, 16 April 2014 is the deadline for the name of the elected person chosen to fill Board Seat 14 to be sent to the ICANN Secretary by the GNSO Council chair. The GNSO Council has agreed to have an extra meeting on Thursday, 10 April 2014 at 14:00 UTC to confirm the elected person. Please let me know if you need help with this election. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen To : Non-Contracted Party House Dear All,    ICANN Board Seat 14 is currently held by Bill Graham. His term is set to expire at the 2014 Annual General Meeting, which is scheduled to be held on 16 October 2014 in Los Angeles. According to the ICANN Bylaws, the Non-Contracted Party House shall select a representative to fill Board Seat 14, and must give the ICANN Secretary written notice of its selection at least 6 months before the date of the beginning of the term for the seat. As a result, the Non-Contracted Party House selection for Board Seat 14 must be provided to the ICANN Secretary by no later than April 16, 2014. (Refer to Bylaws Art. VI, Section 8(4)<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#VI-8>, Art. X, Section 3(6)<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#X-3>) Each House is responsible for establishing its own internal procedures for nominations, interviews, voting, and candidate selection; however, those processes must be documented and forwarded to the GNSO Council for inclusion as ANNEXES to the GNSO Operating Procedures<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13jun13-en.pdf>. If a House subsequently elects to alter its procedures, such amendments must be submitted to the GNSO Council before becoming effective so that the procedures accurately reflect the actual processes and activities performed by each House in selecting its candidate. (Refer to Section 2.4 of the Operating Procedures<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13jun13-en.pdf>.) Here are some suggestions for a voting schedule. Staff would be happy to help with the elections if the NCPH so wishes. • Nomination period – nominations to be made by Councilors from the NCPH: open Monday 3 March, close Monday, 17 March 2014. Candidates to be announced by staff on Wednesday 19, March 2014. (if the NCPH wants this) This provides a period, during the ICANN meeting in Singapore to interview and interact with the nominees • First round of voting: open Friday, 28 March, close Thursday, 3 April 2014. Electronic Ballot which could be sent by the GNSO Secretariat to the Councilors, using the ICANN process which is highly accurate and used for all official votes by the GNSO Council. Any candidate receiving at least 8 votes wins. Results could be tabulated by the GNSO Secretariat and announced Friday, 5 April 2014 (Since the slate is small (13) this can be managed at a critical time after an ICANN meeting when people go on holiday or back to day jobs) • Second round of voting (if needed): open Saturday April 6, close Wednesday, 9 April 2014. Run-off between the two leading candidates from first round. Either candidate receiving at least 8 votes wins. Results to be announced Thursday, 10 April 2014 Some considerations : Call for a special Council meeting either on Thursday 10 or Monday 14 April 2014 for the Council to confirm the selection. Ideally, the next Council meeting, 27 February 2014 is the opportunity to make this request. This tight schedule will make it difficult for a third round of voting • Third round of voting (if needed): open Friday, 11 April, close Tuesday, 15 April 2014. This does not leave time for the Council to confirm the vote. Run-off between the two leading candidates from first round. Either candidate receiving at least 8 votes wins. Results to be announced Wednesday, 16 April 2014 and transmitted to ICANN Secretary by the GNSO Council chair. Please let me know if you need any assistance with the elections. Thank you very much. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org

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candidate nomination for board seat 14
by WUKnoben March 24, 2014

March 24, 2014

Dear Glen, On behalf of the Constituencies of the Commercial Stakeholder Group we’d like to nominate Bill Graham as candidate to fill board seat 14. We agree that additional candidates may be nominated by the Noncommercial Stakeholder Group in due time. With best regards Kristina Rosette, CSG/IPC Marilyn Cade, CSG/BC Wolf-Ulrich Knoben, CSG/ISPCP

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NCPH @ Singapore?
by William Drake March 23, 2014

March 23, 2014

Hi Looking at recent exchanges over morning coffee a thought occurred: are we going to attempt any sort of gathering, whether formal or informal? The receptions in BA and Durban were quite good icebreakers, and the evening calendar seems curiously light this time. I might even be able to shake a contribution our of our meagre means. Or we could do something more formal, if we wanted to talk election, intersessional, etc. Schedules are packed but something late day, e.g. on CD, might work if there’s interest…? BTW: Glen, for some reason the the subscribers list is only available to the list administrator. Could you please change that to allow members access? Nice to remember who all we’re talking to… thanks, Bill *********************************************** William J. Drake International Fellow & Lecturer Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ University of Zurich, Switzerland Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency, ICANN, www.ncuc.org william.drake(a)uzh.ch (direct), wjdrake(a)gmail.com (lists), www.williamdrake.org ***********************************************

