[EURO-Discuss] LAST CALL for Membership of 2017 BCEC and BMSPC

Tue Aug 23 07:13:18 UTC 2016

Dear all,

these are particularly important committees as they relate to the
selection of the next At-Large Board member.
We'll discuss the two processes on tonight's call.
Kindest regards,

Olivier

On 23/08/2016 00:45, ICANN At-Large Staff wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
>  
>
> Please note that the deadline for applying to the Board Member
> Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) and the Board Candidate Evaluation
> Committee (BCEC), the two groups that will be responsible for moving
> forward the process of selecting the ICANN Board Member to be seated
> at the October 2017 Annual General Meeting, is *23:59 UTC on Tuesday,
> 23 August 2016.*
>
> * *
>
> If you are interested, or if you wish to nominate someone else*,
> 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 or nomination is for and citing any applicable experience
> by the deadline. 
>
>  
>
> A record of all applications and nominations will be posted to either
> the BMSPC Membership Selection 2017 Workspace (see:
> https://community.icann.org/x/oAysAw) or the BCEC Membership Selection
> 2017 Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/x/hgysAw)**as
> appropriate.
>
> * *
>
> The full details of the call for membership is below.
>
>  
>
> Kind regards,
>
>  
>
> Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie
> Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar
>
> ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community
>
> E-mail: staff at atlarge.icann.org <mailto:staff at atlarge.icann.org>
>
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> *From:* ICANN At-Large Staff
> *Sent:* Monday, August 15, 2016 8:58 PM
> *To:* 'euro-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org'
> <euro-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> *Cc:* ICANN At-Large Staff (staff at atlarge.icann.org)
> <staff at atlarge.icann.org>; Alan Greenberg (alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca)
> <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
> *Subject:* Call for Membership of 2017 BCEC and BMSPC
>
>  
>
> Dear All,
>
> To prepare for the selection of the Board Member selected by At-Large
> to be seated at the October 2017 Annual General Meeting, Alan
> Greenberg, 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 (2016) (see:
> http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2016-07), the two groups are the 2017
> Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) and the 2017 Board
> Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC). Please see ALAC Rules of
> Procedure (2016-07) Section D.19 - Procedure for Making the Selection
> to fill Seat 15 on the ICANN Board.
>
> *The deadline for applying to be members of both groups is 23:59 UTC
> on Tuesday, 23 August 2016.*
>
>  If you are interested, or if you wish to nominate someone else,
> 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 or nomination is for and *citing any applicable
> experience* by the deadline. 
>
> A record of all applications and nominations will be posted to either
> the BMSPC Membership Selection 2017 Workspace (see:
> https://community.icann.org/x/oAysAw) or the BCEC Membership Selection
> 2017 Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/x/hgysAw)**as
> appropriate. The full At-Large Board Member 2017 Selection Workspace
> is available at: https://community.icann.org/x/CAWsAw).
>
> *The RALO leadership is requested to send a list of their RALO's
> supported candidates for each group to the Chair of the ALAC by 23:59
> UTC Tuesday, 30 August 2016.
> *
> 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 (2016):
>
> "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. 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 ALAC shall name a
> chair of the BMSPC."
>
> The group is open to both ALAC Members and to At-Large community
> members and to RALO Leaders. However, the membership should include
> members of the community with significant experience from the 2010 or
> 2014 Board Director selected by At-Large process.  English will be the
> working language of this group.
>
> *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.*
>
> *Please note that no member of the BMSPC may submit an Expression of
> Interest (EOI) for the position of the Board Director selected by
> At-Large.*
>
> The ALAC will select the Chair of the BMSPC.
>
> The first meeting of the BMSPC will be scheduled for late August or
> early September.
>
> 2)    Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC)
>
> The new 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).
> 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 2017) 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 BCEC may submit an Expression of
> Interest (EOI) for the position of the Board Director selected by
> At-Large.
> *
> *Please note that experience on the 2010 or 2014 BCEC and/or on the
> ICANN Nominating Committee would be highly desired.*
>
> English will be the working language of this group.
>
> The ALAC will select the Chair of the BCEC.
>
> The first meeting of the BCEC will be scheduled for late August or
> early September.
>
> Regards,
>
> Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie
> Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar
>
> ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community
>
> E-mail: staff at atlarge.icann.org <mailto:staff at atlarge.icann.org>
>
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Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
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