[At-Large] Election Call for 2008 - 2009 ALAC Officers

[Cheryl Langdon-Orr]

I hereby advise the At-Large Community, ALS’s RALO’s and the serving ALAC,
that as at 1330 UTC today October 13th, the Call for Elections of the
2008-2009 ALAC Officer is open as per Rule 9.1 of the ALAC Rules of
Procedure.



Under Rule 9, nominations are now called for, to fill the following
2008-2009 ALAC Officer positions these roles in the current ALAC have
combined to form an ALAC Executive Committee or ExCom which meets monthly in
the alternate fortnight to the ALAC and undertakes other strategic and
policy development leadership roles:-

Chair

Vice Chair (i)

Vice Chair (ii)

Rapporteur*



ALAC Members who currently fill these roles *and* who continue to remain
eligible may be nominated or self nominate for re-election.

               *PLEASE NOTE the following definition from our Rules of
Procedure  regarding the role of the ALAC Rapporteur “…whilst some
reporting or collation and preparation of information and notes role may be
part of the job description, the following broad definition applies "An
independent critical friend; a person acting as a monitor to processes, who
is responsible on behalf of the committee to ensure correct process have
been carried out."  It is further envisaged by the current ALAC Officers
(the ALAC ExCom) that in light of the probable recommendations to be made
regarding increased accountability and strategic planning requirements on
the ALAC as a result of its current ALAC Review, the role of the Rapporteur
will need in the future to have a strong strategic planning and project
management role within the ALAC and on behalf of the ExCom. The specific
details and job description of this and all the executive and leadership
roles in the ALAC are also proposed for review beginning in Cairo and
finalized before the Mexico meeting and the At-Large Summit.





The deadline for nominations to be made to the At-Large List is 1330 UTC
Monday 27th October, 2008.



Nominations *must* be accepted (self nominations will count as an
acceptance) be sending a message to the public list no later than 7 days
after the close of the nomination period i.e. 1330 UTC 3rd November.



This is a regular election that will be held between the beginning and the
end of an ICANN Annual General Meeting and as such rule 9.4.3 is invoked
i.e. “ … the date and time of the vote shall be within the first 48 (forty
‐eight) hours after the closure of the Annual General Meeting; thus, the
electorate will include the

delegates whose term starts at the closure of that Annual General Meeting,
and will not include the former ALAC members whose term ends at the closure
of that Annual General Meeting.”



Please NOTE: Only delegates (that is one of the current 15 Members of the At
Large Advisory Committee) can nominate or self‐nominate, by posting a
message to the public ALAC list. Anyone who will or has a chance to meet
eligibility requirements after the next ICANN Annual General Meeting can be
nominated; it is not necessary for nominees to meet eligibility requirements
at the moment of the nomination, but, if elected, they will have to meet
them before taking their seat. Nominations of individuals who will not meet
the eligibility requirements after the closure of the next Annual General
Meeting are invalid.



Your attention is ALSO drawn to the following information and criteria
regarding this from our Rules of Procedure:-

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

2.1 The ALAC shall elect a Chair, at least two (2) Vice‐Chairs and a
Rapporteur by the mechanism outlined in Rule 10.

2.2 All officers are normally elected at an Annual General Meeting of ICANN.

2.3 The election can take place by electronic mail, online balloting,
written balloting, or any other means deemed convenient and accurate

2.4 All officers serve for a term of one year starting from the closure of
an AGM and ending at the closure of the following AGM.

2.5 Officers shall be freely chosen by the ALAC, according to the following
criteria:

2.6 They shall accept to serve on behalf of the AT LARGE COMMUNITY by acting
for the good of the entire Committee, working to bridge differences and
build consensus, but also recognizing difference and enabling different
opinions to be shared;

2.7 They shall accept, while acting in their capacity as an ALAC officer, to
put the collective views of the Committee always in front of their own.

RULE 3 - QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR OFFICERS

3.1 All officers must be members of the ALAC.

3.2 A conflict of interest statement must be filed;

3.3 A person shall not serve, at the same time, in two different officer
positions;

3.4 The Chair shall be ineligible to serve on ICANN's Nominating Committee
in any year in which they serve on the ALAC;

3.5 All officers can be removed before the end of their term by a vote of
recall according to

rule 11.

3.6 All officers have a duty of performing their roles with diligence and
loyalty to the Committee, and are bound to meet the minimum participation
requirements set forth in rule 21. In case of failure to do so, the Chair
shall call a vote of recall.

3.7 Only standing members of the At‐Large Advisory Committee are eligible
to serve as Chair. If at any point in time the Chair leaves the membership
of the ALAC for any reason, he / she shall immediately cease the function of
Chair as well.



Cheryl Langdon-Orr

ALAC Chair 2007-2008