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Nominations open Monday 3 March, close Monday, 17 March 2014: ICANN Board Seat 14 - Non Contracted Party House
by Glen de Saint Géry March 14, 2014

March 14, 2014

To : Non-Contracted Party House Dear All,    A gentle reminder that having heard nothing to the contrary, the proposed voting schedule below suggests: • Nomination period – nominations to be made by Councilors from the NCPH: open Monday 3 March, close Monday, 17 March 2014 at 23:59 UTC. Candidates to be announced by staff on Wednesday 19, March 2014. (if the NCPH wants this) This provides a period, during the ICANN meeting in Singapore to interview and interact with the nominees Nominations should be sent to: gnso-ncph-leadership(a)icann.org Please advise whether you would like a special meeting scheduled in Singapore to interview the candidate(s). Thank you. Kind regards, Glen ICANN Board Seat 14 is currently held by Bill Graham. His term is set to expire at the 2014 Annual General Meeting, which is scheduled to be held on 16 October 2014 in Los Angeles. According to the ICANN Bylaws, the Non-Contracted Party House shall select a representative to fill Board Seat 14, and must give the ICANN Secretary written notice of its selection at least 6 months before the date of the beginning of the term for the seat. As a result, the Non-Contracted Party House selection for Board Seat 14 must be provided to the ICANN Secretary by no later than April 16, 2014. (Refer to Bylaws Art. VI, Section 8(4)<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#VI-8>, Art. X, Section 3(6)<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#X-3>) Each House is responsible for establishing its own internal procedures for nominations, interviews, voting, and candidate selection; however, those processes must be documented and forwarded to the GNSO Council for inclusion as ANNEXES to the GNSO Operating Procedures<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13jun13-en.pdf>. If a House subsequently elects to alter its procedures, such amendments must be submitted to the GNSO Council before becoming effective so that the procedures accurately reflect the actual processes and activities performed by each House in selecting its candidate. (Refer to Section 2.4 of the Operating Procedures<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13jun13-en.pdf>.) Here are some suggestions for a voting schedule. Staff would be happy to help with the elections if the NCPH so wishes. • Nomination period – nominations to be made by Councilors from the NCPH: open Monday 3 March, close Monday, 17 March 2014. Candidates to be announced by staff on Wednesday 19, March 2014. (if the NCPH wants this) This provides a period, during the ICANN meeting in Singapore to interview and interact with the nominees • First round of voting: open Friday, 28 March, close Thursday, 3 April 2014. Electronic Ballot which could be sent by the GNSO Secretariat to the Councilors, using the ICANN process which is highly accurate and used for all official votes by the GNSO Council. Any candidate receiving at least 8 votes wins. Results could be tabulated by the GNSO Secretariat and announced Friday, 5 April 2014 (Since the slate is small (13) this can be managed at a critical time after an ICANN meeting when people go on holiday or back to day jobs) • Second round of voting (if needed): open Saturday April 6, close Wednesday, 9 April 2014. Run-off between the two leading candidates from first round. Either candidate receiving at least 8 votes wins. Results to be announced Thursday, 10 April 2014 Some considerations : · Please note that the Council has scheduled a special Council meeting on Thursday 10 April 2014 at 14:00 UTC to confirm the selection. · This tight schedule will make it difficult for a third round of voting as stated below: • Third round of voting (if needed): open Friday, 11 April, close Tuesday, 15 April 2014. This does not leave time for the Council to confirm the vote. Run-off between the two leading candidates from first round. Either candidate receiving at least 8 votes wins. Results to be announced Wednesday, 16 April 2014 and transmitted to ICANN Secretary by the GNSO Council chair. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org

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Bill Graham's 360 degree review report
by David Cake March 12, 2014

March 12, 2014

Bruce Tonkin, as Chair of the Board Governance Committee, has provided Bill Graham's 360 degree review report on his performance as a board member to me (as Council Vice-Chair for the NCPH). This report is confidential, and NOT a public document, but Bruce says it is appropriate to share privately with those considering Bills candidature for the ICANN board, including SG/C leadership as well as those directly voting, with the understanding that it continues to be a confidential document. We don't seem to have had a formal nomination of candidates yet, or full agreement on the procedural details, but it seems clear that Bill intends to be a candidate, and I presume his candidature will be formally accepted. Should I share this document with this list? Regards David

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