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

[Alan Greenberg]

I nominate Sebastian for position of Vice-chair.

Alan

At 13/10/2008 09:06 AM, you wrote:
>I hereby advise the At-Large Community, ALS$B!G(Bs RALO$B!G(Bs 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 $B!H!D(Bwhilst 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.
>
>
>
>
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>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. $B!H(B $B!D(B the date and time of the vote shall be within the 
>first 48 (forty
>$B!>(Beight) 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.$B!I(B
>
>
>
>Please NOTE: Only delegates (that is one of the current 15 Members of the At
>Large Advisory Committee) can nominate or self$B!>(Bnominate, 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$B!>(BChairs and a
>Rapporteur by the mechanism outlined in Rule 10.
>
>2.2 All officers are normally elected at an Annual General Meeting of ICANN.
>
>2.3 The election can take place by electronic mail, online balloting,
>written balloting, or any other means deemed convenient and accurate
>
>2.4 All officers serve for a term of one year starting from the closure of
>an AGM and ending at the closure of the following AGM.
>
>2.5 Officers shall be freely chosen by the ALAC, according to the following
>criteria:
>
>2.6 They shall accept to serve on behalf of the AT LARGE COMMUNITY by acting
>for the good of the entire Committee, working to bridge differences and
>build consensus, but also recognizing difference and enabling different
>opinions to be shared;
>
>2.7 They shall accept, while acting in their capacity as an ALAC officer, to
>put the collective views of the Committee always in front of their own.
>
>RULE 3 - QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR OFFICERS
>
>3.1 All officers must be members of the ALAC.
>
>3.2 A conflict of interest statement must be filed;
>
>3.3 A person shall not serve, at the same time, in two different officer
>positions;
>
>3.4 The Chair shall be ineligible to serve on ICANN's Nominating Committee
>in any year in which they serve on the ALAC;
>
>3.5 All officers can be removed before the end of their term by a vote of
>recall according to
>
>rule 11.
>
>3.6 All officers have a duty of performing their roles with diligence and
>loyalty to the Committee, and are bound to meet the minimum participation
>requirements set forth in rule 21. In case of failure to do so, the Chair
>shall call a vote of recall.
>
>3.7 Only standing members of the At$B!>(BLarge 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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