[ALAC] [ALAC-Internal] [ALAC-Announce] Community Call with Board Liaison Candidates

Sun Sep 20 12:58:52 CDT 2009

So Noted Siva...
CLO

2009/9/21 Sivasubramanian Muthusamy <isolatedn at gmail.com>

> Hello
>
> I wish to withdraw my candidature to the position of ALAC liaison to the
> Board. I would be more interested in seeking a nomination to the ICANN
> Board
> as a voting Board member during the 2010 nomination process.
>
> Thank you
> Sivasubramanian Muthusamy
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 4:17 PM, Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:
>
> > I see from staff email yesterday there won't be a second call.  Thanks
> > anyway to the three candidates, Alan, Sébastien and Wendy, who completed
> the
> > doodle poll.
> >
> > How quickly can the transcript and recording be made available?   Voting
> is
> > scheduled to begin on 21st September at 12:00 UTC.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> >
> >
> >  UTC 1800 = 0400 in Sydney and (as Chair of ALAC and of this meeting) I
> >> *will be* attending...
> >>
> >> Yes I know it is hard to make lots of calls at difficult hours sometimes
> >> (especially when you are a volunteer) but I also believe that  we also
> need
> >> to accept that sometimes *a one off call*  (not routine ones that is
> >> different =>I do with the many GNSO-WG meetings representing the ALAC
> that
> >> meet routinely each week of fortnight at 0300, 0400 or 0500+ start
> times, I
> >> decided/agreed as the times were settled that the outcome for better PDP
> >> processes and having an At-Large/ALAC view incorporated into it as well
> as
> >> the active development of better partnership and mutual understanding
> >> between the GNSO players and the ALAC was worth the temporary
> inconvenience
> >> = my choice)  can be seen as vital  (or not) as to how a volunteer
> carries
> >> out the role they offered themselves to perform;  and of course some
> >> volunteers make an 'in principal choice of no call after this or that
> time
> >> of day for perfectly good and valid reasons and we all should be able to
> >> understand this...
> >>
> >> However one of the strengths of how the ALAC does its bussiness these
> days
> >> i.e. its meetings and deliberations is the combination of  an 'in camera
> >> principalt' and he quite extensive record and review options of what
> happens
> >> at a meeting (our Wiki's, transcripts, conduct of recordings {often in
> three
> >> languages} etc.,) and this Call with Board Liaison Candidates will
> utilise
> >> all of this as well as encourage via comments to the meeting WIKI page,
> or
> >> direct communication (email etc.,) to Staff, the ALAC Chair or I'm sure
> >> other ALAC, RALO or ALS members who are attending the call, being
> formally
> >> 'read to the record' and asked 'in proxy' to the candidate(s)... Again
> all
> >> of this will be on the record and this record can obviously be used by
> Adam
> >> or any one else (of the 15 Member ALAC electorate or wider world) to
> review
> >> this vitally important meeting and therefore be able to 'catch up' in a
> >> convenient point in time quite effectively in my opinion...  as a
> Footnote
> >> previous experience has shown me that this record (specifically MP3's /
> >> transcripts) have also been of value to people who have attended the
> meeting
> >> or call and wanted to later cross check or affirm something...
> >>
> >> CLO
> >>
> >> Adam Peake wrote:
> >>
> >>> UTC 18:00 = 3am Monday in Tokyo, I won't be able to make it.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> Adam
> >>>
> >>>  Dear All,
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> As set out in the 2009 Board Election Process <
> >>>> https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?board_liaison_process_2009>
> >>>> (EN only), a special purpose teleconference shall be arranged not
> >>>> earlier
> >>>> than Friday, 18th September and not later than Sunday, 20th September
> at
> >>>> which the candidates for Board Liaison as forwarded from the RALOs to
> >>>> the
> >>>> ALAC shall be provided an equal length of time to speak about their
> >>>> candidature.  The ALAC Chair will determine the length of time each
> >>>> candidate will speak prior to the start of the call.  This will be
> >>>> followed
> >>>> by a question and answer period during which community members may ask
> >>>> questions of the candidates. The call will also include an explanation
> >>>> of
> >>>> the election process for the board liaison as well as the implications
> >>>> for
> >>>> this position following the Board's decision of 27th August 2009 for
> the
> >>>> At-Large community to select a voting director to the Board.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> So as to make the call at a time convenient for as many regions as
> >>>> possible,
> >>>> the call is scheduled for Sunday, 20th September at 18:00 UTC
> >>>>
> >>>> (11:00 PDT/14:00 EDT/15:00 Buenos Aires/19:00 CEST/04:00 Sydney on
> >>>> Monday,
> >>>> 21st September).
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> This call shall be recorded and transcribed and conducted in English,
> >>>> Spanish, and French through the use of interpreters.
> >>>>
> >>>> Further call details will be sent out shortly.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> We recognize that this time may not be suitable for everyone in all
> >>>> regions,
> >>>> especially those in the Eastern hemisphere.  Therefore, in order to
> >>>> ensure
> >>>> that as many people within the At-Large community are able to be on a
> >>>> call
> >>>> with the Board Liaison candidates, a Doodle is being offered for a
> >>>> potential
> >>>> additional call on Saturday, 19th September at times more suitable for
> >>>> people living in the Eastern hemisphere if there is sufficient demand.
> >>>> Please only respond to the Doodle if you are unable to participate in
> >>>> the
> >>>> call scheduled for Sunday, 20th September at 18:00 UTC.   This call
> will
> >>>> be
> >>>> recorded and transcribed and conducted in English only.  The Doodle is
> >>>> available here:
> >>>>
> >>>> http://www.doodle.com/s7yzrhfdi7t7qkz5.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Thank you,
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>>
> >>>> Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella
> >>>> Gruber-White
> >>>> ICANN At-Large Staff
> >>>> email: staff at atlarge.icann.org
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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Cheryl Langdon-Orr
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