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

Mon Oct 13 17:03:09 EDT 2008

Hello Cheryl Langdon-Orr,

Congratulations on your re-nomination and congratulations on having a
team of unified colleagues.

Sivasubramanian Muthusamy
http://isocmadras.blogspot.com

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 2:11 AM, Cheryl Langdon-Orr
<cheryl at hovtek.com.au> wrote:
> It would be both an honor and a privilege to be re - elected for a second term at this important stage of ALAC's development...
>
> I accept this nomination and thank all those who have endorsed it so far (and so fast!) for their support.
>
>
> Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-large-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:at-large-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Sébastien Bachollet
> Sent: Tuesday, 14 October 2008 12:43 AM
> To: 'At-Large Worldwide'
> Cc: 'ALAC Internal List'
> Subject: Re: [At-Large] Election Call for 2008 - 2009 ALAC Officers
>
> I would like to nominate for Chair Cheryl Langdon-Orr
>
> Sébastien Bachollet
> ...
> sebastien.bachollet at isoc.fr
> www.egeni.org
> www.isoc.fr
>
>
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : at-large-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:at-large-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de Cheryl Langdon-Orr
> Envoyé : lundi 13 octobre 2008 15:06
> À : 'At-Large Worldwide'
> Cc : 'ALAC Internal List'
> Objet : [At-Large] Election Call for 2008 - 2009 ALAC Officers
>
> 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
>
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