Dear Greg,


I'm pleased to support your text and the concept of notifying Glen for courtesy. This approach communicates more than what the mere words state, and I agree with that message.


Best wishes,


Heather



From: gnso-ncph-leadership-bounces@icann.org <gnso-ncph-leadership-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, November 6, 2015 9:29
To: Amr Elsadr
Cc: gnso-ncph-leadership@icann.org
Subject: Re: [Gnso-ncph-leadership] URGENT re GNSO Council Chair Elections/Vice Chair Selection
 
I think it would make sense for Marika to be sent formal notice that the NCPH has chosen not to nominate a candidate in this second round of elections.  Otherwise, we run the risk that it looks like we forgot.  Clearly that's the decision we've made, so we might as well look decisive, rather than forgetful.

There is no one person authorized to speak for the CSG (much less the NCPH).  However, this needs to come from a member of one SG (email being what it is), but would look best signed by a representative of each SG.

I'm happy to send and sign on behalf of whoever is appropriate from the NCSG side.  Or vice versa.  Or it can come from any two appropriate people.

The text should be very simple.  I propose (names are just placeholders):

The Non-Contracted Parties House has chosen not to to nominate a candidate for Chair of the GNSO Council.

Best Regards,

Greg Shatan
President, IPC, for the Commercial Stakeholder Group
Amr Elsadr
Chair, NCSG Policy Committee, for the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group

On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc@gmail.com> wrote:
Amr,

This is where I think the CSG stands (I'm sure I will be corrected by others on the list, if I get it wrong).

On the chair front, we have now had a conference call with James Bladel where we were able to speak at greater length with James.  At this point, it seems unlikely (from the CSG point of view) that the NCPH would seek to nominate a candidate to oppose James (especially since CSG and NCSG haven't discussed the matter, and we are about 24 hours away from the deadline for nominations).  Actually nominating James seems unlikely, at best.  However, we have considered the possibility of suggesting that James be elected "by acclamation" rather than going to a ballot (if that is procedurally feasible).

On the Vice Chair front, I can confirm that Heather is more than willing to serve as Vice Chair, and the CSG fully supports Heather in that regard.  Recognizing that we need to resolve the long-term issue of how to choose and/or rotate the VC slot between the SGs, it would be great if the CSG and NCSG could come together on Heather at this time.

Our possible campaign slogan:  "Acclaim for James! Come Together on Heather!"

Greg

On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 10:28 AM, Amr Elsadr <aelsadr@egyptig.org> wrote:
Hi,

Reposting as it seems we may have had some new subscriptions to this list over-night.

Thanks.

Amr

> On Nov 2, 2015, at 7:27 PM, Amr Elsadr <aelsadr@egyptig.org> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I’m hoping that by now, everybody who needs to be on this list is actually subscribed to it.
>
> I was wondering if (and how) folks would like to begin a discussion on the next round of elections. The deadline to nominate candidates is on November 5th. Although the CPH hasn’t submitted a candidate yet, my understanding is that they plan on running James Bladel again.
>
> During the council development session, we had discussed the possibility of trying to have a candidate by consensus, and only resorting to voting as a last resort. I’m not sure we can do this over the next few days, but would be happy to learn that we can. Hearing from others here seems like a reasonable first step to me.
>
> We may also want to discuss the selection of a VC from the NCPH. My understanding is that Heather Forrest is willing to serve in this capacity. I would be grateful to hear thoughts on this as well.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Amr
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