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

Mon Oct 13 17:53:25 EDT 2008

Hi All,
I would like to nominate Sébastien Bachollet for Vice Chair.
The Best
Hawa

2008/10/13 Sivasubramanian Muthusamy <isolatedn at gmail.com>

> 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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