United States... all without any consultation with
consent for such action.
demonstrate that you are not fit for holding office.
I've been away for the last few days and am only now
catching up on
this list's email...
It seems some questions have been raised as to the
process by which
the NA ALAC , and in fact ALAC as a whole selected
the nomcom
candidate from the NA region.
First,let me describe the process -
The NA ALAC reps held two teleconferences where we
discussed the
Nomcom candidates. Beau, Alan and I spent
considerable time
discussing the i\, the candidates and additional
persons we might
want to consider
The candidate pool came from names proposed on the
NA list, as well
as persons suggested by the NA Regional reps. The
breakdown was thus
- one person proposed from the NA list, and 5
persons suggested from
the ALAC reps. Of the 6 persons, one candidate was
removed as they
had been elected board liason. the rest were
contacted to confirm
that indeed they would be willing and able to serve
the term. Three
confirmed there were interested, willing and able to
represent ALAC
on nomcom. two top candidates were identified and a
discussion took
place to see if a consensus candidate could be
chosen. This was not
the case, as such the two were submitted to the ALAC
for them to vote
on.
Key facts:
- the two proposed candidates both were supported by
more then one
ALAC rep
- The consensus view that developed was that a
candidate should be
well familiar with icann and/or able to learn about
it's politics
and issues, and ability to represent the user
voice/view were key
factors needed in a candidate.
My personal choice was Ross, as i'm quite familiar
with his work with
the user community in Canada and his involvement in
CIRA. It is his
proven track record to be able to represent users on
the CIRA board
as well as his support for NCUC and ALAC view that
led to me voting
for him. In summary, I voted based on a track
record in engaging
users and the user community (in canada) as well as
a very good
understand of ICANN, it's politics and nomcom.
Using the recently approved voting rules adopted by
the ALAC,
candidates proposed from the regions where a
consensus was not
possible were considered by the ALAC. A one week
open voting & period
was opened - where opinions were expressed by ALAC
members on
candidates, and voting took place.Voting closed a
particular day,
after which the results were announced.
The existing icann bylaws state that ALAC should
appoint candidates -
and that was done. Though not specifically mentioned
, consulation
also tool place - and considerable time, and effort
was taken to
review candidates and elect one that fit the
criteria developed.
Ross, in my opinion - despite what some critics
might say - has the
knowledge and ability, integrity and ability to
represent ALAC and
users interests well on the nomcom. I believe that
he will serve
alac well .
Secondly, let me say that constant critiquing ALAC
reps is not
constructive at all. Personally, I have tried to
bring values of
consultation and dialogue between those in the NA
ALS, ALAC members
and other key constituencies such as NCUC, SSAC and
many others . I
see there is great value in collaboration - one
that can serve to
bring a stronger voice to users and civil society
inside the complex
and very political structure that is ICANN.
In summary - Key appointments and nominations need
to be strategic
and constructive. I believe that the two candidates
proposed were
good, and that the better qualified and most
knowledgeable person who
indeed will be able to serve all users from the NA
region has been
selected. Can we do things better in the future -
indeed we can.
let's learn from this experience and build a better
process for the
08/09 nomcom selection process
regards
Robert
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