[Euro-board] Fwd: Now Open: Call for Membership in BCEC and BMSPC

Tue Jul 30 09:24:56 UTC 2019

Dear EURALO Board members,

will any of you consider joining the BCEC or BMSPC? (bearing in mind the
restriction on ALAC members)
Kindest regards,

Olivier

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Subject: 	Now Open: Call for Membership in BCEC and BMSPC
Date: 	Tue, 30 Jul 2019 00:22:06 +0000
From: 	ICANN At-Large Staff <staff at atlarge.icann.org>
To: 	EURO-Discuss <euro-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
CC: 	Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard at gmail.com>, Alan Greenberg
<alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>, yrjo_lansipuro at hotmail.com
<yrjo_lansipuro at hotmail.com>, ICANN At-Large Staff
<staff at atlarge.icann.org>, Olivier Crépin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com>

Dear All,

To prepare for the selection of the Board Member selected by At-Large to
be seated at the October 2020 Annual General Meeting, Maureen Hilyard,
the Chair of the ALAC, has asked staff to make an immediate call for
members of the two groups who will be responsible for moving the process
forward.

According to the ALAC Rules of Procedure (2018)
(https://tinyurl.com/y6kp9p6u), the two groups are the 2019-2020 Board
Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) and the 2019-2020 Board
Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC). Please see ALAC Rules of
Procedure Section D.19 - Procedure for Making the Selection to fill Seat
15 on the ICANN Board.

*The deadline for applying to be members of these groups is 23:59 UTC on
Monday, 1**5August 2019.* 

If you are interested, please send a note to At-Large staff
at staff at atlarge.icann.org
<mailto:staff at atlarge.icann.org%3c> specifying which committee(s) the
application is for and attach an Expression of Interest (EoI) explaining
your interest and citing any applicable experience/knowledge. 

Please note that your personal data submitted with your EoI may be
shared with the RALO leadership, RALO ALS representatives, and/or ALAC
Members/Leadership, as appropriate, as part of the evaluation and
selection process, and that, if selected, your name and regional
affiliation will be published on the BCEC Workspace
(https://tinyurl.com/yyxbghsg) or the BMSPC Workspace
(https://tinyurl.com/y3z5mfxq) as relevant. The processing of your
personal data for these purposes will be carried out in accordance with
the ICANN Privacy Policy and the website Terms of Service.

The At-Large Board Member 2019-2020 Selection Workspace is available
at: https://tinyurl.com/yxqck74k [tinyurl.com]
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tinyurl.com_yxqck74k&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=ds9md1zoepmwqw2nfk-Vs9ssxn1I3jPs97ekKkctEkM&m=gaJsr1jNfu3YLtBrXJTuELDKQY8HXCZjFIju4XDa9PY&s=Wi2b3Dc74AG85C2V_WJ4s0ua6NabQfuGDFif8EM5MRM&e=>).

*The RALO leadership is requested to send a list of their RALO's
supported candidates and alternates for each group to the Chair of the
ALAC and staff by 23:59 UTC Tuesday, **23August 2019.
*
The ALAC will name the final membership soon after.

The details of the two groups are:

*1)      Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC)*

According to Article 19.2 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure:

"The ALAC shall name a Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC)
which shall oversee the entire selection process including the election
culminating the process but excluding those responsibilities
specifically retained by the ALAC or given to the Board Candidate
Evaluation Committee. The composition of the BMSPC will be regionally
balanced and the committee will be populated with two representatives of
each region selected by both the ALAC and the RALOs plus a chair
selected by the ALAC. For each region, one Alternate member will be
selected who can replace a member from the same region who for whatever
reason is not able to fully participate and such replacement will be at
the sole discretion of the BMSPC Chair in accordance with BMSPC guidelines."

The group is open to ALAC Members, At-Large community members and to
RALO Leaders. However, the membership should include members of the
community with significant experience from previous Board Director
selected by At-Large process.  English will be the working language of
this group. The workload of the BMSPC is not expected to be very heavy.

*The group must be regionally balanced, with two representatives from
each of the five RALOs. Each RALO will also select an Alternate member
in the event one of the original members must be replaced. The RALO
selection may be done by any means thought appropriate by the RALO
leadership.

Please note that no member of the 2019-2020 BMSPC may submit an EoI for
the position of the Board Director selected by At-Large.*

The ALAC has selected Alan Greenberg as Chair of the BMSPC. The first
meeting of the BMSPC will be scheduled for early September.

*2)    Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC)*

The ALAC Rules of Procedures state the following on the composition and
task of the BCEC:

"19.3 The ALAC shall name a Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC)
to compile an initial slate of candidates for election to Seat 15. A new
BCEC consisting of two delegates selected by each of the RALOs plus a
chair selected by the ALAC will be convened for each Board seat
selection process. Each RALO shall also select an Alternate member who
can replace a member from the same region who for whatever reason is not
able to fully participate and such replacement will be at the sole
discretion of the BCEC Chair in accordance with BCEC guidelines."

"19.4 The task of the BCEC is to identify applicants who would each make
an excellent Board Director. [19.4.1] Applicant selected by the BCEC
must meet the criteria specified in the ICANN Bylaws Article VI, Section
3 (http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#VI-3 [icann.org]
<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#VI-3 [icann.org]>).
These criteria include but are not limited to being: a) accomplished
persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations
for sound judgment and open minds, and a demonstrated capacity for
thoughtful group decision-making; and b) persons with an understanding
of ICANN's mission and the potential impact of ICANN decisions on the
global Internet community, and committed to the success of ICANN.
Moreover, the Director selected by the At-Large Community must
understand the mission of At-Large and the needs of the global community
of Internet end users."

"19.5 No member of the electorate (Paragraph 19.10) may simultaneously
serve as a member of the BCEC."

*According to 19.5, members of the electorate (i.e., members of the ALAC
and RALO Chairs who will be serving in 2020) may not be BCEC members.*

*
*The group must be regionally balanced, with two representatives from
each of the five RALOs. Each RALO will also select an Alternate member
in the event one of the original members must be replaced.

*Additionally, no member of the 2019-2020 BCEC may submit an EoI for the
position of the Board Director selected by At-Large.
*
*Please note that experience on previous BCECs, on the ICANN Nominating
Committee or comparable experience is an asset. The RALO selection
methodology must ensure that only suitably qualified candidates are put
forward to the ALAC by the RALO Chair.

*English will be the working language of this group.

The ALAC has selected Yrjö Lansipuro as Chair of the BCEC. The first
meeting of the BCEC will be scheduled for early September.

Regards,

ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community
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