[ALAC] ALAC Endorsement of ATRT2 Candidates

sandra hoferichter info at hoferichter.eu
Fri Nov 30 06:46:13 UTC 2012


I agree with Evan and Carlton, to nominate directly Oliver AND Jean Jaques. Evan put forward a couple of very good reasons.

Best Sandra

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Am 30.11.2012 um 05:31 schrieb Evan Leibovitch <evan at telly.org>:

> Indeed, as a matter of finding consensus, is there anyone here who has
> any*objection
> *to Olivier's name being on the list of ALAC-endorsed candidates?
> 
> I would add my name to the endorsements of Olivier, and I would like to
> further nominate and recommend the addition of Jean Jacques as an endorsed
> candidate. While Jean Jacques indicated in the recent ALAC call that he
> might not put himself forward as a candidate if Olivier was interested, I
> would still suggest his name be added as well for two reasons:
> 
> 
>   - Recall that we have nothing to do with the final selection which is
>   made jointly by the chairs of the GAC and the ICANN Board. Any ranking we
>   do would be informational only, and is explicitly not binding on the final
>   selection. So it is a good idea to put forward multiple people who meet the
>   criteria and have indicated an interest to serve. It is not a competition
>   in which we have any substantive say on the outcome.
> 
>   - This time around it is possible that more than one ALAC representative
>   could be added to the ATRT, so we are doing ourselves a potential
>   disservice if we don't put forward enough qualified candidates. Indeed, the
>   public interest would be incredibly well served IMO should *both* Olivier
>   and Jean-Jacques be called to serve.
> 
> Jean Jacques, would you please reconsider your position not to stand if
> Olivier indicated his interest?
> 
> - Evan
> 
> 
> 
> On 29 November 2012 21:41, Eduardo Diaz <eduardodiazrivera at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Rinalia:
>> 
>> Please add my endorsement to Olivier as ALAC's preferred candidate for the
>> ATRT2 membership too.
>> 
>> Gracias.
>> 
>> -ed
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Carlton Samuels <
>> carlton.samuels at gmail.com
>>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Dear Colleagues:
>>> When you read the criteria set out for ATRT2 members, they mirror the
>>> qualities that informed my decision to recommend and support Olivier as
>>> ALAC Chair.
>>> 
>>> Consequently, I here now recommend Olivier as the ALAC's preferred
>>> candidate for the ATRT2 membership and urge your favourable advice and
>>> consent.
>>> 
>>> Kind regards,
>>> - Carlton
>>> 
>>> ==============================
>>> Carlton A Samuels
>>> Mobile: 876-818-1799
>>> *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround*
>>> =============================
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 8:17 PM, Rinalia Abdul Rahim <
>>> rinalia.abdulrahim at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Dear Members of the ALAC,
>>>> 
>>>> I have been asked to take on the task of managing the ALAC Candidate
>>>> Endorsement Process for the ICANN Accountability and Transparency
>> Review
>>>> Team 2 (ATRT2).  I am triggering this process now in my capacity as
>>> Interim
>>>> Chair of the ALAC ATRT2 Candidate Endorsement Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee in
>>>> accordance with the decision of the ALAC meeting on 27 November 2012.
>>>> 
>>>> *Scope of Work*
>>>> The selection of ALAC candidates to the ATRT2 will be done by the ICANN
>>>> Board Chair and the GAC Chair.  The responsibility of the ALAC ATRT2
>>>> Candidate Endorsement Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee is to review the list of
>>>> candidates who have applied as representing the ALAC, assess their
>>>> suitability for the work of the ATRT2, and rank the ones whom we
>> believe
>>> to
>>>> qualify in a preferred order - this is referred to as the endorsement
>>>> process, which informs the selection by the ICANN Board Chair and the
>> GAC
>>>> Chair.  The endorsement process requires an assessment of candidates
>>> based
>>>> on the set of criteria specified in the ATRT2 Call for Volunteers as
>> well
>>>> as additional criteria specific to the ALAC.  It is known that a
>> minimum
>>> of
>>>> one ALAC candidate will be selected to the ATRT2 and it is expected
>> that
>>>> more candidates will be selected though the exact number has not been
>>>> revealed.  Given this uncertainty, and there may not be any certainty
>>> until
>>>> the actual selection is made by the Chairs of the ICANN Board and the
>>> GAC,
>>>> we will proceed by reviewing and ranking all the ALAC applicants from
>> the
>>>> list that the ATRT2 Staff will provide.
>>>> 
>>>> The following are immediate issues for the ALAC's attention:
>>>> 
>>>> *1. The **ALAC ATRT2 Candidate Endorsement Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee Call
