[EURO-Discuss] ICANN Board candidate (Seat 15) selection process and proxy vote

[EMP]

Dear Wolf,

Thank you very much for your excellent explanation. Based on it, I would
like to nominate myself to replace JJS as a voter.

Best regards,
Oksana




On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 8:23 PM, Wolf Ludwig <wolf.ludwig at comunica-ch.net>wrote:

> Hi Oksana,
>
> thanks for the link. If you read this carefully, it simply recapitulates
> what I said at our yesterday's call:
>
> - EURALO was the only RALO including its members in the s/election process
> in 2010 by allowing its chair a *directed vote* (in two consultation
> rounds),
> - during the ALAC Rules of Procedure WG debate until early last year, Avri
> suggested a review of the 2010 procedure and the status quo to allow a
> broader inclusion of ALSes in this selection process -- as WE did in 2010
> already;
> - Avri's motion at the time was discussed at and supported by EURALO only
> (as you can see from my respective mail from 21 February 2013) and I had
> repeated controversial exchanges with Alan Greenberg and Rinalia Abdul
> Rahim early last year on the ALAC list on the issue;
> - Avri's suggestion to make our (exceptional) best practice to a common
> rule at ALAC and for other RALOs was finally rejected -- unfortunately, as
> she didn't find support from other RALOs.
>
> Brief: What I summarized in my mail last night (see below, 5th para.) for
> the upcoming process at EURALO is *exactly* what Avri asked for in her
> previous motion.
>
> Best,
> Wolf
>
>
> EMP wrote Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:13:
> >Dear all,
> >
> >Yesterday I promised to find Avri's letter. It was not easy, but I did
> find
> >it. It was sent one year ago.
> >
> >
> http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/euro-discuss/2013-February/002761.html
> >
> >Best regards,
> >Oksana
> >
> >
> >On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 12:33 AM, Wolf Ludwig
> ><wolf.ludwig at comunica-ch.net>wrote:
> >
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> as discussed at our (well attended) monthly call tonight – agenda item 8
> >> -, there are some URGENCIES for our region over the next weeks regarding
> >> the ICANN Board candidate (Seat 15) selection and voting consultations
> >> among our members.
> >>
> >> A first Announcement: At-Large Board Director Slate of Candidates
> Selected
> >> by the BCEC and Next Steps was sent to this list by At-Large Staff on 28
> >> January to give you a first overview about the five candidates.
> >>
> >> Further to this, one of our ALAC members who are part of the electorate
> is
> >> personally involved as one of the candidates (Jean-Jacques Subrenat) and
> >> needs to be replaced for the voting –- for more details see:
> >>
> >>
> https://community.icann.org/display/ABMS/At-Large+Board+Member+2014+Selection
> >>
> >> As discussed tonight, we would like to ask you for suggestions of names
> to
> >> replace Jean-Jacques Subrenat in the upcoming voting. As the timeframe
> is
> >> short for this (4th March) you can name suitable replacements until
> Friday
> >> this week (28 February midnight). If we receive more than one
> suggestion,
> >> we have to conduct a majority vote until the beginning of next week on
> >> EURALO’s proxy vote. As it is difficult to assume how many of our
> members
> >> will contribute within a few days, let me suggest that a simple
> majority of
> >> those who respond will count.
> >>
> >> According to the narrow timeline of the Board Member Selection process,
> we
> >> need to conduct our regional consultation on the five candidates until
> >> Sunday, 16 March (!) – to allow the Chair (who is part of the
> electorate as
> >> well) a *directed vote from our community*, as we did in 2010 during the
> >> first Board Member Selection process. Based on the experience from 2010,
> >> there won’t be a winner in the first round vote (starting from 16 March)
> >> and we may need to conduct a 2nd regional consultation on the final
> >> candidates early April.
> >>
> >> I am aware that this is a challenging schedule for EURALO again but – as
> >> in the past – our members should have a say in this important selection
> >> process for Seat 15 again. Your support for this is much appreciated! If
> >> you have any further questions, please let me know. Thanks and
> >>
> >> kind regards,
> >> Wolf
> >>
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> >>
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>
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