[ALAC] Selection of ALAC Chair

[Maureen Hilyard]

+1 😊

On Wed, 16 May 2018 6:56 pm Kan Kaili <kankaili at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you, Alan!  Also thank you very much for your years of outstanding
> service as our Chair!
>
> Kaili
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
> *To:* ALAC <alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 17, 2018 6:35 AM
> *Subject:* [ALAC] Selection of ALAC Chair
>
> My current term as an ALAC Member expires at the end of the AGM in October
> of this year, as does my term as ALAC Chair. I have previously said that I
> would not be a candidate for Chair of the ALAC for the coming year and in
> fact I am not a candidate for an ALAC seat.
>
> When the issue was discussed in San Juan, there was a general consensus
> within the ALAC that the position should be opened sooner rather than
> later, but not before the selection of RALO-appointed ALAC members was
> complete.
>
> The nomination and acceptance period is now complete. In three of the five
> RALOs, the ALAC seat is not contested, but it is in LACRALO and NARALO. The
> election is due to begin on Friday and end on Thursday, 24 May.
>
> Presuming the two elections result in definitive selections, I will
> formally initiate a call for nominations for ALAC Chair soon after.
> According to the ALAC Rules of Procedure, the call must be open for at
> least 14 days. That puts the end of the nomination period on or around
> Friday, 08 June. There is a 7 day period allowing for acceptances, but I am
> optimistic that any nominations will be accepted or declined quickly.
> Nominations may only be made by current ALAC Members, nominees must have a
> reasonable expectation of being on the post-AGM ALAC, and the electorate is
> the current ALAC.
>
> If there is only one candidate, that person will be declared incoming
> Chair. If there is more than one candidate, I will request that a
> teleconference be scheduled to allow the candidates to present themselves
> and address any questions the ALAC may have for them (as well as a Wiki
> space for written questions and answers).
>
> That will allow the election to be conducted electronically prior to
> departure for Panama. If, for some reason this schedule cannot be met, then
> the election may be conducted in Panama. If there is an ALAC consensus, the
> election may be deferred until Panama regardless of timing.
>
> There are specific rules covering the situation of more than two
> candidates and to address ties. For those interested in all of the details,
> see section 17.2 of the ALAC RoP ( http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2016-09).
>
>
>
> *PLEASE NOTE that this message is NOT the call for nominations. That will
> not happen until after the current ALAC selection process is complete.*
> Alan
>
>
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