>> for
>>>> Members
>>>> *- The ALAC Chair will issue a call for membership for this ad-hoc
>>>> sub-committee, which will include information regarding composition,
>>>> qualification and selection criteria.
>>>> - It is proposed that the sub-committee be small for manageability
>> (given
>>>> the tight deadlines) and regionally balanced.
>>>> - Note:  The Chair of the Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee will not count in the
>>>> regional balance and will not assess the candidates, but rather focus
>> on
>>>> facilitating the process.  The deadline for the sub-committee formation
>>> is
>>>> 10 Dec 2012.
>>>> 
>>>> *2. Candidate Assessment and Endorsement Tool (Matrix)*
>>>> - A matrix as a tool to help the sub-committee assess the candidates
>> has
>>>> been developed and posted for ALAC comments here:  At-Large ATRT2 ALAC
>>>> Endorsement Process Workspace <https://community.icann.org/x/A4lEAg>.
>>>> - The matrix incorporates the set of criteria specified by the ATRT2
>> Call
>>>> for Volunteers as well as two additional criteria specific to the ALAC
>>>> (i.e., accountability to the ALAC and trust of the ALAC). The deadline
>>> for
>>>> ALAC comments on the matrix is 10 Dec 2012.  I urge you to be as
>> concrete
>>>> and as constructive as possible in your comments and I particularly
>>> welcome
>>>> concrete suggestions on the proxy indicators in the matrix for
>>>> consideration by the sub-committee.
>>>> - Note: The development of the matrix as well as the overall
>> endorsement
>>>> process draw from past experiences and involved consultations with
>>> previous
>>>> coordinators of the process.
>>>> 
>>>> *3. **ALAC Chair's Candidacy to the ATRT2*
>>>> - The ALAC Chair has announced that he is applying for the ATRT2.  A
>>>> decision is needed as to whether the ALAC Chair should be endorsed as
>> the
>>>> primary (first preference) candidate to the ATRT2 by ALAC consensus.
>>> *The
>>>> ALAC is requested to provide feedback on this matter a.s.a.p.** and the
>>>> ALAC Vice Chairs are requested to manage the call for consensus if
>> deemed
>>>> necessary.
>>>> *- Note:  If the ALAC Chair is endorsed by consensus, he will be exempt
>>>> from assessment by the sub-committee and will be able to participate in
>>> the
>>>> sub-committee as an observer.
>>>> 
>>>> *4. Confidentiality Policy *
>>>> - The confidentiality policy for the Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee is that the
>>>> assessment
>>>> information will only be shared among the sub-committee members for the
>>>> purpose of making the endorsement decision and no record will be kept
>>> after
>>>> the decision has been announced.
>>>> - Due to the need for confidentiality, the wiki workspace will be
>>>> restricted to members of the sub-committee and staff after 11.59pm UTC
>> 10
>>>> December 2012 UTC.  The workspace is currently open for ALAC comments
>> on
>>>> the matrix until then.
>>>> 
>>>> *5. Limits of Information in Decision Announcement*
>>>> - The decision announcement will reveal only the names and preferred
>>> order
>>>> of the endorsed candidates.
>>>> *
>>>> Timeline for the Endorsement Process
>>>> *Please note that these deadlines have had input from the ATRT2 staff
>> as
>>>> well as the At-Large staff.  Due to time constraints, these deadlines
>>> will
>>>> be held as inflexible.*
>>>> *
>>>> 
>>>> 27 Nov 2012
>>>> 
>>>> Tabling of Key Decision Points to the ALAC
>>>> 
>>>> 05 Dec 2012
>>>> 
>>>> Deadline for submission of Application and Statement of Interest by
>>>> candidates to the ATRT2 staff
>>>> 
>>>> 10 Dec 2012
>>>> 
>>>> Deadline for ALAC comments on candidate assessment matrix
>>>> 
>>>> 10 Dec 2012
>>>> 
>>>> Deadline for Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee formation
>>>> 
>>>> 11-15 Dec 2012
>>>> 
>>>> Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee discussion and agreement on matrix proxy
>> indicators
>>>> 
>>>> 12 Dec 2012
>>>> 
>>>> Deadline for receiving list of ALAC candidates from ATRT2 Staff
>>>> 
>>>> 20 Dec 2012
>>>> 
>>>> Deadline for Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee members to submit individual
>> assessment
>>>> 
>>>> 21 Dec 2012
>>>> 
>>>> Staff aggregates and circulates results to Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee members
>>>> 
>>>> 03 Jan 2012
>>>> 
>>>> Ad-Hoc Sub Committee Meeting to review results and decide on candidate
>>>> preference ranking
>>>> 
>>>> 04 Jan 2013
>>>> 
>>>> Announcement and submission of ALAC endorsement decision to the ATRT2
>>> Staff
>>>> 
>>>> 07 Jan 2013
>>>> 
>>>> ATRT2 candidate selection by ICANN Board Chair and GAC Chair
>>>> 
>>>> This is not at all an easy task, but I look forward to working with you
>>> in
>>>> identifying the best possible ALAC candidates to the ATRT2.
>>>> 
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Rinalia
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